Franziska Heerwagen-Seuling

Hello! My name is Franziska Heerwagen-Seuling. I am a mother of two wonderful children and a trained trauma educator, trauma body therapist, and currently studying to become a child and adolescent psychologist (M.Sc.).

 

I have been living in beautiful Portugal for two years and have now started my own business here to support expats and German-speaking families in particular during challenging times. I work with my young patients in my own practice in Lisbon and with parents both in person and online. I offer my services in either German or English.

 

In my work, I support children, adolescents, and their caregivers in challenging life situations with a trauma-sensitive, holistic approach. My work is not only professionally sound, but also personally influenced: traumatic experiences are part of my own family history. This closeness to the subject has sharpened my awareness—of the subtle signals, of what children often cannot put into words, and of the importance of security, relationships, and stability in everyday life. 

I work with an integrative approach that incorporates both the cognitive and physical levels. Because when trauma is stored in the body, the body is also the path through which healing can occur.

 

My work combines trauma-sensitive, neurobiological, trauma-educational, and therapeutic knowledge—supplemented by somatic methods, mindfulness, and bodywork. For parents and children alike. Always in relation, always at the pace of the person sitting in front of me. Always on equal footing.

 

My methods:

• Approaches from play therapy

• EMDR for children and adolescents 

• Body-centered approach (sensory, sound, rhythm)

• Narrative sandplay

• Approaches from "Gestalt therapy" (painting, working with clay, creative work with various materials) 

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I work with parents (if desired) in both psychoeducational and body-centered individual settings.

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