Karsten Noack – Integrative Therapeutic Support for Anxiety, Panic, and Trauma-Related Symptoms in Berlin

Integrative Psychotherapy with Hypnotherapeutic Elements – in Berlin and Online

People often come to me after they have already tried to understand a great deal about their anxiety, panic, or trauma-related symptoms.

They may function well on the outside.
They carry responsibility.
They make decisions.
They appear capable.

Inside, however, their nervous system may remain tense, alert, overwhelmed, or exhausted.

My name is Karsten Noack. Since 1998, I have supported people in therapeutic and coaching settings. A particular focus of my work is anxiety, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, trauma-related symptoms, and emotional overwhelm.

My work is based on integrative psychotherapy with hypnotherapeutic elements.

I use the term integrative psychotherapy to describe my therapeutic approach: a careful combination of different therapeutic perspectives and methods, adapted to the person, the concern, and the current phase of the process.

At the center of my work is one essential question:

What does this person need now, so that more safety, orientation, self-trust, and room to respond can become possible again?

Safety, Transparency, and a Clear Framework

To help you make a well-informed decision, this website provides detailed information about the practical and therapeutic framework.

You will find information on:

• fees
• getting to know each other and first contact
• important information about the therapeutic framework
• situations in which another or additional professional framework may be appropriate

These pages are intended to help you calmly gain an impression of my way of working, the process, and the conditions.

Open questions can be clarified personally.

Clear information can provide orientation and a sense of safety. This is especially important when personal concerns such as anxiety, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, phobias, trauma-related symptoms, or emotional overwhelm are involved.

My Path Into Therapeutic Work

Life often unfolds differently than expected.

I was born in 1963. My first academic degree was in engineering, the German Diplom-Ingenieur. Later, further studies led me into business, consulting, communication, and advisory work.

For many years, I worked in areas where people, responsibility, communication, presence, impact, and demanding decisions played an important role.

This background helps me understand people who carry responsibility, perform under pressure, make important decisions, and still experience anxiety, physical alarm, or emotional overwhelm inside.

These experiences continue to shape my therapeutic work today.

Many people who come to me are in the middle of life.

They carry responsibility.
They appear capable on the outside.
They hold many things together.

At the same time, they may experience anxiety, tension, old wounds, physical alarm reactions, or the feeling that it takes a great deal of strength to keep going.

I know this combination well from many therapeutic processes:

outer competence and inner strain.

This combination deserves careful attention, respect, and a therapeutic approach that sees the whole person.

Early Fascination with Hypnosis and Inner Processes

I have been interested in hypnosis, trance, and inner change processes since I was 16.

A book about autogenic training first sparked my curiosity. I began to wonder what might be possible beyond physical and mental relaxation.

Over the years, this early curiosity developed into a deep interest in hypnosis, self-hypnosis, inner imagery, unconscious processes, and human change.

At first, I used these approaches for myself:

during my studies
in my professional life
in personal challenges
and in phases of high responsibility

Later, this became a professional therapeutic focus.

Today, hypnotherapeutic elements are an important part of my work. They are always embedded in an integrative therapeutic framework.

For me, hypnotherapy is one possible access point when it fits the person, the concern, and the therapeutic process.

Experience Since 1998

Since 1998, I have supported people therapeutically, in consulting, and through coaching.

From the beginning, my work has involved demanding personal topics:

• anxiety
• inner blocks
• limiting beliefs
• self-worth issues
• difficult relationships
• traumatic experiences
• physical stress reactions
• and the wish for more agency in life

Over time, it became increasingly clear how closely many of these topics are connected.

Anxiety can show up in thinking.

In the body.
In behavior.
In relationships.
In memories.
In inner images.
And in deeply shaped beliefs.

That is why I work integratively.

I combine therapeutic experience, hypnotherapeutic competence, psychological knowledge, neuropsychological perspectives, body-based approaches, parts work, emotion-focused work, creative methods, and systemic thinking.

What matters is what helps the individual person in their current situation gain support, orientation, and development.

Experience From Different Life and Work Contexts

My professional path has taken me through very different fields:

• technology
• business
• consulting
• communication
• coaching
• and therapy

This variety helps me see people in the full reality of their lives.

Some issues show up in private life.
Others at work.
Some in relationships.
Others in the body.
Some in old inner beliefs.
Others in moments when people want to function, while something inside them needs something very different.

This broad perspective is especially helpful when working with anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and emotional overwhelm.

A person is more than a set of symptoms.

Each person brings a history.
Relationships.
Responsibilities.
Values.
Talents.
Protective strategies.
Hopes.

And often a great deal of strength that has been bound up in tension for a long time.

My Therapeutic Attitude

My therapeutic work is pragmatic, careful, and process-oriented.

I work with what shows up in the moment:

• thoughts
• physical reactions
• emotions
• inner images
• protective patterns
• relationship experiences
• biographical influences
• and concrete everyday situations

Therapeutic work is about more than understanding.

Many people have already read, thought, analyzed, and reflected a great deal. This can be helpful. At the same time, change often needs new experiences:

• in the body
• in the nervous system
• in emotions
• in behavior
• and in the relationship with oneself

What matters to me:

• a protected therapeutic setting
• an appropriate therapeutic pace
• stabilization and resource activation
• clear orientation
• professional care
• practical steps for everyday life
• a respectful view of what you have already managed in life
• an approach that fits the person

The method serves the person.

What Working With Me Is Like

Therapeutic work with me is calm, respectful, and carefully paced.

We do not force a method onto your experience.

We listen to what your mind, body, emotions, and nervous system are showing.

We work with what gives you orientation, stability, and new room to respond.

Sometimes that means stabilization first.

Sometimes it means understanding old protective patterns.

Sometimes it means working with the body, with inner images, with emotions, with parts of the self, or with concrete everyday situations.

The process is shaped by your concern, your current capacity, your resources, and the next meaningful step.

Integrative Psychotherapy with Hypnotherapeutic Elements

My work is based on integrative psychotherapy.

Depending on your concern, different therapeutic elements may be included:

• cognitive approaches for recognizing and changing limiting thought patterns and beliefs
• behavioral exercises for new coping strategies in everyday life
• careful steps toward situations that have felt anxiety-provoking
• psychodynamic perspectives on biographical influences and inner conflicts
• Gestalt therapy and psychodrama
• hypnotherapy, trance work, and work with inner imagery
• parts work with inner aspects, protective patterns, and inner conflicts
• emotion-focused work
• body-based and somatic approaches
• breathing, relaxation, body awareness, and somatic sensing exercises
• neuropsychological perspectives on the nervous system, stress responses, and self-regulation
• creative media, imagery, and role play
• systemic elements with a view toward relationships, family, environment, and life context

This creates a therapeutic process that fits the concern, the person’s capacity, and the next meaningful step.

The central question remains:

What helps you now to develop more safety, orientation, self-trust, and room to respond?

Hypnotherapeutic Qualifications

Hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been part of my professional path for many years.

Selected hypnotherapeutic qualifications and professional activities include:

• Certified Hypnotherapist
• Board Certified Hypnotherapist
• trainer in hypnotherapy
• clinical hypnotherapy
• 5-PATH™ Hypnosis
• 7th Path™ Self-Hypnosis Teacher
• trainer in autogenic training
• co-founder of the Institute for the Promotion of Hypnosis Applications in Berlin

I understand hypnotherapeutic work as an access point to inner resources, unconscious search processes, helpful inner imagery, and new experiences of safety and self-trust.

Training and Continuing Education

My therapeutic background has been shaped by numerous trainings and continuing education programs.

These include hypnosis, hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis, NLP, systemic approaches, solution-focused brief therapy, provocative methods, parts work, impact techniques, energy psychology, relaxation methods, autogenic training, and other therapeutic approaches.

I have also been influenced by the work and training contexts of Richard Bandler, Robert Dilts, Judith DeLozier, Frank Farrelly, Stephen Gilligan, Brian Alman, Jeffrey Zeig, Steve de Shazer, Fred Gallo, Danie Beaulieu, Wolfgang Lenk, and Luis F. del Aguila.

Ongoing learning is part of therapeutic responsibility for me.

Over the years, additional perspectives have become part of my work, including Gestalt therapy, client-centered approaches, logotherapy, EMDR-oriented approaches, body work, neuropsychology, philosophy, and systemic thinking.

This variety is included where it serves the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Work Within a Clear Professional Framework

My therapeutic work is carried out on the basis of my permission granted under the German Heilpraktikergesetz (HPG), limited to the field of psychotherapy.

This permission was issued by the Bezirksamt Tempelhof of Berlin.

This means that I provide therapeutic support within this legally defined framework.

I work with integrative psychotherapy and hypnotherapeutic elements. Hypnotherapy is used as part of a careful therapeutic process.

Medical diagnosis, medical examinations, psychiatric treatment, and medication prescriptions belong in the care of medical doctors, psychiatrists, or other appropriately licensed healthcare professionals.

In my work, the focus is on careful therapeutic support, stabilization, orientation, resource activation, self-regulation, and a process that fits your situation.

Sessions in Berlin and Online

Sessions take place in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

In many cases, online sessions or telephone sessions are also possible. This can be helpful when travel, time, capacity, or discretion are important factors.

Sessions can take place in German or English.

A First Impression Before Getting in Touch

Therapy is a personal form of collaboration.

That is why it can be helpful to get a first impression of my attitude, my language, and my way of working before reaching out.

On this website, you will find information about my therapeutic work, my professional background, and the framework of sessions.

You can also get a first impression through my YouTube channel FREI VON ÄNGSTEN UND TRAUMATA, where I share thoughts on anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, the nervous system, and inner safety.

Videos can provide initial orientation and help build trust.

Personal therapeutic support takes place in its own protected setting.

The Next Step

If you would like to find out whether my therapeutic work may fit your situation, you are welcome to contact me through the contact form.

A few sentences about your concern are enough for a first orientation.

Then we can clarify together which framework may be appropriate and what a possible next step could look like.

Important Information

The content on this website is intended for general information and orientation.

Medical diagnosis, medical examinations, psychiatric treatment, medication prescriptions, and acute crises belong in the care of medical doctors, psychiatrists, emergency services, or other appropriately licensed healthcare professionals.

In an acute crisis, with suicidal thoughts, psychotic symptoms, severe physical symptoms, or urgent medical concerns, please seek immediate professional help, go to a psychiatric emergency department, or call the emergency number 112.

In Berlin, the Berlin Crisis Service / Berliner Krisendienst is available for psychosocial crises and acute mental health emergencies.

Just ask me personally.

Let's talk. Please read the privacy policy. If you are interested, you can contact me for questions and appointments via this contact form or by e-mail (mail@berlin-hypnosis.com). Make sure I understand what you are asking for.

You can find answers to frequently asked questions, such as fees, on the home page. There are also lots of articles and details about me (profile) to help you get an idea of who I am. This will also make it easier for you to decide if I am the right therapist for you and your problem.

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Important Information Before Contacting Me

Read This First

Before reaching out, please take the time to review the detailed information on the following topics:

• Fees and Booking Procedures
• Contraindications for Hypnotherapy
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

About This Page

This page is designed to provide essential information for individuals interested in psychotherapy through hypnotherapy. However, it is not intended to replace professional psychotherapy, medical consultations, examinations, or diagnoses by a licensed medical practitioner.

My Role and Expertise

I am a hypnotherapist licensed to practice psychotherapy under the HPG (Heilpraktikergesetz). My work focuses on helping people manage anxiety, anxiety disorders and trauma. It is important to note the following distinctions:

• I am not a medical doctor.
• I do not provide medical diagnoses, prescribe medications, or make promises of healing.
• Psychotherapy with hypnotherapy is not a substitute for medical or psychiatric care where such intervention is necessary.

Contact Me

If you have any questions about psychotherapy with hypnotherapy, feel free to reach out. I am happy to provide more information and guide you on how hypnotherapy can support your journey to improved well-being.​

Published: March 1, 2008
Author: Karsten Noack
Revision: January 17, 2025
Translation: May 26, 2009
German version: https://www.noack-hypnose.de/hypnotherapeut/
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