About Me
Natalie Hess (she/her) - Clinical Psychologist, Couples & Sex Therapist
Wenn man sich offen und neugierig gegenübersteht, kann echte Verbindung entstehen. Sich zu öffnen und gemeinsam entdecken, wer man ist und sein möchte, als Person aber auch in Beziehungen, fasziniert mich. So habe ich mich bereits während meines Psychologiestudiums mit Paar- und Sexualtherapie auseinander gesetzt. Meine Offenheit für Neues haben mich nach dem Studium in die digitale Welt der (Psycho-)Therapie geführt, während ich meine Expertise in der systemischen Paar- und Sexualtherapie weiter ausgebaut habe. Diese Interessen bringe ich auch weiterhin zusammen: Heute arbeite ich als systemische Paar- und Sexualtherapeutin und beschäftige mich wissenschaftlich mit Fragen rund um digitale Entwicklungen im (Global) Mental Health Bereich.
Qualifications
- 2022–2024
Advanced Training in Systemic Couples and Sex Therapy
International Society for Systemic Therapy (IGST), Heidelberg - 2022 – 2024 Team Lead Psychologist
Focused on the development of digital therapy for mental health disorders - 2019 – 2021 Research Associate
AG Neurocognition, University Hospital Heidelberg - 2014 – 2021 B.Sc. & M.Sc. Klinische Psychologie (Neurowissenschaften)
at the Universities of Mannheim, Heidelberg, Vilnius, and Lisbon
Memberships & Certifications
- Erlaubnis zur Ausübung der Heilkunde auf dem Gebiet der Psychotherapie (gemäß §1 Abs. 1 des Heilpraktikergesetzes)
erteilt durch das Gesundheitsamt Berlin Tempelhof-Schöneberg - Member of Co-Minded
Member of the Scientific Network for Global Digital Mental Health - Co-Founder MEET& RETREAT
Workshop Series on Empowering and Networking Women - Certificated Service Design Thinking
XDi Berlin - Advanced Training in Nonviolent Communication
GfK-Centre Berlin - Certified Yoga Instructor
Ashtanga, RYT 200
- Erlaubnis zur Ausübung der Heilkunde auf dem Gebiet der Psychotherapie (gemäß §1 Abs. 1 des Heilpraktikergesetzes)
I work in both,
German & English.
My Approach
Connection – Growth – Empathy
In my work as a couples therapist, I focus on fostering connection and creating a safe space where you can explore and openly share your needs and desires. An encounter shaped by openness and curiosity enables both personal and mutual growth.You decide which topics are important to you and what you would like to bring into therapy. I support you with honesty, empathy, guidance, mediation, and meaningful impulses—meeting you exactly where you are in your journey.
As a psychologist, I also support you through difficult phases that may be shaped by mental health challenges and impact your relationship dynamics. With my training as a systemic sex therapist, I provide a safe space to address even challenging or sensitive topics.
In my practice, you are welcome – just as you are. This includes all sexual identities, orientations, and relationship forms. Therapy can be conducted in either German or English.
Reviews
"Through her gentle and insistent practice of mirroring back to us what she heard us say and making sure she understood correctly, she helped us hear each other in a whole new manner - more openly, more empathetically and definitely with more curiosity. We thank Natalie dearly for being a witness and companion to our relationship through such a crucial time."
„Working with Natalie has been a privilege: It has felt both transformative and as though we were being held by a companion and friend. Natalie accompanied us for nearly a year, from when we had just become parents to now fully embracing the new couple and family dynamic that has come with our daughter's birth. She saw us through big role shifts within our relationship, individual ups and downs and helped us uncover some old patterns we had been dragging along."