Psychological counseling,
coaching and therapy with a Scandinavian imprint.
I look forward
to meeting you!

Maria Tapia

With Scandinavian roots, I accompany you on your path to a better quality of life, inner strength and resilience.

Having grown up in Sweden, I feel strongly influenced by Scandinavian values and the Swedish work culture, even though I have lived in Bavaria since 1997. Scandinavians are among the happiest people in the world because they expect well-being, joy and personal fulfillment in both their private and professional lives. They rely on flexible solutions and a considerately designed working atmosphere that promotes health, commitment and creativity. When people can live and work in a supportive environment, they develop their full potential and find more joy in life.

Growing up in a start-up entrepreneurial family, I was encouraged to have bold and innovative ideas. I discovered dynamic meditation and visualization techniques in my youth and developed an interest in relaxation techniques and mental training. When I came to Germany at the age of 24, I experienced new professional and social conditions that awakened in me the desire to help people find their individual path in life and experience a better quality of life.

I completed my M.A. in Psychology of Excellence in Business & Education in Munich and gained valuable experience in the field of human resources. As a systemic business coach and competence-oriented consultant, I have accompanied people in their professional and personal development. My focus was on effective methods for coping with stress, promoting resilience and dealing with trauma. I have also learned techniques such as autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, mental training and Body2brain CCM®.

My encounter with Somatic Experiencing® by Peter Levine, a method for resolving the consequences of stress and trauma, has had a significant influence on my life. Inspired by this, I completed the three-year training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and deepened my work in the field of psychological counseling and therapeutic support. In addition to my freelance practice, I work in the socio-educational and socio-psychiatric fields. It fulfills me to support people on their way to a better quality of life, self-regulation and the development of their potential and to help them overcome stress and trauma.

Freelance activity

Since 03/2014
Coaching, counseling, therapy (HP Psych.), workshops

Professional career

Since 10/2023
Pedagogical specialist, Marita-Beissel-Haus of the Johanniter, Wielenbach

Since 10/2021
Specialist in Psychiatry Crisis Service Bavaria, AWF, Projekte e.V., Munich

02/2023 – 03/2024
Social pedagogue Intensively supervised individual living, Ariadne e.V., Munich

09/2020 – 03/2023
Social pedagogue, Social Psychiatric Service, Projekteverein gGmbH, Planegg

09/2019 – 08/2020
Project manager, Service Center Women and Career, Bad Tölz

06/2007 – 02/2019
HR Manager (2014-2019) and Personnel Officer (2007-2013) ifb KG Institut zur Fortbildung von Betriebsräten KG, Seehausen am Staffelsee

06/2006 – 12/2006
Training mediator, Employment Agency, Weilheim (temporary)

08/1999 – 04/2002
Personnel developer (2001-2002) and working student personnel development (1999-2001) DAB bank, Munich

Study/training

2019
Examination and license as a non-medical practitioner in psychotherapy, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

2008
HR specialist, IHK, Munich

2002
Master of Arts (Psychology of Excellence in Business & Education), Ludwig Maximilian University, LMU, Munich

1996
Communication Manager (CIO)/ Dipl. IHM, Institute of Higher Marketing, Gothenburg, Sweden
Human Resources and Labor Relations (3 semesters), University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Further training and certifications

2025
Somatic Experiencing®: Repeat/deepening workshops Accompaniment of: GHIA; experience of drowning or suffocation; sexual violence. Workshop/supervision for child therapists e.g. healthy aggression, restlessness, activation and impulse control.

2024
Krisendienst Psychiatrie Bayern: De-escalation training, crisis intervention in suicidal situations
EmotionAid: Advanced training and master class – Managing activation and reactions in time of war
Somatic Experiencing®: Accreditation SE® Junior Assistance, Assistant Training Part I (online), “Somatic egostate therapy and developmental trauma” I and II, working with shame and guilt, trauma work with children and adolescents Module II, as well as further SE supervision on various topics
Pre- and perinatal traumatization with Dr. Raja Selvam
A GPS for the developmental landscape of your clients with Marianne Benzen

2023
EmotionAid Practitioner and Facilitator
WEN DO “Klare Ansage”, Frauenennotruf
Grenzen und Grenzverletzungen (SE based), Odenwaldinstitut
Somatic Experiencing®: various in-depth workshops and supervisions, e.g. shame and guilt, trauma work with children and adolescents Module I, touch and eye work, working with boundaries, online sessions, etc.
Body 2 brain CCM® Practitioner, Claudia Croos-Müller

2022
De-escalation training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich
WEN DO for professionals
MHFA certificate (Mental Health First Aid)
Various specialist training courses: Dissociation, Borderline, SE® work with materials
Body 2 Brain (Intro, Part I, Part II, Supervisions)

2021
Qualification training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich
Structural training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich
Emotion Aid Intro, SE Academy

2020
Mental Coach (A-License), as well as further certificates as: Resilience trainer, mental trainer, motivation trainer, burnout prevention, life coaching, obtained from the German Trainer Academy for Medical Fitness, Cologne
Relaxation therapist for holistic relaxation methods, ZfN, Munich
Autogenic training/ progressive muscle relaxation instructor, ZfN, Munich
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP), Zist Academy, Penzberg

2019
Basics of psychotherapy ICD 10/ alternative practitioner in psychotherapy and psychological counseling
Heart rate variability, ACT Aisenpreis Coaching & Therapy, Murnau

2016
Certification as a neuroimagination coach, brainjoin Academy, Zurich
Further training as a GKT coach, brainjoin Academy, Zurich
Profilingvalues Balance Report

2015
Profilingvalues Master-Class pro, profilingvalues Munich
Talent Management – was für ein Potenzial!, Haufe Akademie
Grundlagen erfolgreicher Personalentwicklung, Haufe Akademie

2014
Systemic Business Coach, 11drei Institute, Munich

2013
Profilingvalues (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master-Class)
JPP (Jungian Personality Profile)

2012
Personnel management, Haufe Akademie

2008
Competency-oriented consultant (KOB), Zukunftszentrum Tirol, Innsbruck
Competency balance coach, Zukunftszentrum Tirol, Innsbruck

Strengthen your resilience, quality of life and potential with professional support in my private practice for psychological counseling, coaching and therapy.

Let’s develop your quality of life and inner strength together. Contact me for an individual consultation and discover your possibilities.

Maria Tapia

With Scandinavian roots, I accompany you on your path to a better quality of life, inner strength and resilience.

Having grown up in Sweden, I feel strongly influenced by Scandinavian values and the Swedish work culture, even though I have lived in Bavaria since 1997. Scandinavians are among the happiest people in the world because they expect well-being, joy and personal fulfillment in both their private and professional lives. They rely on flexible solutions and a considerately designed working atmosphere that promotes health, commitment and creativity. When people can live and work in a supportive environment, they develop their full potential and find more joy in life.
Growing up in a start-up entrepreneurial family, I was encouraged to have bold and innovative ideas. I discovered dynamic meditation and visualization techniques in my youth and developed an interest in relaxation techniques and mental training. When I came to Germany at the age of 24, I experienced new professional and social conditions that awakened in me the desire to help people find their individual path in life and experience a better quality of life.
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I completed my M.A. in Psychology of Excellence in Business & Education in Munich and gained valuable experience in the field of human resources. As a systemic business coach and competence-oriented consultant, I have accompanied people in their professional and personal development. My focus was on effective methods for coping with stress, promoting resilience and dealing with trauma. I have also learned techniques such as autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation, mental training and Body2brain CCM®.
My encounter with Somatic Experiencing® by Peter Levine, a method for resolving the consequences of stress and trauma, has had a significant influence on my life. Inspired by this, I completed the three-year training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and deepened my work in the field of psychological counseling and therapeutic support.
In addition to my freelance practice, I work in the socio-educational and socio-psychiatric fields. It fulfills me to support people on their way to a better quality of life, self-regulation and the development of their potential and to help them overcome stress and trauma.
More

Freelance work / Professional career

Since 03/2014 Coaching, counseling, therapy (HP Psych.), workshops

Since 10/2023 Pedagogical specialist, Marita-Beissel-Haus of the Johanniter, Wielenbach

Since 10/2021 Specialist Psychiatry Crisis Service Bavaria, AWF, Projekte e.V., Munich

02/2023 - 03/2024 Social pedagogue Intensively supported individual living, Ariadne e.V., Munich

09/2020 - 03/2023 Social education worker, Social Psychiatric Service, Projekteverein gGmbH, Planegg

09/2019 - 08/2020 Project manager, Service Center Women and Career, Bad Tölz

06/2007 - 02/2019 HR Manager (2014-2019) and Personnel Officer (2007-2013) ifb KG Institut zur Fortbildung von Betriebsräten KG, Seehausen am Staffelsee

06/2006 - 12/2006 Training mediator, Employment Agency, Weilheim (temporary)

08/1999 - 04/2002 Personnel developer (2001-2002) and working student in personnel development (1999-2001) DAB bank, Munich

Study/training

2019 Examination and license as alternative practitioner in psychotherapy, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

2008 HR specialist, IHK, Munich

2002 Master of Arts (Psychology of Excellence in Business & Education), Ludwig Maximilian University, LMU, Munich

1996 Communication Manager (CIO)/ Dipl. IHM, Institute of Higher Marketing, Gothenburg, Sweden Human Resources and Labor Relations (3 semesters), University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Further training and certifications

2025 Somatic Experiencing®: Repeat/deepening workshops Accompaniment of: GHIA; experience of drowning or suffocation; sexual violence. Workshop/supervision for child therapists e.g. healthy aggression, restlessness, activation and impulse control.

2024 Krisendienst Psychiatrie Bayern: De-escalation training, crisis intervention in suicidality EmotionAid: Deepening and Masterclass - Managing activation and reactions in time of war Somatic Experiencing®: Accreditation SE® Junior Assistance, Assistant training part I (online), "Somatic egostate therapy and developmental trauma" I and II, working with shame and guilt, trauma work with children and adolescents module II, as well as further SE supervisions on various topics Pre- and perinatal traumatization with Dr. Raja Selvam A GPS for the developmental landscape of your clients with Marianne Benzen

2023 EmotionAid Practitioner and Facilitator WEN DO "Klare Ansage", Frauenennotruf Grenzen und Grenzverletzungen (SE based), Odenwaldinstitut Somatic Experiencing®: various in-depth workshops and supervisions, e.g. shame and guilt, trauma work with children and adolescents Module I, touch and eye work, working with boundaries, online sessions, etc. Body 2 brain CCM® Practitioner, Claudia Croos-Müller

2022 De-escalation training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich WEN DO for women professionals MHFA certificate (Mental Health First Aid) Various specialist training courses: Dissociation, Borderline, SE® work with Body 2 Brain materials (Intro, Part I, Part II, Supervisions)

2021 Qualification training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich Structural training, Krisendienst Bayern, Munich Emotion Aid Intro, SE Academy

2020 Mental Coach (A-License), as well as further certificates as: Resilience trainer, mental trainer, motivation trainer, burnout prevention, life coaching, acquired at the German Trainer Academy for Medical Fitness, Cologne Relaxation therapist for holistic relaxation methods, ZfN, Munich Autogenic training/ progressive muscle relaxation trainer, ZfN, Munich Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP), Zist Academy, Penzberg

2019 Basics of psychotherapy ICD 10/ alternative practitioner in psychotherapy and psychological counseling Heart rate variability, ACT Aisenpreis Coaching & Therapy, Murnau

2016 Certification as a neuroimagination coach, brainjoin Academy, Zurich Advanced training as a GKT coach, brainjoin Academy, Zurich Profilingvalues Balance Report

2015 Profilingvalues Master-Class pro, profilingvalues Munich Talent Management - what potential!, Haufe Akademie Fundamentals of successful personnel development, Haufe Akademie

2014 Systemic Business Coach, 11drei Institute, Munich

2013 Profilingvalues (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master-Class) JPP (Jungian Personality Profile)

2012 Human Resources Management, Haufe Academy

2008 Competency-oriented consultant (KOB), Zukunftszentrum Tirol, Innsbruck Competency balance coach, Zukunftszentrum Tirol, Innsbruck

Strengthen your resilience, quality of life and potential with professional support in my private practice for psychological counseling, coaching and therapy

Let's develop your quality of life and inner strength together. Contact me for an individual consultation and discover your possibilities.

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Themenschwerpunkte: Achtsamkeit, Ängste, Anspannung, Balance, Stressbewältigung, Stressregulation, Stressmanagement, Stressprävention, Stress, Stress im Job, Stresskompetenz, Burnout-Prävention, Burn-out, Body2brain, Resilienz stärken, Depression, Work-Life Coaching, Somatic Coaching, Mentaltraining, Mentales Training, Mental-Coach, Burnout-Coach, Resilienz-Coach, psychische Erkrankung, Trauma, Trauma bewältigen, Traumatherapie, Traumabegleitung, Selbsthilfe bei Trauma, Emotionsregulation, Erschöpfung, Lebensqualität verbessern, psychologische Beratung, Heilpraktikerin Psychotherapie, Coaching, körperorientierte Ansätze, Somatic Experiencing, SE, EmotionAid, emotionale Stabilität, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, persönliche Entwicklung, berufliche Entwicklung, Potenzialentwicklung, Life-Coach, Karrierecoach, Personalentwicklung, Führungskräfteentwicklung, Lebenskrise, Krisenberatung, Angehörigenberatung, Therapie, Therapieplatz, Krisenbewältigung, Konzentrationsschwierigkeiten, Work-Life Balance, Online-Termin, Onlineberatung, Resilienz-Training, Resilienz, Herausforderungen meistern, Wohlbefinden steigern, Stress reduzieren, Selbsthilfe, psychische Belastung, Schlafprobleme, Schlaflosigkeit, Überforderung, Überlastung, Unruhe, psychosomatische Beschwerden, Psychotherapie, Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, Entscheidungsschwierigkeit, Entspannung, psychische Gesundheit fördern.

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Themenschwerpunkte: Achtsamkeit, Ängste, Anspannung, Balance, Stressbewältigung, Stressregulation, Stressmanagement, Stressprävention, Stress, Stress im Job, Stresskompetenz, Burnout-Prävention, Burn-out, Body2brain, Resilienz stärken, Depression, Work-Life Coaching, Somatic Coaching, Mentaltraining, Mentales Training, Mental-Coach, Burnout-Coach, Resilienz-Coach, psychische Erkrankung, Trauma, Trauma bewältigen, Traumatherapie, Traumabegleitung, Selbsthilfe bei Trauma, Emotionsregulation, Erschöpfung, Lebensqualität verbessern, psychologische Beratung, Heilpraktikerin Psychotherapie, Coaching, körperorientierte Ansätze, Somatic Experiencing, SE, EmotionAid, emotionale Stabilität, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, persönliche Entwicklung, berufliche Entwicklung, Potenzialentwicklung, Life-Coach, Karrierecoach, Personalentwicklung, Führungskräfteentwicklung, Lebenskrise, Krisenberatung, Angehörigenberatung, Therapie, Therapieplatz, Krisenbewältigung, Konzentrationsschwierigkeiten, Work-Life Balance, Online-Termin, Onlineberatung, Resilienz-Training, Resilienz, Herausforderungen meistern, Wohlbefinden steigern, Stress reduzieren, Selbsthilfe, psychische Belastung, Schlafprobleme, Schlaflosigkeit, Überforderung, Überlastung, Unruhe, psychosomatische Beschwerden, Psychotherapie, Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, Entscheidungsschwierigkeit, Entspannung, psychische Gesundheit fördern.

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