HOW I WORK   My basic approach to work is shaped through analysing my own personal and professional background and my socio-political perception of the world.   My work has been strongly influenced by an approach that places specific emphasis on women and gender differentiation. Working with girls and women traumatised by violence has had a formative influence on my development. Added to this, over the past years, came a thorough examination of intercultural elements and emancipation.   My methodological approach is inspired by Gestalt therapy and systemic therapy. A wide range of methods and approaches, drawing on creative processes, body awareness, movement and construction, allow me in my work to go beyond the limits of verbal expression in exploring perceptions and experience. The method is always chosen according to the context.   To keep myself in good health I have studied how to take precautionary measures against burnout, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatisation. Being able to pass on and further knowledge about looking after oneself has come to play an important role in my life.   I approach my work in a goal-oriented fashion, establishing clearly what it will involve and where we are starting from, thus allowing for analysis during and after all stages of the process.