Tina

Tina Michaela

Certified Professional Counselor

Offering psychosocial counselling that is integrative, culturally sensitive, and deeply compassionate. Many of the people I support carry experiences that were never named, validated, or understood — moments of emotional neglect, cultural displacement, or relational wounds that continue to echo into the present. My role is to walk beside you with steadiness, respect and professional guidance, creating a space where survival patterns are honored for the protection they once offered, and gently softened so new possibilities can emerge. My commitment is to provide a shame-free, non-judgmental environment where you can reclaim your voice, reconnect with your body, and rediscover your aliveness. Transformation is not about “trying harder” or being fixed; it is about being met with presence, safety, and acceptance, so that aliveness can unfold.

About Me

Welcome. I’m Tina Michaela. I am a Psychosocial Master Counsellor, NARM Practitioner, Educator, and founder of a Trauma Transformation Training School. For more than 25 years, I’ve accompanied people as they move from survival into wholehearted aliveness. My work began in an unexpected place — in Asia, where I worked while raising my own children far from home. I work with individuals and couples in English, German, and in Chinese-speaking contexts, offering online sessions and on-site sessions in my practice in Vienna, Austria.

Approach

🌈 My approach blends: NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model), Attachment & developmental work, Somatic and body-based work, Emotional completion approach, Intercultural expertise & global mobility understanding, Trauma Pedagogy & Play. 🌿 The NeuroAffective Relational Model NARM is a mind–body therapy created for Complex Trauma and the relational patterns that arise from early emotional wounding. It integrates principles from attachment theory, polyvagal theory, somatic psychology, and psychodynamic approaches. NARM is an integrated framework for body and mind that identifies and addresses the complex ways in which childhood trauma can manifest itself in interpersonal difficulties, maladaptive patterns, identity issues and impaired affect regulation. 🐚 I help you: understand and unwind lifelong survival patterns, reconnect with your true self, reduce shame and self-blame, experience emotional regulation and resilience, strengthen your capacity for intimacy, trust, and connection; Rediscover a sense of vitality, presence, and joy; My work with you is integrative, culturally attuned, and deeply respectful. I walk beside you — steady, attuned, grounded.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Individual Counselling • “Come home to yourself.” • Work on survival patterns, emotional regulation, shame/self-blame, reconnecting needs/voice, moving from numbness to aliveness, building safe relationships. • Expat and TCK challenges Couples Counselling • Intimate relationships, including cross-cultural couples. • Address emotional distance, recurring conflict, trauma-triggered reactions, trust/closeness/communication difficulties, manipulative/narcissistic dynamics, repairing ruptures. • Rebuild safety and intimacy. Child & Caregiver Counselling • Support for parents/caregivers under stress, cultural transitions, complex dynamics. • Strengthening attachment and secure base. • Play Counselling for Children. • Helps with emotional stress, behavioural difficulties, trauma, social challenges, attachment wounds.

Services Offered:

  • Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Crisis Counselling

    Immediate, short-term psychological support during an acute mental health crisis such as a panic episode, suicidal thoughts, or overwhelming distress.

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  • Divorce Counselling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Online Counselling

    Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.

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  • Trauma Counselling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Children
  • Couples

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Shame

    A deep, painful emotion involving the belief that one is fundamentally flawed or unworthy, which can affect self-perception and relationships.

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  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Procrastination

    The habitual delay of important tasks despite knowing the consequences, often driven by underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or fear of failure.

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  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Codependency

    A relational pattern in which a person's sense of identity and self-worth becomes excessively tied to caring for or controlling another person, often at their own expense.

Professional Title:

  • Certified Professional Counselor

    A counselor who has met certification standards for providing professional mental health counselling services.

Credentials

Qualifications

Master's degree in Psychosocial Counselling

DUK - Danube University Krems

Year: 2017

Psychotherapeutic Propaedeutic Course

ZAP - Zentrum für angewandte Psychologie

Year: 2025

NARM®Practitioner

NARM International

Year: 2021

Service Areas

Tina Michaela

In-person & Online

Innere Stadt

Vienna, Wien

Austria

Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria