A life between areas of conflict

I was born in Germany in 1989 into a Muslim family from Syria and grew up in an environment shaped by strong contrasts—culturally, religiously, and internally. My early life was marked by unresolved conflicts, unhealed wounds, and an intense religious imprint. This combination created a way of being that often felt unstable, insecure, and deeply contradictory.

From an early age, I encountered fundamental questions about identity, belonging, and truth. The tension between different experiences, values, and inner dynamics raised many questions: Where do I belong? What truly sustains me? How can inner fragmentation become wholeness? These questions accompanied me quietly yet persistently, sharpening my awareness of inner processes, emotional depth, and ambivalence.

Looking back, these fields of tension became a space of resonance for growth. They taught me to endure uncertainty, to perceive inner dynamics, and to integrate contradictory experiences with care. Today, they form an essential foundation of my work—supporting people who have been wounded and are seeking inner healing, clarity, and a deeper sense of wholeness.

The Search: Understanding Why People Suffer

What began as a personal struggle became a conscious search:

• What is the meaning of life?

• Why do people remain inwardly divided, even when they long for change?

• How can guilt, fear, and trauma truly be transformed?

These questions first led me into philosophy, then into psychology, and eventually into neuroscience.

Professional Depth: Psychology & Neuroscience

I studied Psychology (B.Sc.) and completed a Research Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, specializing in Neuropsychology.
My focus areas included trauma, emotion regulation, identity and change processes, and the connection between the brain, the nervous system, and inner experience.

One central question accompanied me throughout:
How does the invisible become measurable—and what does that mean for healing?

International Experience: Trauma, Faith, and Resilience 

After my studies, I worked for five years in East Africa as a lecturer, researcher, and education consultant. I was involved in the local trauma center and the psychiatric department of the university hospital. I contributed to the development of the Bachelor’s program in “Medical Psychology” and coordinated educational projects as well as local aid initiatives.

This season opened new perspectives for me on trauma, resilience, and spiritual worldviews. Spiritual experiences played a central role in people’s everyday realities—both in the context of health and illness—and were perceived socially in a very different way than what I had known before.

Application & Maturity: Work in Germany

Back in Germany, I supported people with traumatic experiences for many years—adolescents and adults who had survived war, torture, displacement, or human trafficking.
This work showed me the limitations of conventional methods and the decisive role of the spiritual dimension in healing and inner stability. The life stories of the people I met opened an entirely new dimension of good and evil to me—while also revealing the incredible capacity of the human being, with God, to endure even the unspeakable. Once again, my worldview was shaken and reshaped. 

Inner Integration: The Spiritual Dimension & the Christian Faith

My deep spiritual longing for truth and inner healing accompanied me for many years—especially because I moved in life worlds that were extreme, unconventional, and hardly comparable to everyday life. In the midst of these experiences, the search for orientation, meaning, and inner wholeness became increasingly urgent.

I looked for answers in science, studied the writings of different religions, and engaged deeply with various spiritual practices. Again and again, questions returned such as: How can a person be freed from suffering? Is the human being guilty or innocent? And how can someone truly be set free from guilt? These questions led me into ever deeper confrontations—with myself, with life, and with the reality of the human heart.

It was only when the Christian faith became a personal reality for me that my inner world began to reorganize and take new shape. Faith did not become a quick answer, but rather a space where questions were allowed to remain—and yet were held and carried. Step by step, I came to understand God not as someone who demands fear or performance, but as a God of relationship, grace, and healing.

Within this spiritual experience, what had long been contradictory and fragmented began to integrate. Unhealed wounds found language, inner tensions were allowed to exist—and were placed into a larger framework of meaning. In this way, faith became a resource that connects mind and heart, depth and hope: not against my story, but right in the middle of it. And I realized that many deeply rooted patterns cannot be transformed through psychological methods alone—not as a contradiction to science, but as a sustaining foundation that continues to shape my work today.

Professional Integration: Psychology Meets Christian Spirituality

I studied Biblical Studies and completed an Associate Degree of Ministry in order to understand the spiritual dimension of humans in a structured and systematic way.

This phase enabled me to:

• reflect on my psychological expertise within a new, holistic framework

• integrate the Christian faith as a foundation for deep healing

• structure methods from psychology and spirituality with clarity and use their respective effectiveness intentionally

• create spaces where psychology and spirituality complement each other rather than compete

I bring extensive qualifications and experience in the following areas:

I have solid qualifications and experience in the following areas:

• Biopsychology, Work & Organizational Psychology, as well as Social and Intercultural Psychology — as a lecturer and researcher

• Further training & workshops: Systemic counseling, addiction and substance abuse counseling, mindfulness, faith-based trauma recovery

• Systemic counseling, drug and addiction counseling, mindfulness, faith-based trauma recovery