Heike works in private practice as a psychotherapist and loves teaching Process Work to advanced students, recent graduates and therapists beginning in private practice. She is constantly astounded and amazed by the magic and deep transformation that happens when people’s processes are lovingly and attentively followed, and the depth of wisdom each of us has is accessed.  

She has a passion for really breaking down the steps involved in following process down to micro-steps, and teaching this in a very linear, progressive fashion, where concepts build slowly upon each other. She is gifted in creating a learning environment that is warm, intimate, supportive and playful – all questions are encouraged and welcomed, as is the sharing of experiences. The testimonials she has received speak to this.

She started her professional life as a mechanical engineer, before discovering and falling in love with Process Work in the mid 1990’s. She started her formal studies with ANZPOP in Australia, and finished them at PWI in Portland, graduating from the Master of Arts in Conflict Facilitation and Organisational Change (MACFOC) in 2008 and then becoming a Diplomate and completing her Master of Arts in Process Work (MAPW) in 2010.

Her Master’s theses were “What is Organisational Change from a Process Work Perspective?” and “Dealing with Fear in Paragliding”. Heike has been on the IAPOP (International Association of Process Oriented Psychology) Board for 9 years and has been on Staff for numerous Worldwork conferences. She started teaching Process Work at the Metavision Institute, in Australia.

Before working in private practice and teaching she worked for a number of decades as a Management Consultant all over Australia and the world, with small and large organisations including small businesses and multinationals, and has experience working in the private and public sectors. Her work included Leadership Coaching, Organisational Development Consulting and she has extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager and Change Manager, with a track record of successfully delivering complex business and transformation projects. She ended this part of her career with a deeply fulfilling 6-month contract in Zambia, back on the continent of her birth.  

Connection is important to Heike. Connection to the Divine, to Herself and herself, to Nature, to friends and family and to community. These days she loves having spaciousness in her life, which facilitates this Connection. She enjoys gardening, surfing, bike riding, cooking and loves sailing with humpback whales.