Guiding you from survival to wholehearted living
I’m Tina Michaela, a multicultural trauma therapist, psychological Counsellor, complex trauma specialist, and educator based in Vienna.
I offer therapy and training in English, German, and Chinese.
Through a calm, accepting, and shame-free approach, I help you reclaim your voice, rebuild trust, and rediscover aliveness after trauma.
Whether you’re healing from relational neglect, abuse, developmental or complex trauma (C-PTSD), or intercultural stress and disconnection, you’ll find a safe, attuned space here — where transformation begins.
Trauma Therapy in Vienna & Online Find safety, connection, and aliveness again.
You may feel stuck in survival mode, caught between numbing and overwhelm. In therapy, we work together to gently release what’s been buried and reawaken what’s been silenced.
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Complex & Developmental Trauma (C-PTSD)
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Narcissistic Abuse & Covert Manipulation
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Emotional Neglect & Shame Recovery
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Relationship Trauma & Attachment Wounds
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Stress, Anxiety & Burnout
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Loss, Grief & Depression
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Intercultural Stress & Relocation Transitions
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Integration of Social, Physical, Mind, Heart, and Spiritual aspects
My approach to Trauma Transformation - from survival to wholehearted aliveness.
Rooted in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM®), my trauma therapy and psychological counselling integrates Social, Physical, Mind, Heart, and Spiritual aspects to restore self-regulation and relational safety.
My work brings together specialist methods, lived cross-cultural experience, and deep empathic presence.
My methods & training include:
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NARM® – NeuroAffective Relational Model (core of my work)
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Somatic & body-oriented approaches
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Trauma Pedagogy & Trauma Counselling (EGfPT)
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Attachment and developmental trauma frameworks
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Relational, emotion-focused, and systemic influences
Anchored in these methods, our work focuses on:
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Safety and regulation
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Shame-sensitive healing
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Completing unresolved emotional cycles
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Strengthening resilience and boundaries
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Restoring your natural movement toward connection, truth, and vitality/aliveness
It’s not about fixing you — it’s about helping you come home to yourself.
About NARM®
NARM® (NeuroAffective Relational Model) is a cutting-edge, heart-centred approach for healing complex trauma, attachment wounds, and lifelong patterns of shame and disconnection. It supports you in:
- Understanding survival strategies without shame
- Unravelling old relational patterns
- Rebuilding a strong connection with yourself and others
- Developing a regulated, resilient nervous system
NARM® helps you experience who you are beneath fear, adaptation, and self-protection.
Couples & Relationship Therapy Healing Trauma in Relationships
Trauma doesn’t just live in the past — it shapes how we love, communicate, and connect.
Together, we’ll uncover patterns of protection and pain, transforming disconnection into safety and intimacy.
For couples navigating:
- Emotional distance or conflict
- Trauma-triggered reactions in partnership
- Trust, attachment, and intimacy struggles
- Recovery after covert narcissistic or controlling dynamics
Online Trauma training for support, service & helping professionals Trauma Transformation Academy
For counsellors, teachers, NGO staff, and support professionals who help others heal.
Developed from 25+ years of experience in trauma pedagogy, cross-cultural counselling, and lived humanitarian work, Tina’s three-level Trauma Transformation Training builds trauma-competent, resilient practitioners worldwide.
You’ll learn to:
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Understand and respond to complex trauma (C-PTSD)
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Build safe, attuned relationships
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Prevent burnout and secondary trauma
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Cultivate resilience and authentic connection in your work
Program Highlights:
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Live, interactive online classes (English with Chinese interpretation available)
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Certificate of Attendance after each level from Austrian official Education Institution
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Personal growth and professional competence combined
About Tina Michaela Hoffmann
I’m a complex trauma specialist, NARM® therapist, Master degree Psychosocial Counsellor, MSc, Dipl.LSB, Licensed Psychological Counsellor, and trauma educator based in Vienna. I offer expert support for developmental trauma, C-PTSD, narcissistic abuse recovery, relationship trauma, and cross-cultural stress, working in English, German, and Chinese.
With extensive experience supporting expats, international families, and adults navigating intercultural relationships and relocation challenges, I provide a calm, shame-free therapeutic space where clients feel understood, accepted, and safely guided.
I also lead a global Trauma Transformation Training School, equipping counsellors, teachers, NGO staff, and support professionals with trauma-competence skills that strengthen resilience and prevent burnout.
My work helps people move beyond survival patterns into connection, belonging, and wholehearted aliveness.
