GESTALT THERAPY · GRIEF SUPPORT · TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH · SEXOLOGICAL BODYWORK
LEIPZIG · BERLIN · ONLINE
SPACE TO FEEL
DR. ELSA MARIA CARDONA SANTOS
Body-oriented support through times of change
I accompany people through processes of change, loss, and decision-making. Space for whatever is present, even if it doesn’t have words yet.
MY PRACTICE
EVERYBODY IS WELCOME
The body is at the heart of my work.
A place of experience, memory, contact and relationship.
My work focuses on presence and awareness, feelings and emotions, needs and boundaries, aliveness and pleasure, as well as with the social contexts that shape our life.
My intention: spaces where a sense of agency can emerge and grow, individually as well as collectively.
I work in a trauma-sensitive and body-oriented way, at the intersection of Gestalt therapy, bodywork, grief and sexuality support, and my research on social change.
Two approaches.
APPROACH 01
For times of change, transition and loss. Through conversation and body awareness, we explore how you relate to yourself and others, as well as patterns that support or constrain you.
Themes: Change and decisions, loss and grief, patterns and relationships.
Gestalt therapy
APPROACH 02
Sexological Bodywork
For embodied processes of change. We explore your pleasure, joy and aliveness – and how they connect with self-determination, relationships and the social contexts you live in.
Themes: Body awareness, boundaries and needs, sexuality and intimacy.
Single sessions or longer-term support
A single session or an ongoing process over several weeks or months, depending on what you’re looking for.
In person or online
In person in Leipzig and Berlin, or online from wherever you are.
We get to know each other first and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
INTRODUCTORY CALL
20 MINUTEN · ONLINE · FREE OF CHARGE
ABOUT ME
Born and raised in Mexico City, I studied and completed my PhD in Germany and now live in Leipzig.
I’m interested in how change happens and how we embody it: in political and social systems, and in the ways we relate to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world.
My work is also shaped by practices that sustain me personally: movement, dance, ritual and creative processes.
I am Elsa.
TRAINING
Gestalt therapy, Sexological Bodywork, Grief support
PhD in economics and policy focusing on society and the environment
STUDIES
WORK
Researcher, consultant and facilitator for social-ecological transformation
LANGUAGES
Spanish, German, English
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Spaces for groups
I facilitate spaces for groups, creating opportunities for shared experience, exchange, and connection.
01 TRAINING · BERLIN · SOMATICS · GERMAN
How does context shape our bodies and our way of being in the world? In a collective space, we make embodied inequality tangible and explore how we can respond to it.
BODIES IN CONTEXT
02 SHARING ROUND · GERMAN
POWER DYNAMICS IN ACCOMPANIMENT
Wherever people support others, power dynamics emerge. A space to explore how they shape our relationships – and how support can become more transparent and emancipatory.
03 GROUP · WEEKLY · 2 MONTHS · ENGLISH
A gentler start to the week. We slow down together, notice what is present, and make space for whatever needs our attention. Same time, same group, every week.
HAPPY MONDAYS
CONTACT
Looking forward to meeting you.
Reach out with whatever is on your mind, or simply if you’d like to talk.