✦ How I Work
I’m Sabine, a psychological counselor and the woman behind the “green couch.”
With me, you’ll find time, space, plenty of nature, and support that honestly addresses what’s going on inside you when you’re going through a lot.
I am familiar with neurodiversity and I work in a way that is gentle on the nervous system. That means: I don’t take a heavy-handed approach, but of course I also don’t just have a cozy coffee party with you where I spend three days telling you how difficult everything is, only to then wave you home with a friendly smile.
Yes, sometimes a good conversation by the campfire is needed, and I might even send you out into nature on your own, but above all, I’ll work with you to take an honest look at the issues and stories you bring with you—the ones you’ve perhaps been telling yourself about yourself for years.
During these days with me, I’ll personally guide you through your process, with heart and humor—not following a rigid formula, but focusing on what’s truly important right now.
Many experience this time with me as a safe haven from everyday life: finally not having to “function,” not having to achieve anything, not having to prove anything to anyone. Simply being allowed to arrive for a few days, take a deep breath, and reconnect with yourself.
I deliberately work with only a few people per season. Not to make it sound exclusive, but because genuine support requires time, presence, and attention.
My foundation is built on training in life and social counseling, couples and sex therapy, bodywork, human energetics, shamanism, and nature and wilderness education. Over the years, this has evolved into my own style: psychologically grounded, connected to nature, and with a touch of magic.
That’s why I don’t perform miracles, but I facilitate real change.
✦ The Location
My retreat is located in the Styrian Murtal valley, nestled between mountains, forests, and water. A place to breathe deeply, without TV or radio noise, without the constant clatter that pulls you into the world when you’re actually trying to find yourself.
Instead, nature’s cinema with the murmur of a stream and a chorus of birds. No Wi-Fi, but a full connection to nature and to yourself.
Nature is more than just a backdrop here. It is part of the process, sometimes soothing, sometimes reflective, and sometimes surprisingly clear. Because often, a single moment in the forest offers more clarity than three months of brooding alone at home.
✦ What your days with me will look like
Your retreat follows a clear structure of arrival, deepening, and integration, yet it is not meticulously timed. We work with what arises and what is truly important right now.
Day 1 – Arrival
Arrival starting at 3:00 PM, and you’re welcome to settle in first.
Afterward, we’ll get to know each other during a Walk & Talk in nature and explore together the topic that brought you here.
The evening is intentionally quiet: settling in, unwinding, a cozy dinner, stargazing.
Day 2 – Deepening
The second day is the core of your retreat.
After breakfast, we create space for your topic—whatever arises and needs attention. Depending on the process, we work through conversation, in nature, through movement, creatively, or via physical awareness.
In between, there are frequent breaks to reflect, process, and rest.
The evening winds down peacefully over dinner.
Day 3 – Integration
After breakfast, we take time to bring together what we’ve experienced.
What has emerged, what has become clearer, and what aspects of this should accompany you back into your daily life.
The goal is not to solve everything or to be “finished” here, but to return home with greater clarity and a deeper connection to yourself.
Your retreat ends around 10:00 a.m.