Psychocardiology · Berlin · Zurich · online worldwide
Psychocardiology – understanding the person behind the heart condition.
Psychological strain, high professional pressure, stress, anxiety or major life events also affect the body – and cardiovascular wellbeing in particular. TAF180 accompanies people at exactly this interface: psychologically grounded, close to everyday life and coordinated with medical treatment.
Request a first conversationWhen strain reaches the heart
The heart responds to what we experience. Lasting tension, worry, lack of sleep and chronic overload change pulse, blood pressure, recovery and behaviour. Conversely, a heart condition leaves traces in the psyche: uncertainty, fear of exertion, withdrawal or the feeling of no longer being able to trust your own body.
The psychocardiological approach of TAF180 does not view heart, nervous system, psyche, behaviour and living environment in isolation, but as interconnected systems. The aim is not one more piece of advice, but regulation that holds up in everyday life.
Our main focus
Stress and strain regulation
Recognising tension, inner pressure and permanent arousal, understanding them and gradually bringing them down.
Anxiety after cardiac events
Dealing with worry, uncertainty and avoidance after a heart attack, medical procedures or distressing diagnoses.
Burnout and exhaustion
Chronic overload, spirals of exhaustion and the return to sustainable performance.
Health-damaging patterns
Changing behavioural patterns that place a long-term burden on the heart and circulation.
Sleep and autonomic regulation
Sleep, recovery and the balance between activation and rest.
Leadership and responsibility
Support for executives and for people who carry high responsibility over long periods.
Lifestyle and daily routines
Support with long-term changes to lifestyle, daily structure and routines.
Confidence and quality of life
Regaining confidence, capability and quality of life after a crisis.
An approach that connects disciplines
The work combines psychological therapy and counselling, occupational therapy, rehabilitation sciences and adult education into one integrated concept. Prof. Dr. phil. Thomas Alexander Frank works with what actually occurs in life: work, responsibility, family, sleep, movement, rest and decisions.
TAF180 – psychocardiology means understanding the person behind the heart condition and looking at mental and physical health together.
How the support works
Orientation
In the first conversation we clarify your symptoms, your medical situation and your goal. Cardiological findings that already exist are taken into account.
Understanding
We look at strain, behaviour, sleep, work and living environment in context and make visible what relieves your cardiovascular system and what burdens it.
Change
Step by step, new routines of regulation emerge, together with sustainable decisions and a way of dealing with anxiety and pressure that holds up in everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What is psychocardiology?
Psychocardiology looks at the interaction between psychological strain, stress processing, behaviour and cardiovascular health. It complements specialist cardiological diagnosis and treatment with the psychological perspective.
Who benefits from psychocardiological support?
For example people after a cardiac event, people with persistent tension, sleep problems, exhaustion or anxiety around the heart, and people with high professional responsibility who want to regulate their strain sustainably.
Does this support replace cardiological treatment?
No. Psychocardiological support complements specialist cardiological diagnosis and treatment and does not replace it.
Where does the support take place?
In Berlin-Mitte and in Zurich, and online by arrangement.
Important note
Psychocardiological support complements specialist cardiological diagnosis and treatment and does not replace it.
A first conversation in Berlin or Zurich
Would you like to look at strain, stress and heart health together? Write to us – we will get back to you promptly.
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