Regula Badertscher MSW, LICSW
Hello there, I'm Regula.
I'm so glad you're here.
I have unending compassion for you and your story.
When we work together, I bring the wealth of my 18 years of experience helping adults and children heal their stories of trauma.
From refugee centers to group homes, community building projects to research, as well as individual therapy in both my native Switzerland and the United States, I've fine tuned my skills and honed my passion for compassionate, holistic care with a focus on the wisdom of the body-mind connection.
My social work background is my foundation, and I've layered this with rich experience and additional training in body-mind centered therapies, including Sensorimotor and Pesso-Boyden Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness training with Thich Nhat Hahn.
I love helping women transform their relationships, careers, and everyday lives by healing through the wisdom of the body.
I love gently guiding women to help them move from anxiety to ease, overwhelm to spaciousness, and from fear and isolation to safety and connection.
I love witnessing these courageous women find new ways to access the internal resources that have always been in them, to find sweet and fulfilling ways to be in relationship with themselves and others.
I specialize in supporting women of any age who have experienced:
Trauma
PTSD
Depression
Anxiety
Eating disorders
Anorexia
Bulimia
Relationship issues
Parenting difficulties
Self esteem issues
Stress
A little more about me...
In my free time I love to spend as much time as I can immersed in nature. I love to move my body, to hike, ski and camp in both summer and winter. But just as much, I enjoy simply sitting or mediating outside, listening to the birds, the wind and the water.
I lived in South Minneapolis for 10 years and recently relocated to Switzerland, my home country, with my husband of many hears and my son. Our vision is to spend some months in Switzerland and some in the US. The exact rhythm needs to be determined. All we know for now is that as of October 1st, 2020 we’ll be spending some indefinite time in Europe.
Training & Credentials
Licensing
I hold a license in Clinical Social Work, LICSW.
Schools & Degrees
Master of Science: Social Work, 2011
University of Applied Science - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Bachelor of Science: Social Work, 2008
University of Applied Science - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Certifications
Certificate in “Esogetic Colorpuncture”. International Mandel Institut for Esogetic Medicine. Minneapolis, MN.
Certificate in Advanced Trauma Training: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute - Minneapolis, MN
Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor - Minneapolis, MN. I have been training in PBSP to this day for 7 years. I am currently working on getting certified as a PBSP therapist.
Certificate of attendance: Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation - Mississippi
Experience
In private practice since 06/2017
Independent Contractor as Psychotherapist, 1/20 - current
Cornerstone Therapy and Recovery Center - St. Paul, MN.
In-home Parenting Educator / Therapist, 08/2013 to 03/2018
Family Enhancement Center – 4826 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis
Match Coordinator, 02/2012 to 06/2013
Big Brothers Big Sisters – Minneapolis, MN
Project Manger, 2009 to 2011
Selewie project (community development project) – Herisau, Switzerland
Research Assistant, 11/2008 to 11/2009
University of Applied Sciences, – St. Gallen, Switzerland
Social Work Intern, 08/2005 to 05/2008
Center for Asylum Seekers – , St. Gallen, Switzerland
Social Worker, 05/2003 to 08/2005
Children's Home “Oberi” – Winterthur, Switzerland
Published Articles
Author, "Sie haben etwas mit meinem Leben gemacht, mit Gewalt" in the book Das hier . . . ist mein ganzes Leben.
