THE CALL WITHIN
A journey begins
BETWEEN WORLDS
The Roots
My earliest memories take me back to the red deserts of the USA. The earth - so warm and alive - and the endless plateaus felt like nature’s embrace. My mother carried me in a sling as we hiked outdoors. The vastness and the silence shaped me. And then life changed. We returned to Switzerland, only to cross the Atlantic again later on. This back and forth - between home and unfamiliar places - taught me to trust in change.
GIVING SPACE TO WHAT LIES BENEATH
Learning to listen
As a child, I felt like a magnet for other people’s stories. Children came to me, sharing secrets they told no one else. Even then, I sensed that listening wasn’t simply about hearing - it created a space where the unseen could breathe.
Listening is the space where the unspeakable can breathe.
BREAKING APART AND BEGINNING AGAIN
The storms of youth
At sixteen, I finished school and began a commercial apprenticeship. But the world I found myself in felt cold and empty. I was lost and began to develop destructive patterns to cope with my emotional pain. I dreamed of studying social work - a wish that had lived in me since I was thirteen. But back then, that dream felt far away. Something in me longed to leave.
A year in Latin America opened something new in me. The warmth of the people and the encounters I had opened a new path for me. Back in Switzerland, I began to make my dream of studying social work real. During those years, my mind became like a sponge - absorbing everything.
THE POWER OF LOVE
A rock in the storm
Marco came into my life. His calm and strength touched me. He was like a rock in the storm as I learned to find my own way. He wasn’t intimidated by my energy, either. His love taught me that strength can also mean walking through life with another person.
A MONASTERY AND SILENCE
A moment of recognition
At the monastery founded by Thich Nhat Hanh, I experienced something that has stayed with me ever since. In the silence of the temple, the noise and busyness of everyday life fell away. For the first time, I truly understood what it means to simply be. That experience gave me a grounding that carried me through the greatest challenges of my life. It was as if the world paused for a moment and whispered: You are safe here.
Sometimes silence says more than a thousand words.
THE BIRTH
A calling comes to life
After the death of a loved one, I felt a vast emptiness that seemed impossible to fill - an emptiness that swallowed everything. And yet, from it, a new strength emerged. I founded my own practice and brought a website to life - one that connected me with wonderful people. And I became a mother. The birth of my son felt like a new beginning.
THE BREATH AS A KEY
Where science meets spirituality
Through breathwork, a new world opened. I found tools that touched not only me, but others at the deepest level. It felt like a bridge between science and spirituality - two worlds that come together in my work.
FINDING ROOTS
The power of community
After years of travelling, I finally found a place to put down roots in a light-filled home in Switzerland. This home is more than a place. It is a space where I find stability, experience community, and feel, again and again, how deeply being rooted can strengthen us.
A SPACE FOR TRANSFORMATION
The wisdom of the body
Today, I create spaces where you are allowed to be who you are. Spaces where whatever needs to be seen and released is welcome to arise. My work is an invitation to find yourself.
The body plays a central role in these spaces. Through my own journey, I learned that our bodies carry stories our minds may have forgotten. It is a mirror, an archive, and a teacher.
In my work, the body becomes a guide to deeper understanding. Mindful touch, movement, and breathwork can help us explore and release these stories.
You can find more about the methods I work with - and how we can experience transformation together - on my “Work with me” page. My aim is that you reconnect with your own inner strength.
If you want to learn more about my path, read here.
Professional Background - Regula Badertscher
I am a holistic psychotherapist (USA) and psychological counsellor (CH), specialising in somatic therapy, breathwork, and mindfulness-based approaches. For many years, I have supported people through profound processes of change - with an integrative approach that connects body, mind, and soul, while placing my clients’ inner resources at the centre.
Professional path
Since 2017, I have worked in my own private practice in the USA, and since 2022, also in Switzerland. I support individuals and couples through personal, emotional, and relational development processes.
In addition to my private practice, I have been working since 2019 as an independent psychotherapist for Cornerstone Therapy and Recovery Services in St. Paul, Minnesota - with a particular focus on trauma therapy in the context of addiction and recovery.
My professional experience also includes several years at the Family Enhancement Center (2013–2018), where I provided individual, family, and trauma counselling, as well as crisis intervention, and contributed to the development of treatment approaches. Close collaboration with child protection services, together with extensive diagnostic and therapeutic work, was especially formative during this time. In parallel, I conducted qualitative and quantitative research projects for the organisation.
As a Match Coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters (2012–2014), I was responsible for supporting children, adolescents, families, and mentors within the international mentoring programme.
Early on, I also took on project leadership - including as project lead for the neighbourhood development project Selewie in Herisau (2010–2011), with a focus on improving both perceived and public safety.
Further stages of my professional journey include work in social services, research, residential youth care, and therapeutic residential communities (2002–2010). I began my professional career in the commercial sector.
Formative experiences & personal development
Important influences came through my semester abroad in Stockholm (2010), as well as through a longer language and social placement in Seville and Honduras (2001–2002). A retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh in 2013 was particularly formative, deeply anchoring my work in mindfulness, presence, and the integration of Eastern psychology with Western trauma therapy.
Further training
My therapeutic work is grounded in broad and ongoing training in body-oriented, trauma-informed, and holistic approaches:
- PBSP - Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (completed training, certified therapist, 2014–2025)
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy - Advanced Trauma Training (2014–2016)
- Rebirthing Breathwork (2020–2021)
- Breathwork with Dr. Sue Morter (2022–2023)
- Colourpuncture according to Peter Mandel (2017–2018)
- Introduction to Psychedelics - Numinus Online Course (2024–2025)
My work is informed by current trauma-informed approaches and integrates somatic, energetic, and breath-based practices.
Education
The foundation of my professional path is a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Social Work.
MY INVITATION
Let’s begin
If you’re ready to take the next step, I’m here. Let’s take this journey into your life and your story - together.
Warmly, Regula