I was born in Poland and studied special education (resocialization) in Warsaw, earning a master's degree. Since 1983, I have been living in Germany. I passed the Heilpraktikerprüfung (a licensing exam for alternative medicine practitioners) in Karlsruhe in 1992. I studied homeopathy and hypnotherapy in Augsburg, Karlsruhe, and Berlin with various teachers. Since 1993, I have had my own practice in Berlin.