Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Digital Nomad

“The human psyche, the why and how we behave, think and feel always fascinated me.”

About Me

Bilingual (German-French), and European at heart, I grew up in Germany. After more than 8 years working as a psychologist in Germany and completing my PhD thesis, I made the decision to take a break and explore the world.

I’ve always had a passion for travel, but embracing a slower, long-term approach was a completely new and amazing experience for me. I quickly fell in love with the freedom and flexibility it provided.

Instead of returning home to open a private practice in Germany, I decided to establish my practice online, combining my passion for my work with my love for travel. This allowed me to continue exploring different corners of the globe while pursuing my dream career and helping others.

I enjoy my counselling sessions with clients just as much as exploring new ways to assist those who need it.

In 2020, I co-founded the Location Independent Therapists (LIT) Community, an international network of mental health professionals, together with my colleague Melissa Parks. I also offer 1:1 Consultations for therapists or mental health professionals curious about relocating, working internationally, or building a location-independent practice. Additionally, I coach German-speaking colleagues on establishing their own location-independent counselling businesses through workshops like Bootcamp Onlinepraxis and the online course Videogespräche professionell gestalten on conducting professional video sessions.

I frequently speak at conferences and lead both online and in-person workshops globally, focusing on the mental health of expats and digital nomads and on working online as a psychologist and psychotherapist.

Photo by Kay Nagayama

I have been to over 40 countries so far and have been visiting and working from 8-10 countries every year for the past few years. If you would like to know where I am at the moment, learn more about my work as an online therapist and want to receive regular tips on all things psychology, subscribe to my monthly newsletter!

For in-depth articles on mental health topics, practical exercises, and insights into the digital nomad lifestyle, visit my blog where I publish posts in English, German, and French.

from my blog

How I Became an Online Psychologist

As a psychologist and psychotherapist working online, I have been offering counselling through video sessions to people all over the world for over a decade…

10 Years of Digital Nomad Life: Lessons from a Decade on the Road

This month marked a major milestone: my 10-year anniversary as a digital nomad. This year, I celebrated in South Korea, having just arrived a few days prior…

Between Routine and Adventure: Travelling the World as a Digital Nomad Therapist

There’s something I learned about myself in 2023. As much as I love travelling and immersing myself in new environments…

Professional background

After my diploma (equivalent to a master) in psychology, I trained as a psychotherapist in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy. This training is a prerequisite to practise psychotherapy in Germany and includes at least 4200 hours of training and at least 600 hours of psychotherapy in private practice.

I worked as a clinical psychologist in inpatient and outpatient settings, both with adults as well as with children and adolescents. Here, I have experienced and worked with a broad range of mental disorders. But more than anything else, I learned how much I love supporting and helping people.

As a research assistant, I studied the development of depression in children and adolescents. My PhD-thesis focused on the stress reaction of those children and a lot of the things I learned about stress and stress reaction have become very useful in my daily life and work. I also learned a lot about project managing while in charge of a large team and an even bigger research project (we assessed close to 1000 families in our lab!).

Since 2014, I have utilised those skills as I have built and grown my online counselling practice.

For those who would like to know even more - CV

Work Experience

2025 – today	Course Creator & Instructor Videogespräche professionell gestalten
2020 – today	Co-founder of the Location Independent Therapists (LIT) Community
2020 – today	Co-founder of the online seminar Die erfolgreiche Onlinepraxis
2019 – 2021	Co-host of the Podcasts Mit Psychologie & Laptop um die Welt
2018 – today	Designing and delivering workshops and talks tailored to mental health professionals, HR teams, and global audiences
2016 – today	Online counselling in my private practice with an international client base
2010 – 2014	Research Assistant (and from 2012 on Project Coordinator) at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Prof. Dr. Kai von Klitzing Research project: LIFE Child Depression at the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases
2011	Lecturer at the Academy for Psychotherapy (AfP), Erfurt
2007 – 2010	Clinical psychologist at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Helios Klinikum Erfurt
2007	Psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Helios Klinikum Erfurt (during Psychotherapy training)
2004 – 2006	Tutor for statistics at the Department of Research Methods and Evaluation in Psychology, Technical University Chemnitz
2004 – 2006	Student Assistant at the Department of Research Methods and Evaluation in Psychology, Technical University Chemnitz
2004 – 2005	Internships in the rehabilitation of people with addictions and support of children with ADHD
2002 – 2006	Student Assistant at the Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Technical University Chemnitz

Education and Professional Training

2010 – 2015	PhD Student at the Medical Faculty of the University of Leipzig Dissertation: Stress reaction in Children and Adolescents with Internalizing Disorders Degree: Dr. rer. med.
2006 – 2012	Post-graduate training to become a Psychological Psychotherapist at the Zentrum für Psychotherapie, Chemnitz Degree: License to practice Psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
2001 – 2006	Study of Psychology at the Chemnitz University of Technology Degree: Psychologist
2000 -2001	Study of Philosophy, Psychology and Special Needs Education at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
1988 – 2000	School education in Munich (German-French Highschool) Degree: French Baccalauréat

List of Publications

Jaeger, S. (2021). Onlinepsychotherapie für Expatriates [Online psychotherapy for expatriates]. In J. Eidems & S. Höntzsch (Eds.), Coaching im Rahmen der Auslandsentsendung. 1, 351-365. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63059-4

Matuschek, T., Jaeger S., Stadelmann, S., Dölling, K., Grunewald, M., Weis, S., von Klitzing, K., & Döhnert, M. (2016). Implementing the K-SADS-PL as a standard diagnostic tool: Effects on clinical diagnoses. Psychiatry Research, 36, 119–124.

Bae Y. J., Gaudl A., Jaeger S., Stadelmann S., Hiemisch A., Kiess W., Willenberg, A., Schaab M., von Klitzing K., Thiery J., Ceglarek, U., Döhnert M. & Kratzsch J. (2015). Immunoassay or LC-MS /MS for the measurement of salivary cortisol in children? Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Epub ahead of print.

Bae Y. J., Stadelmann S., Klein A.-M., Jaeger S., Hiemisch A., Kiess W., Ceglarek U., Gaudl A., Schaab M., von Klitzing K., Thiery J., Kratzsch J. & Döhnert M. (2015). The hyporeactivity of salivary cortisol at stress test (TSST-C) in children with internalizing or externalizing disorders is contrastively associated with α-amylase. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 71, 78-88.

Bae Y. J., Jaeger S., Stadelmann S., Klein A.-M., Hiemisch A., Kiess W., Ceglarek U., Gaudl A., Schaab M., von Klitzing K., Thiery J., Döhnert M. & Kratzsch J. (2015). Comparison of salivary cortisol and cortisone in association with alpha-amylase in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, 123-P02_02.

Grunewald, M., Stadelmann, S., Brandeis, D., Jaeger, S., Matuschek, T., Weis, S., Kalex, V., Hiemisch, A., von Klitzing, K. & Döhnert, M. (2015). Early processing of emotional faces in a Go/NoGo task: lack of N170 right-hemispheric specialisation in children with major depression. Journal of Neural Transmission, 122 (9), 1339-1352.

Jaeger, S. (2015). Stress reaction in children and adolescents with internalizing disorders. [Stressreaktion bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit internalisierenden Störungen]. PhD-Thesis (Dr. rer. med.) at the Medical Faculty of the University of Leipzig. Published online.

Matuschek, T., Jaeger, S., Stadelmann, S., Dölling, K., Weis, S., von Klitzing, K., Grunewald, M., Hiemisch, A., & Döhnert, M. (2015). The acceptance of the K-SADS-PL – potential predictors for the overall satisfaction of parents and interviewers. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 24 (2), 226-234.

Sedlmeier, P., Eberth, J., Schwarz, M., Zimmermann, D., Haarig, F., Jaeger, S., & Kunze, S. (2012). The Psychological Effects of Meditation: A Meta-Analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 138(6), 1139-1171.

Sedlmeier, P. & Jaeger, S. (2007): The impact of postevent information on study-related memories: an exploration of the roles of judgmental anchoring, specific expectations about change, and motivational influences. Memory, 15, 70-92.