Law clarifies what applies. It does not clarify how someone decides, negotiates or presents themselves under pressure.
That is exactly where hypnosystemic coaching comes in — as a service in its own right, separate from any legal engagement.
In many engagements, the legal position was never the real problem. People knew what was legally possible and still could not decide. They negotiated under a pressure that had little to do with the proceedings. This observation led to the training as a Hypnosystemic Coach IHC® at the Institut Ina Hullmann Coaching.
The legal profession has its own structure of strain: deadlines that cannot be negotiated, clients in exceptional situations, liability risk with every written submission and the expectation of being reachable at all times. This coaching comes from within the profession itself — it is offered by a practising Rechtsanwalt (German lawyer) who knows these dynamics from his own day-to-day work at the firm.
Together with Ina Hullmann, we develop models that transfer the hypnosystemic approach to the work of lawyers, advisers and people in high-performance fields. The aim is twofold: to advise clients better — and to protect oneself effectively as an adviser.
The hypnosystemic approach according to Ina Hullmann (IHC®) combines Milton Erickson's hypnotherapy with systemic thinking. It assumes that people are the specialists in their own solution process — and that the coach's task is not to deliver answers, but to open up access to resources that are already there.
When performance has become a habit and recovery no longer has. Work on clarity in decision-making, inner order and resilience — without pathologising the ability to perform.
Role conflicts, succession, parting ways with partners, decisions of existential consequence. A space in which thinking is allowed before action is required.
Caseload, other people's emotions, constant availability, liability pressure. Together with Ina Hullmann, we develop models that transfer the hypnosystemic approach to the advisory professions — for better advice and effective self-protection.
Proceedings last months or years. Coaching can help you remain able to act during that time — as an offer, never as a precondition for a legal engagement.
Free of charge and without obligation. We clarify whether coaching is the right format for your concern — and whether we are a good fit. Sometimes the honest answer is: something else would be better.
What should be different at the end? We formulate a verifiable goal before we begin. Without one, coaching works in a vacuum.
Usually 90 minutes, at intervals of two to four weeks. The interval is part of the effect — more happens between the sessions than in them.
Coaching is designed to come to an end, not to continue indefinitely. We review the goal and conclude once it has been reached.
Fees on request; remuneration is agreed in writing before the coaching begins. Coaching is a service separate from any legal engagement and is not a legal service.
A coaching approach that combines Milton Erickson's hypnotherapy with systemic thinking. It works with the targeted focusing of attention, solution trances and questioning techniques. The client stays in control throughout; it is not about suggestion, but about access to existing resources.
No. Coaching is not psychotherapy and not a substitute for medical or psychotherapeutic treatment. It is aimed at people who are able to act and who want to work on clarity, decisions and resilience.
No. Coaching is a separate service outside the lawyer–client relationship and is not a legal service. It is agreed and charged separately. A legal engagement does not require coaching — and vice versa.
For executives and high performers, entrepreneurs and the self-employed, for people in lengthy legal disputes — and expressly for lawyers and other advisers who want to remain able to act in a highly demanding profession.
Yes. The coaching work is based mainly in Switzerland; sessions take place in person or online via video.
It begins with a free, non-binding preliminary conversation. A verifiable goal is then agreed. Sessions usually last 90 minutes and take place at intervals of two to four weeks. The fee is agreed in writing before the coaching begins.
Answers as of October 2026. They state the general statutory rule; individual cases may differ.
