I grew up in Cologne, Germany. For a long time, I wanted to study medicine and also started an apprenticeship as a nurse. In 2016 my plan changed, and I moved to the Netherlands to study psychology. Back then, my goal had been to become a psychotherapist. During my bachelor’s program at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, I deviated from the clinical path and started exploring my interests in behavioral and environmental, but also in cognitive psychology. After having finished my bachelor’s thesis, in which I focused on creativity and how it can be trained, I decided to do the research master at the University of Amsterdam, as I realized that I was passionate about psychological research. During this time, I also started working as a research assistant in an EEG study investigating reading processes in children with dyslexia and realized that I like working with young people. Moreover, I started working with patients with PTSD-related symptoms in a research project which investigates the effectivity of different treatment approaches. This let my interests in clinical psychology and intervention research spark again, as I realized how important, and inspiring I find the contact with individuals, and the combination between research and practice.