Combining experience and expertise
Together we find your path
Cluster headache means facing special challenges every day. From my own experience I know how attacks can dominate life. In counseling you find understanding, professional guidance and effective strategies for a self-determined life despite the pain.
Counseling focus
Your quality of life at the center – holistic and individual.
Holistic counseling
I look at your life as a whole with you and develop solutions that really fit you - from sleep routines to stress management.
Lifestyle adjustments
Even small changes in everyday life can have a big impact. Together we identify levers that noticeably reduce your symptoms.
Finding balance
Learn how you can harmonize activity and rest to build up strength reserves and avoid overload.
Strengthening relationships
Open communication ensures that your partner, family, and friends can better understand and support you.
Online counseling – how we work together
Free initial call
You describe your current situation, I listen and ask targeted questions. Afterwards, you will know the next concrete step – completely without obligation.
Analysis & Plan
I analyze triggers, daily routines, and mental burdens with you. From this, an individual action plan with quick relief is created.
Support
In regular sessions we reflect on your progress, adjust methods, and deepen concrete strategies for stress management and sleep optimization.
Frequently asked questions
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What to expect in a first counseling session
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Plain-language guide. What each is for, and what each isn't — so you can pick the right kind of help.
Contact
How would you like to take the first step?
Do you have questions, or do you sense that a first conversation might do you good? Please do not hesitate to get in touch. Your message is safe with me and treated in absolute confidence.
Stefan Kohlweg
Cluster Headache Counselling
This counselling is not a crisis service. If you are in acute distress or in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line in your country right away.
Or write to me directly: [email protected].
There are no “right” or “wrong” concerns. A brief appointment request or general question is enough. I will answer you as soon as possible, and we can then discuss in peace how to proceed.
About me
Stefan Kohlweg, MSc
I have had cluster headache since I was 18. My first attack came during military service. Five years passed without a diagnosis. A 2022 episode finally made me understand why people call this the suicide headache.
That experience is why I trained as a psychosocial counsellor. I counsel patients and their families online, one to one – not as a substitute for your neurologist, but as the support that medicine does not cover.
- MSc in Psychosocial Counselling at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna
- Licensed Life and Social Counsellor (trade licence confirmed under Austrian WKO guidelines); training at the ARGE Bildungsmanagement (GISA no. 37428013)
- Founder and chairman of the Austrian Cluster Headache Association
- Active internationally in cooperation with the European Migraine and Headache Alliance
You can find more background on the detailed about page.
Psychosocial counselling only — not medical advice, not psychotherapy. In a crisis, contact your local emergency services.