Német Orsolya vagyok, pedagógus, pszichológus és meseterapeuta, a Magház Meseműhely alapítója. Munkám középpontjában a történetekre épülő társas-érzelmi fejlődés, a narratív jelentésalkotás és a gyerekek pszichés jóllétének támogatása áll.
After graduating from Deák Téri Evangélikus Gimnázium, I studied German Language Teaching at Eötvös Loránd University (2001–2005), followed by Psychology at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary (2003–2007). After completing my studies, I worked as an external lecturer at Károli Gáspár University, teaching personality development and career socialization courses for psychology students.
After the birth of my three children, I stepped away from university teaching; however, I continued my professional development throughout the following years. At Eötvös Loránd University, I obtained a methodological consultancy qualification in talent development. In addition, I completed professional trainings in autogenic training, focusing-oriented methods, and analytically oriented method-specific approaches.
While telling stories to my children, I rediscovered the world of folktales, which eventually led me to the Metamorphoses Meseterápia training founded by Ildikó Boldizsár. I became a certified Metamorphoses storyteller and later also worked as the leader of the translation working group. Since then, stories and folktales have become one of the most important connecting threads in both my professional and personal journey.
For more than fifteen years, I have been leading folktale-based sessions for preschool and early elementary school children, primarily focusing on the preventive development of social-emotional skills. In addition, I provide self-awareness and professional training courses for teacher trainees and psychology students.
For me, working with stories and folktales is at once a form of creation, research, and connection. I have translated and retold more than one hundred tales. How did the start get into the apple? (2021), Brave little parrot (2022), Not out problem! (2023), Mesemondó were published by Csimota Publishing.
2021-ben ösztöndíjas doktorandusz hallgatóként kezdtem meg kutatásaimat az ELTE PPK Iskolapszichológiai és Pedagógiai Pszichológiai Tanszékén. Kutatásaim középpontjában a kisiskolás gyerekek érzelemmegértésének, társas-érzelmi fejlődésének és jelentésalkotásának vizsgálata áll.
Ennek keretében dolgoztam ki a T.A.L.E. (Tale Activates Learning and Emotional-Growth) társas-érzelmi tanulást támogató és mentális egészségfejlesztő programot. A T.A.L.E. kutatásalapú, narratív megközelítésű program, amely narratív élményeken, kreatív-reflektív feldolgozáson és testi–érzelmi gyakorlatokon keresztül támogatja a gyerekek pszichés jóllétét és rezilienciáját.
The mixed-methods studies explore how narrative experiences may support the development of emotion comprehension, self-regulation, empathy, reflective functioning, and personal meaning-making during the early school years.
