After journalistic internships at SZ, Hessischer Rundfunk and Deutsche Welle Berlin, she switched to teaching at Bavarian grammar schools for the subjects German, history and ethics. She has been a guidance counselor since 2009 after completing a state examination in learning psychology and a series of further training courses in learning coaching. Exam anxiety is one of her main topics, on which she offers training courses and seminars. As a certified mediator and systemic solution-oriented consultant, she knows the school system from the perspective of conflicts and difficulties with the system.