Who am I?

I originally went to school in France and became an architect. My goal was to build homes for families with the intention to help them to evolve towards happiness. Along the way I got married, then pregnant and started to build my own family. As our children grew up, my partner and I decided to "unschool" them and I started advocating for homeschooling rights and freedoms, enabling each of our four kids, as well as children across France and Europe, to develop differently, with authenticity and respect.

Later on, I joined an income sharing intentional community in the USA, believing I would be able to share with this group all of my experiences and knowledge and yet I got confronted with traumas and addictions. My desire to understand the people around me led me to Gabor Maté's work and his teaching known as Compassionate Inquiry. I dove deep inside, discovering and working through my own traumas. Grounded by my own healing process, the knowledge and competence gleaned from Gabor and the many other valuable teachers and Mentors, I now offer assistance to others on their healing journey, online and in a rehabilitation center.

I am thrilled to be part of a Worldwide, upward, spiral movement making strides towards more freedom, inner peace and happiness. What about you?

Agnès Ohlenbusch

Daughter / Sister / Architect / Mother / Unschooler / Communitarian / Compassionate Inquirer

Why Fardap?

Fardap is an acronym made up of the first letter from each one of my family members’ first names.
A close-knit family unit has always been an important theme in our lives and the use of this abbreviation reminds me of that daily. Starting out as my email address in the late '90s, modified over time to incorporate our family's growth in size and number, it has now progressed into the name of my professional practice.

While developing a name for my website, this thought and the original intention behind it kept coming up again and again.
I realized that Fardap is the most authentic name for me to best represent my latest endeavor.

It represents my path in life. Not only where I come from and who I am today, but also with a look towards the future. It synthesizes my purpose and my deepest experiences with all my gratitude to my children and all the children and inner-children I have met.

Why CI?

One morning in late September 2022, I was in my bed not able to get up. I told myself "I have to do something!". Entering into a dialogue with myself about what and how, and my response was : "I want to learn something new, based on my experiences and knowledge, something challenging where I can learn to help myself, and others. And I want a special teacher : Gabor Maté!".

This is how it started. At the time, I didn't know that a course existed, I just knew I had been impressed and touched by the sharing and teachings of Gabor. Few days later, in two separate instances, one person I barely knew and another I never met before, told me that this course did exist. They encouraged me to take it. I applied, was accepted and now here I am.

Compassionate Inquiry, "CI", has brought me so much. First many explanations about "what is wrong with me?" (in fact there's nothing wrong!), then some technics, and before all an uplifting community of people doing the work and holding, supporting and encouraging each others. CI gave me first the hope then the conviction that I could heal from my traumas. It became my goal in life. I believe that the greatest gift we can give to our children and to the world is our own healing and happiness.
My invitation to you is to do it together.

Clients Testimonials

"I am so grateful to have found Agnès in her Compassionate Inquiry practice. Agnès’ professionalism, deep presence and empathy have been paramount in holding me through some of my most tender healing moments. Thank you so much Agnès!" J.R. - Iceland

"I found Agnès' technique to be welcoming, gentle, and insightful. I always look forward to our next session." A.D. - USA

"I've been taking Agnès's therapeutic service for the past 1.5 years. She is a gentle, sensitive and kind human being. As a therapist, she not only brings the insights from her therapeutic practice, she also shares her own experiences which helps me to choose my own path with trust, knowing fully well that she walked it. She goes above and beyond to deliver what her clients need and that's what I find exceptional about her. She has held space for my grief and anger and molded me into a much balanced being. I wish her the best and recommend everyone to take her service." A.G. - India

"Agnès is such a beautiful soul. Her gentle nature and attention to details has enabled me learn so much about myself and why I respond/behave the way I do. It's allowed me to heal and shift into new ways of being and seeing myself. She works magic with the Compassion Inquiry method. She is a great listener and communicates in a way that's easy to understand. If you are looking for someone who does Compassion Inquiry, I highly suggest Agnès." D.M. - USA

“I first met Agnès while living at an Intentional Community. We connected quickly through our shared interest in French culture, baking, and mental health. Shortly after my arrival, Agnès began studying Compassionate Inquiry (CI) under the tutelage of Gabor Maté in his exclusive and intensive online course. Her passion for learning led her down her own personal growth path in which I had the pleasure of being a part of. During her training, I experienced several life events that led me to seek Agnès' help. I was aware of her training and fascinated by the new therapy approach she was learning. My views align more with CI as a therapy than most traditional approaches, although there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to therapy modalities. Agnès' enthusiasm for growth, her willingness to assist and openness led her to share much of what she was learning with me. My intrigue in CI and current life situation led me to reach out to her for help. Luckily for me, Agnès agreed to give me multiple CI sessions towards the end of Gabor's course. Those sessions largely impacted my overall well-being, and I am eternally grateful to have shared those experiences with her. Agnès' genuine, compassionate, patient, attentive, responsive, and accepting nature paired with the techniques of CI were effective in helping me understand more of myself. Those sessions impacted my life in a way that shed new light into my own belief systems of who I am as an individual. They led to lasting personal growth and understanding, I believe for us both. Since taking Gabor Maté's CI online course, Agnès has continued her training through various online courses learning about mental health from some of the most renowned researchers and therapists in multiple fields. She has also gained valuable experience by working as a volunteer at a local drug rehabilitation center in the surrounding community. Agnès has spent countless hours studying, training, and practicing mental health and therapy. If CI aligns with what you feel will benefit you, then Agnès will certainly provide the care and treatment that will lead you further on your own personal growth journey.”                         C.H. - USA

“A session with Agnès always made me feel seen and accepted no matter in which condition I came. She has the maturity and relaxed attitude towards any situation occurring. She creates a safe space with big capacity which was really healing for me since I created the thought through life that I was too much. The best thing is that she will lead you inside yourself to sense your own truth and strengthen it. Her primary goal is that I become free and strong as individual which is act of selflessness and love. A highly recommended therapist!" M.R. - Croatia

"I found my sessions very helpful and insightful. Agnès was very easy to talk to and compassionate, I learned a lot about myself that I didn’t know. I would definitely recommend Agnès to anyone seeking a therapist." J.C. - United Kingdom

"Agnès is a very patient listener. I found her to be very empathetic. Her sessions gave me clarity on my situation. She gave me valuable suggestions and advice. Her sessions are helping in my healing journey. I feel grateful to have found her. Thanks!" S.G. - India