Paloma Rodríguez Carrington and Nora Sevbihiv Sinemillioglu in conversation

built on training. grounded in experience.

who we are.

Founded in Berlin by two mediators with roots on three continents. We help people navigate change, conflict and collaboration, one frame shift at a time.

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our story.

We are Nora Sevbihiv Sinemillioglu and Paloma Rodríguez Carrington. We founded frameshift in 2019 to support people who come to Berlin from all over the world to live and work. We help new arrivals and long-time residents alike navigate conflict, build leadership skills and strengthen collaboration across cultures.

We've both lived far from home, and know what it means to work through unfamiliar systems without support. frameshift is the resource we wished we'd had when we were starting out.

how we work.

Our background is in anthropology, mediation and systemic coaching. We bring that training to every mediation, coaching, training and facilitation engagement we take on, always tailored to the people in the room.

We've each lived and worked in more than nine countries, including France, Mexico, Syria, The Netherlands, Turkey and the United States. That experience shapes how we work: creating space where people can speak openly, be heard and move toward real outcomes.

We work primarily in English and German, with support in Arabic, Dutch, French, Spanish and Turkish on request. Our international backgrounds make us especially well suited to supporting expat and migrant communities in Berlin and beyond.

what we bring.

Every session is shaped by the same set of principles, regardless of the topic or the people in the room.

multi-partiality.

We're not neutral outsiders. We're engaged with every party involved, and accountable to all of them at once, not just one side. We hold the space and work with whatever each person brings to the table, without adding our own content or taking a position ourselves.

empathy.

We assume people have good reasons for their actions, even when those reasons aren't obvious. We take needs seriously, welcome ambiguity, and set discussion guidelines that keep the space safe for honesty.

flexibility.

Goals can shift mid-session as new information surfaces. When they do, we name the shift openly and help the group decide how to move forward.

clear structure.

We map out each session in advance and keep discussions on track, so clients spend their energy on the topic, not on managing the process.

time management.

We set the pace, track the clock, and build in breaks before people need them, not after.

creative methods.

We draw on tools like structured dialogue formats, visual mapping and targeted exercises to move a group from stuck to unstuck.

our core values.

Anti-racism, inclusivity, gender diversity, intersectional feminism and sustainability guide how we work. frameshift is committed to bringing these values into daily practice, for the people and institutions we work with.

We don't expect perfection, from our clients or ourselves. Everyone is on their own path. Our goal is to open conversations, build safety, and help clients reach their own goals, personal or professional.

our name.

frameshift is about actively shifting perspective. Mediation and coaching both mean stepping out of one pattern and into another, changing the frame through which we see events and relationships.

The word comes from genetics: a frameshift mutation is a small change, an insertion or deletion, that changes how a DNA sequence is read. We use this as a metaphor for our work: small shifts that change how a situation reads, and open the door to something better.

The name also nods to art: moving a work in relation to its frame can change what a viewer sees, even what the piece means. That mix of science and art reflects how we work, combining relational intuition with insight from the social sciences.