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Kayatz counselling & Psychology
Kayatz Counselling and Psychology practice was founded by Dr Jonna Kayatz (CPsychol) to offer psychological counselling and consultations services for adults, expats, professionals, healthcare professionals and executives, and to support clients in navigating complexities in their personal and professional lives.
Through a modern approach and a hybrid practice model the one-on-one sessions are conducted in person in Zürich and online sessions via Zoom allowing more flexibility.
Services also include workplace mental health training and consultations, and reflective practice group facilitation for professionals, healthcare professionals and organisations.
ABOUT
Dr Jonna Kayatz is an HCPC registered and a BPS chartered Counselling Psychologist and BACP registered Counsellor and Psychological Therapist. She has gained her doctoral level Counselling Psychologist training in London, the United Kingdom. Previously she worked in an international corporate setting in Helsinki, New York and London.
Dr Jonna Kayatz abides to the HCPC, BACP and BPS ethical frameworks and undertakes continuous professional development activities.
Her experience covers research, consultation, audit and evaluation of services, peer supervision and mental health training of managers and members in hospital settings, in addition to Scientific Committee work for a European Psychology Congress and presenting in international conferences.
Clinical experience includes:
The trauma-pathway of an addiction service
A staff wellbeing and psychological support of AN Occupational Health service in a leading teaching hospital
A clinical health psychology and specialist psychological medicine service
A psychodynamic psychotherapy community counselling service
A family bereavement support SERVICE in a hospice
Counselling and IAPT services of primary care practices
“I have an interest in phenomenological research and understanding of people’s lived experiences."
Dr Jonna Kayatz has gained a broad experience and an understanding what it takes to grow and navigate in different environments having lived in London, New York, Finland and Switzerland. These experiences have made her more passionate about living life more authentically and being brave to shape one’s life to a more meaningful one.
Through all various professional activities she drives to reduce the stigma around mental health difficulties, particularly promoting the understanding of mental health challenges and human distress being understandable responses to abnormal circumstances, and contributing to creating more resilient individuals, more understanding societies leading to more sustainable communities.
Education and qualifications
BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist
European Certificate in Psychology (EuroPsy) | EFPA
Registered Member of the UK Health and Care Professions Council HCPC
Professional Doctorate DPsych in Counselling Psychology | City, University of London
Reflective Practice Facilitator | Psychotherapy for Healthcare Ltd
MSc in Counselling Psychology | City, University of London
Registered Member MBACP of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | BACP
Registered Member GMBPsS of British Psychological Society | BPS
Register of Qualifications in Test User (RQTU): Personality and Occupational Psychometrics Testing | BP S
Oxford Women’s Leadership Development Programme | University of Oxford and Saïd Business School
PG Diploma in International Humanitarian Psychosocial Consultation | University of East London
Certificate in Psychotraumatology | European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and British Psychological Society BPS
Counselling Skills Certificate | London Metropolitan University
PG Diploma in Psychology | London Metropolitan University
Professional memberships
British Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Licensed Practitioner Psychologist
British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Membership GBPsS
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Registered Member MBACP
