ABOUT
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, a Registered EuroPsy Psychologist, and SGfB and BACP registered Counsellor and Psychological Therapist. She has gained her doctoral level Counselling Psychologist training in London, the United Kingdom.
Dr Jonna Kayatz abides to the HCPC, BACP, BPS and SGfB ethical frameworks and undertakes continuous professional development activities to ensure her skills and knowledge remain up-to-date and to provide the highest standard of care.
Dr Jonna Kayatz has clinical experience in primary, secondary and specialist services (NHS) as well as charity and non-profit, such as Hospice care, organisations, and private practice setting. Her clinical experience covers working with individuals presenting from modest to complex mental health challenges. Furthermore, her diverse professional experience covers also research, consultation, audit and evaluation of services, reflective practice facilitation, supervision and mental health training of managers and healthcare professionals in hospital settings, as well as Scientific Committee work for a European Psychology Congress and presenting in international conferences.
Previously she worked in an international corporate setting in Helsinki, New York and London. She held roles in international mobility and rotational leadership programmes, human resources, recruiting and talent acquisition, and professional development.
Clinical experience includes:
trauma-pathway of an addiction service
staff wellbeing and psychological support of AN Occupational Health service in a leading teaching hospital
clinical health psychology and specialist psychological medicine service
psychodynamic psychotherapy community counselling service
family bereavement support SERVICE in a hospice; end of life and palliative care service
Counselling and IAPT services of primary care practices
“I have an interest in phenomenological research and DEEPLY understanding MORE ABOUT people’s lived experiences."
How people navigate difficult experiences in different contexts and relational circumstances that can be challenging to their psychological wellbeing, has been my interest over the years. My doctoral dissertation explored the lived experiences of Palliative Care Physicians’ grief experiences over patient deaths in the hospice context.
Personally, I have lived experience in what it takes to grow and navigate in different environments having lived and worked in Finland and New York; studied, worked and raised a family in London and Switzerland. These experiences have made me more passionate about living life more authentically and being brave to shape one’s life to a more meaningful one.
Through all my various professional activities I drive to reduce the stigma around mental health difficulties. Particularly, I thrive to promote the understanding of mental health challenges and human distress often being understandable responses to abnormal circumstances. Furthermore, I commit to supporting and 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
Registered Member of Swiss Association for Counselling | Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Beratung SGfB
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
Swiss Association for Counselling | Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Beratung SGfB
