Multicultural Therapists in Lucerne

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Nadia Varandas
Psychologist, MSc, FSP
Verified Verified
6003 Lucerne
I am committed to support those who want to observe their life from a different perspective. Committed to working on your well-being and mental health. Through listening and reflection, an encounter takes place that enables creativity and change. For young adults, adults and couples.
I am committed to support those who want to observe their life from a different perspective. Committed to working on your well-being and mental health. Through listening and reflection, an encounter takes place that enables creativity and change. For young adults, adults and couples.
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Gratie Therapy
Counsellor, PhD
Verified Verified
6000 Lucerne
In a therapeutic relationship in which we are ourselves without a social mask and fully present, our brains, the most amazing organs in the universe, are continually shaped. You don't need to succumb to anxiety, stress, and other negative emotions. False fears and wrong beliefs affect all of us, you are not alone. Thoughts are not facts. Once you have become proficient at identifying your automatic thoughts and emotions, you could live the life you love and love the life you live. When thinking about the most meaningful life for yourself, you could also consider your strengths and how to make use of your own great potential.
In a therapeutic relationship in which we are ourselves without a social mask and fully present, our brains, the most amazing organs in the universe, are continually shaped. You don't need to succumb to anxiety, stress, and other negative emotions. False fears and wrong beliefs affect all of us, you are not alone. Thoughts are not facts. Once you have become proficient at identifying your automatic thoughts and emotions, you could live the life you love and love the life you live. When thinking about the most meaningful life for yourself, you could also consider your strengths and how to make use of your own great potential.
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Amy Schwander
MSc
Verified Verified
6006 Lucerne  (Online Only)
Are you comfortable being authentically You? Is your genuine self optimal? Would you like clarity and support? Are you happy, kind, generous, or are there other qualities that you would like to address? Life and life transitions including transformation can be challenging. Do you have an abundant or adventurous or simple and light lifestyle? Do you need clarity and support? Would you like to better understand and share yourself? Do you have healthy Relations? Do you take good care of yourself? Taking care of others can be challenging as well. Do you have questions about parenting or lifespan development including spiritual practice?
Are you comfortable being authentically You? Is your genuine self optimal? Would you like clarity and support? Are you happy, kind, generous, or are there other qualities that you would like to address? Life and life transitions including transformation can be challenging. Do you have an abundant or adventurous or simple and light lifestyle? Do you need clarity and support? Would you like to better understand and share yourself? Do you have healthy Relations? Do you take good care of yourself? Taking care of others can be challenging as well. Do you have questions about parenting or lifespan development including spiritual practice?
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Barbara Tresca
Psychologist, FSP
Verified Verified
6000 Lucerne
We experience difficulties in different ways. Often people seek therapy when they have been feeling feeling more anxious, stressed or frustrated more than usual, sometimes indicating a life transition such as relationship problems or difficulties at work. At other times clients get in touch when they noticed that something does not feel good but are still unsure of the reasons that may lie beneath and are keen to develop insight. We will build a shared understanding of current difficulties, and together will identify your hopes, goals and needsI draw from psychological evidence-based approaches to inform your unique treatment plan.
We experience difficulties in different ways. Often people seek therapy when they have been feeling feeling more anxious, stressed or frustrated more than usual, sometimes indicating a life transition such as relationship problems or difficulties at work. At other times clients get in touch when they noticed that something does not feel good but are still unsure of the reasons that may lie beneath and are keen to develop insight. We will build a shared understanding of current difficulties, and together will identify your hopes, goals and needsI draw from psychological evidence-based approaches to inform your unique treatment plan.
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Somatic Psychology and Therapy
Psychologist, PhD, FSP
Verified Verified
6002 Lucerne  (Online Only)
Have overwhelming events of the past marked your relationships with yourself and the world? Does your present life context trigger difficult emotional reactions, interpersonal or professional challenges? Do you suffer from lingering mental health issues and want to improve your wellbeing? Therapy can provide a safe transformational opportunity to explore and heal what is difficult in your life. My role is to offer you a confidential and non-judgmental space for understanding, processing and learning how to manage unresolved, often conflicting feelings, thoughts and actions which impact quality of your life and relationships.
Have overwhelming events of the past marked your relationships with yourself and the world? Does your present life context trigger difficult emotional reactions, interpersonal or professional challenges? Do you suffer from lingering mental health issues and want to improve your wellbeing? Therapy can provide a safe transformational opportunity to explore and heal what is difficult in your life. My role is to offer you a confidential and non-judgmental space for understanding, processing and learning how to manage unresolved, often conflicting feelings, thoughts and actions which impact quality of your life and relationships.
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Natalia Braun
MSc
Verified Verified
6000 Lucerne  (Online Only)
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Sigmund Freud. I would like to invite you to a safe space of a co-created relationship, where you can talk without being judged, make meaning of what you have been going through, and co-discover this meaning in free association. I am trained in contemporary psychoanalysis, gestalt and expressive arts therapies as well as crisis interventions.
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Sigmund Freud. I would like to invite you to a safe space of a co-created relationship, where you can talk without being judged, make meaning of what you have been going through, and co-discover this meaning in free association. I am trained in contemporary psychoanalysis, gestalt and expressive arts therapies as well as crisis interventions.
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Nathalie Grand
MA
Verified Verified
1637 Charmey
I have a multicultural and complementary background: I am Swiss and grew up in the Middle East and London and I have worked for 15 years in fast-moving consumer goods companies.
I use Positive Psychology to inspire and help my clients to thrive and flourish. I use a mix of positive psychology, CBT, strength-based and mindfulness approaches. As a certified trainer and nutritionist, I adopt a holistic approach addressing the mind and the body as they mutually influence each other. My aim is for my clients to find meaning in their lives with a strong sense of purpose and to find their balance to be able to flourish.
I have a multicultural and complementary background: I am Swiss and grew up in the Middle East and London and I have worked for 15 years in fast-moving consumer goods companies.
I use Positive Psychology to inspire and help my clients to thrive and flourish. I use a mix of positive psychology, CBT, strength-based and mindfulness approaches. As a certified trainer and nutritionist, I adopt a holistic approach addressing the mind and the body as they mutually influence each other. My aim is for my clients to find meaning in their lives with a strong sense of purpose and to find their balance to be able to flourish.
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Caroline Linda Bucher
MA
Verified Verified
8008 Zürich
Welcome to my career counseling & coaching practice. It is my intention to support people in finding meaningful work that fits with who they are and what they want. I assist them to find a new career, reinvent their existing one, navigating their education and making sound choices that are in alignment with their goals and dreams. I have been working as a career and personal counselor in public and non-profit career centers in Switzerland and in Silicon Valley/USA, for the city of Zurich, and in private practice. Being bi-cultural and having lived in the US and Switzerland, I gained multicultural experience.
Welcome to my career counseling & coaching practice. It is my intention to support people in finding meaningful work that fits with who they are and what they want. I assist them to find a new career, reinvent their existing one, navigating their education and making sound choices that are in alignment with their goals and dreams. I have been working as a career and personal counselor in public and non-profit career centers in Switzerland and in Silicon Valley/USA, for the city of Zurich, and in private practice. Being bi-cultural and having lived in the US and Switzerland, I gained multicultural experience.
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Psychologist/Couple Therapy/CBT Psychotherapy
Dr.phil.
Verified Verified
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds  (Online Only)
4) Counselling for suicide 5)Teenage Counseling 5) Life-Coaching 6)Cross Cultural Therapy for multicultural couples and families.
Hi. I am a Psychologist, Relationship counselor/ Marital Counselor, Family Therapist, Trauma therapist and Dementia therapist. I am also a Cross-Cultural Psychological Psychotherapist. I hold a doctorate in Psychology and PhD in Psychology of Dementia. I also hold a UK Cognitive Behavioral Diploma (CBT). My work experience is with patients experiencing: emotional problems including: traumatic events, anxiety, depression, death and dying and dementia. My psychological-psychotherapy work experience also covers : couple therapy, reproductive and sex therapy, teenage counseling and racial-related/Cross-Cultural issues.
4) Counselling for suicide 5)Teenage Counseling 5) Life-Coaching 6)Cross Cultural Therapy for multicultural couples and families.
Hi. I am a Psychologist, Relationship counselor/ Marital Counselor, Family Therapist, Trauma therapist and Dementia therapist. I am also a Cross-Cultural Psychological Psychotherapist. I hold a doctorate in Psychology and PhD in Psychology of Dementia. I also hold a UK Cognitive Behavioral Diploma (CBT). My work experience is with patients experiencing: emotional problems including: traumatic events, anxiety, depression, death and dying and dementia. My psychological-psychotherapy work experience also covers : couple therapy, reproductive and sex therapy, teenage counseling and racial-related/Cross-Cultural issues.
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Meriel Stanton
Psychologist, FSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
8002 Zürich
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Open minded non judgmental bilingual who works with integrity, sensitivity, kindness and clarity I am collaborative, flexible and culturally sensitive and create a safe place in which clients feel comfortable to process and heal As a Sensorimotor Psychotherapist my work is grounded in and informed by modern interpersonal & neurobiological psychological wisdom of the Polyvagal Theory. I combine skillful talk therapy with mindfulness, the memory, wisdom of the body, & breath, and body awareness. My clients come from all walks of life and vary in their needs . PTSD & developmental wounds, low self esteem relational probs, stress
Open minded non judgmental bilingual who works with integrity, sensitivity, kindness and clarity I am collaborative, flexible and culturally sensitive and create a safe place in which clients feel comfortable to process and heal As a Sensorimotor Psychotherapist my work is grounded in and informed by modern interpersonal & neurobiological psychological wisdom of the Polyvagal Theory. I combine skillful talk therapy with mindfulness, the memory, wisdom of the body, & breath, and body awareness. My clients come from all walks of life and vary in their needs . PTSD & developmental wounds, low self esteem relational probs, stress
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Ian Reid
MSc
Verified Verified
4000 Basel  (Online Only)
You're looking for a uniquely safe, ethical, and confidential space, dedicated to supporting you in your emotional life and relationships? You're welcome, wherever you are, individually or as a couple. Life has its ups and downs, and right now you're feeling troubled. You may have been hurting for some time and holding it in; perhaps something new has happened to disturb or upset you emotionally. You need to talk confidentially, to someone you can trust; someone who'll listen, be beside you, and support you in finding a way through; someone who's highly dual-qualified and experienced in holding and helping what troubles you.
You're looking for a uniquely safe, ethical, and confidential space, dedicated to supporting you in your emotional life and relationships? You're welcome, wherever you are, individually or as a couple. Life has its ups and downs, and right now you're feeling troubled. You may have been hurting for some time and holding it in; perhaps something new has happened to disturb or upset you emotionally. You need to talk confidentially, to someone you can trust; someone who'll listen, be beside you, and support you in finding a way through; someone who's highly dual-qualified and experienced in holding and helping what troubles you.
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Katia Voutsa
Psychologist, MSc, FSP
Verified Verified
8050 Zürich  (Online Only)
worked as a mental health professional in public & private institutions (general psychiatric & psychotherapy services, psychosocial integration, as well in specialized services for victims of collective violence & trauma). During an collaborative psychotherapeutic process, the identification & analysis of underlying behavioral, emotional, interpersonal dysfunctional patterns can help discover more adaptive ways to deal with reality & life as well as reconstruct & restore meaningfulness. Healing is thought to be a result of introspection, insight.
worked as a mental health professional in public & private institutions (general psychiatric & psychotherapy services, psychosocial integration, as well in specialized services for victims of collective violence & trauma). During an collaborative psychotherapeutic process, the identification & analysis of underlying behavioral, emotional, interpersonal dysfunctional patterns can help discover more adaptive ways to deal with reality & life as well as reconstruct & restore meaningfulness. Healing is thought to be a result of introspection, insight.
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Shagoon Maurya
MA Psyc
Verified Verified
6300 Zug
I am an enthusiastic, energetic and reliable individual with a wealth of experiences combined with appropriate qualifications who has been supporting individuals through general, complex and diverse issues they may experience. I believe in creative yet simple ways to bring out positive emotional, social and cognitive changes in people. I have a diverse and comprehensive educational background from the University of Adelaide and Delhi (India). I have current police checks, all my DCSI screenings. Providing E-Counselling to Asians and Indians. In one sentence, encouraging self care, positivity and mental health is my life’s passion.
I am an enthusiastic, energetic and reliable individual with a wealth of experiences combined with appropriate qualifications who has been supporting individuals through general, complex and diverse issues they may experience. I believe in creative yet simple ways to bring out positive emotional, social and cognitive changes in people. I have a diverse and comprehensive educational background from the University of Adelaide and Delhi (India). I have current police checks, all my DCSI screenings. Providing E-Counselling to Asians and Indians. In one sentence, encouraging self care, positivity and mental health is my life’s passion.
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Saeed Behkam
MSc
Verified Verified
8001 Zürich
About Saeed Behckam: •Master degree in Clinical Psychology •Member of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) •American Psychological Association (APA)Besides English language I also welcome people of Persian/Farsi language.
About Saeed Behckam: •Master degree in Clinical Psychology •Member of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) •American Psychological Association (APA)Besides English language I also welcome people of Persian/Farsi language.
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Natalia Novitsky
Psychologist, Lic.psych.
Verified Verified
8712 Stäfa
Finnish is my first language and I prefer work on Finnish or English, Russian is also possible sometimes.
Finnish is my first language and I prefer work on Finnish or English, Russian is also possible sometimes.
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Tara A Gaffney
Counsellor, MSc
Verified Verified
4051 Basel
Living abroad is exciting, challenging and much more. Both new and existing challenges can be more difficult to manage while living outside your home country. Our problems can be magnified due to a lack of support system, cultural barriers and misunderstandings. Finding a resource who understand this, someone that can provide counseling services from a multi-cultural perspective, in fluent English, can be daunting. If you are looking for a counselor in Basel, see my website for more information. I offer my services in person in my Basel office as well as virtually-visit website for more information.
Living abroad is exciting, challenging and much more. Both new and existing challenges can be more difficult to manage while living outside your home country. Our problems can be magnified due to a lack of support system, cultural barriers and misunderstandings. Finding a resource who understand this, someone that can provide counseling services from a multi-cultural perspective, in fluent English, can be daunting. If you are looking for a counselor in Basel, see my website for more information. I offer my services in person in my Basel office as well as virtually-visit website for more information.
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Martina Famos
Counsellor
Verified Verified
7550 Scuol
I offer you the opportunity to retreat alone or with your partner to the Engadine/Scuol area, where you can enjoy private walk and talk therapy sessions amidst the beauty of nature. This unique approach to therapy promotes an open and dynamic atmosphere, and being outdoors can help alleviate the intensity of face-to-face conversations, making you feel more relaxed and at ease. The retreats are designed to help you find commitment and momentum, which are two important factors for successful counseling. It also provides a break from your everyday life, so you can focus on your own self-care and well-being.
I offer you the opportunity to retreat alone or with your partner to the Engadine/Scuol area, where you can enjoy private walk and talk therapy sessions amidst the beauty of nature. This unique approach to therapy promotes an open and dynamic atmosphere, and being outdoors can help alleviate the intensity of face-to-face conversations, making you feel more relaxed and at ease. The retreats are designed to help you find commitment and momentum, which are two important factors for successful counseling. It also provides a break from your everyday life, so you can focus on your own self-care and well-being.
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Caroline Shama-Levaillant
Verified Verified
8006 Zürich
"We live life forwards, but only understand it backwards" - Søren Kirgegaard. As a systemic counsellor and therapist, I always see people as part of a system. What they experience there, which values are represented and how they communicate with each other decisively shapes us. Like a mobile, every link and every movement has an influence on the rest of the system. This way of looking at things helps us to look at our own system from a distance, to better understand its origins and connections and to initiate appropriate changes.
"We live life forwards, but only understand it backwards" - Søren Kirgegaard. As a systemic counsellor and therapist, I always see people as part of a system. What they experience there, which values are represented and how they communicate with each other decisively shapes us. Like a mobile, every link and every movement has an influence on the rest of the system. This way of looking at things helps us to look at our own system from a distance, to better understand its origins and connections and to initiate appropriate changes.
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Expat Psychologist Zug
Psychologist, Lic.psych., FSP
Verified Verified
6300 Zug
Happier life. Better relationships. Satisfying career. What are you looking for? ” We can’t solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” – Albert Einstein. Psychology is so much more than just the “study of the mind.” We aim to reduce distress and to enhance and promote psychological well-being and to help you cope with various life stressors.
Happier life. Better relationships. Satisfying career. What are you looking for? ” We can’t solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” – Albert Einstein. Psychology is so much more than just the “study of the mind.” We aim to reduce distress and to enhance and promote psychological well-being and to help you cope with various life stressors.
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Marta Rico Bofill
Psychologist, MSc, FSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
8006 Zürich
The approach I take with my patients varies from one patient to another. Like a "modiste" I "tailor" my sessions, creating a personalised therapeutic plan for each patient. I only work with evidence based therapies that I have been trained in: Behavioural therapy, Cognitive- Behavioural therapy, Family therapy and Humanist therapy. ​ My primary tool is psycho education. I believe in educating the population with evidence based practices while maintaining a close, personal, confidential and safe-space relationship. Some of the most useful tools I use include: semi-structured interviews and functional analysis.
The approach I take with my patients varies from one patient to another. Like a "modiste" I "tailor" my sessions, creating a personalised therapeutic plan for each patient. I only work with evidence based therapies that I have been trained in: Behavioural therapy, Cognitive- Behavioural therapy, Family therapy and Humanist therapy. ​ My primary tool is psycho education. I believe in educating the population with evidence based practices while maintaining a close, personal, confidential and safe-space relationship. Some of the most useful tools I use include: semi-structured interviews and functional analysis.
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Multicultural Counsellors

What type of therapy is multicultural therapy?

Multicultural therapy is not tied to any specific therapy; rather, it is an overarching approach to therapy that aims to acknowledge and address the influence that factors like race, gender identity, and cultural background can have on someone’s life. Multicultural approaches can be applied to CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and others, and can be practiced with individuals, couples, families, or groups.

What can I expect from multicultural therapy?

Multicultural counselling should be tailored to the client’s unique identity and cultural needs. Such approaches often prioritise the building of trust so that the client feels comfortable exploring various aspects of their identity and any challenges caused by mismatches between their identity and the dominant culture. Beyond that, the format and timeline of therapy will be heavily influenced by the therapist’s preferred therapy approach and the specific problems for which the client sought therapy.

Can multicultural therapy help treat trauma?

Yes. Cultural factors such as racial background, gender identity and or sexuality, and immigration or refugee status can influence both whether someone experiences trauma and how they cope afterward. Multicultural approaches to trauma-informed care will be aware of these influences, helping the client recognise how their response to trauma may be shaped by their cultural background and identify coping mechanisms that take their identity into account.

What are the benefits of seeing a multicultural therapist?

Members of minority groups who seek therapy are sometimes frustrated by providers who don’t understand their cultural background or dismiss the ways in which race, gender, or other facets of their identity influence their lived experience. Seeing a multicultural therapist can help these clients feel seen, understood, and able to develop solutions to life challenges that take their upbringing, beliefs, and past experiences into account.