Systemic family therapy
Selected by the Coachfoundation as a top mental health coach
Kevin was born in 1974 in Birmingham, UK. In 2019 he was granted Austrian citizenship. He is married to an Austrian lady with whom he has a daughter.
Kevin is a psychotherapist registered and licensed to practice in Austria. He is trained in systemic family therapy and is also a certified emotion-focused therapist (ICEEFT), a senior coach (ACC/IOBC), a hypnotherapist, and a member of the International Society for Hypnosis (ISH). He has received advanced training in trauma therapy (LASF / FEMDRA) and hypnosystemic approaches for supervision, coaching, and personal development (MEI / Hypnosynstitut).
Kevin has been a faculty member at various Austrian and international conferences and is the author of articles and contributions to professional journals and literature on psychotherapy and hypnosis. In 2023 Kevin was selected as a top mental health coach by Coachfoundation.
WISH Mindscience is a centre for mental health and professional coaching. Our team consists of specialists in psychotherapy, psychology, psychiatry, and coaching.
In my role as a psychotherapist and coach, I work with private individuals, couples, and families, as well as with team members, professionals, and executives of various companies. Companies I have worked with include MeisterLabs GmbH, Fürstenberg Institute, Xing, Konunu, Live Nation, Borealis, SMC, and Rhomberg Bau.
Psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy, coaching, and supervision in various group practices in Vienna.
Psychotherapy with patients in psychiatric rehabilitation, particularly those with burnout and depression.
Vocational training on the job in various institutions:
- Psychotherapy clinic of the Lehranstalt für systemische Familientherapie (LASF)
- Neurological Centre, Otto Wagner Hospital
- Kolping counselling services
- EXUF Verein für Existenz- und Familienberatung (existential and family counselling)
Co-trainer for courses on NLP, coaching, team building and personality development. Clients included WIFI Burgenland, Canon, Labau landscape gardening.
- T-Mobile International Austria GmbH, Vienna, senior marketing manager (2006-2012)
- Mediornet GmbH, Vienna, head of marketing (2003-2006)
- SAS Austria, Vienna, business intelligence consultant (2000-2003)
- SOLID Partners, Brussels, senior consultant, business intelligence (1998-2000)
- OCS Consulting, London, junior consultant, business intelligence (1997-1998)
Polski Instytut Ericksonowski / The International Society of Hypnosis (ISH)
Bridging the expectation gap: combining medical and psychotherapeutic approaches in the use of hypnosis as an experiential learning tool.
Joint Workshop with Dr. Stella Nkenke.
Organizer: Das Verein für Psychosoziale und Psychotherapeutische Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung (VPA)
Workshop: Wenn das Chaos intensiver Emotionalität die Paartherapie bedroht - Emotionsfokussierte Ansätze, um Reaktivität positiv anzuordnen und therapeutisch nutzbar zu machen (EN. When the chaos of intense emotionality threatens couples therapy - emotion-focused approaches to positively framing reactivity and utilizing it therapeutically)
Milton Erickson Institut Innsbruck (MEI).
Der Narr, der Liebhaber und der Dichter sind voller Fantasie. Die Utilisierung von Metaphern, Storytelling und ver-rückten Wahrheiten in der Paartherapie
(EN. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are of imagination all compact. The Utilisation of metaphors, storytelling, and unusual narratives in Couples Therapy)
Organizer: Das Verein für Psychosoziale und Psychotherapeutische Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung (VPA)
Workshop: Kälte existiert nicht, es gibt lediglich (Wärme und) weniger Wärme. Hypnotherapeutische Ansätze zur Inspiration von Bindung und Liebe. (EN. There is no cold, only absence of heat - hypnosystemic approaches for eliciting bonding and love)
Workshop: There is no cold, only absence of heat: eliciting emotional warmth in relationships.
Congress organised by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. The workshop is published as an audio stream here.
Organizer: Das Verein für Psychosoziale und Psychotherapeutische Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung (VPA)
Workshop: Engpässe in der Paartherapie – was nun? Hypnosystemische Vorgehensweisen zur Erweiterung des Beziehungshorizonts. (EN. Where to go from a dead end in couples therapy. Hypnosystemic approaches for setting courses for new relationship horizons.)
Volkshochschule (VHS) Wien (Adult Education Centre Vienna)
Interactive lecture on attachment in long-distance relationships.
Orgnised by FIBEL - Frauen-Initiative Bikulturelle Ehen und Lebensgemeinschaften (EN Women's Initiative for Bicultural Marriages and Cohabitation) and Volkshochschule (VHS) Wien (Adult Education Centre Viena)
Interactive lecture on attachment in long-distance relationships.
Aktion Leben (EN. Action Life) prenatal counselling
Hypnosystemic concepts for fostering love and attachment in couples therapy.
Jour Fixe Abend of the ÖAS - Österreichische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für systemische Therapie & systemische Studien (EN. Austrian Working Group for Systemic Therapy & Systemic Studies)
Hypnosystemic approaches for fostering love and attachment in couples therapy.
Jour Fixe evening organised by the LASF - Lehranstalt für systemische Familientherapie (EN. Academy for Systemic Family Therapy).
Hypnosystemic approaches for fostering love and attachment in couples therapy.
Jour Fixe evening organised by the LASF - Lehranstalt für systemische Familientherapie (EN. Academy for Systemic Family Therapy).
With Sue Johnson and Leanne Campbell / EFT Vancouver Island
Jeff's Master Class is a practice-based seminar for experienced psychotherapists and coaches who want to refine experiential techniques. I have attended four times over a period of six years.
Training led by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). With Gail Palmer, Helene Igwebuike, and Sandra Taylor. Supervision with Rebecca Jorgensen.
- Certification in September 2022
- Core Skills 1-4
- Externship
With Martina Gross (Hypnosynstitut) and Reinhold Bartl (Milton Erickson Institut Innsbruck).
Hypnosynstitut curriculum for clinical hypnosis and hypnotherapy which meets the guidelines of the international Milton Erickson Gesellschaft (MEG).
With Ortwin Meiss, Gunther Schmidt, Martina Gross, Dirk Revenstorf, Elsbeth Freundenfeld, Cornelia Schweizer, Guita Benguid
Organised by the Academy for Systemic and Family Therapy (LASF) and die Freie EMDR Akademie (FEMDRA)
Academy for Systemic and Family Therapy (LASF)
During this specialised training, psychotherapists in training must as part of their training work with clients under supervision for 700 hours. At the end of training, psychotherapists are registered in the Austrian list of psychotherapists.
Verein für Rogerianische Psychotherapie (VRP)
Pass with distinction.
Institut Kutschera and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Vienna (WIFI Wien)
Coaching training based on NLP and systemic approaches
Interdisciplinary study of human cognition incorporating insights from cognitive psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, philosophy, and the field of artificial intelligence.
Aston University and the University of Innsbruck (year 3).
In Handbook of Hypnotic Techniques, Vol. 2: Favorite Methods of Master Clinicians (Voices of Experience), edited by Mark P. Jensen
„Recipes for couples working on a budget: nourishing love and romance from the leftovers” in the Journal of the LASF (Academy for Systemic Family Therapy).
„Introduction to Blues Dancing – inspiring choreographies for mourners and their deceased” in the Journal of the LASF (Academy for Systemic Family Therapy).
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