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Curriculum Vitae: Kevin J. Hall, BSc (hons), MSc

 
Kevin J. Hall, BSc (hons), MSc
Psychotherapist, Coach, Speaker
+43 1 9900858
WISH Mindscience, Straßgschwandtnerstraße 4/1, 1140 Vienna
Certifications and Professional Accreditation
Austrian state registered psychotherapist

Systemic family therapy

Top Coach Award

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.


Career History
Founder and director. Psychotherapist and coach.
WISH Mindscience, 1140 ViennaFrom 2017

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.

Psychotherapist and Coach
Practice for Psychotherapy and Coaching, Vienna2012 - 2017

Psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy, coaching, and supervision in various group practices in Vienna.

Individual and group psychotherapy
Sonnenpark rehabilitation clinic, Neusiedlersee, Austria2012 – 2013

Psychotherapy with patients in psychiatric rehabilitation, particularly those with burnout and depression.

Psychotherapist in training
Various social and psychiatric institutions2009 - 2011

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
Institut Kutschera, Vienna2007 - 2010

Co-trainer for courses on NLP, coaching, team building and personality development. Clients included WIFI Burgenland, Canon, Labau landscape gardening. 

Business Consulting and Marketing
Various companies in UK, Belgium and Austria1999 - 2012
  • 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)


Conference Speaking Engagements
XXII World Congress of Medical & Clinical Hypnosis
Crakow, PolandJune 2024

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. 

Couples Conference - "Liebesglück & Liebesfrust"
Linz, AustriaApril 2023

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)

Hypnosystemic Conference - Hypnosystemische Tagung - "Begegnung auf Augenhöhe"
Innsbruck, AustriaJuly 2022

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)

Couples Conference - "Paare und Dynamik"
Vienna, AustriaOctober 2020

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)

13th International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
Phoenix, USA2019

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.

Couples Conference - "Paare in Bewegung III"
Vienna, AustriaOctober 2018

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.)


Instructional Therapy and Teaching Engagements
Liebe auf Distanz (EN. Love from a Distance)
ViennaOctober 2021

Volkshochschule (VHS) Wien (Adult Education Centre Vienna)

Interactive lecture on attachment in long-distance relationships.

Liebe auf Distanz (EN. Love from a Distance)
ViennaFebruary 2021

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.

Workshop: Reactive Couples and the Triangulation with the Unborn Child
ViennaMarch 2019

Aktion Leben (EN. Action Life) prenatal counselling

Workshop: "Mit leerem Magen ist nicht gut arbeiten"
ViennaMay 2018

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)

Workshop: Engpässe in der Paartherapie – was nun?
LinzMay 2018

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).

Workshop: Engpässe in der Paartherapie – was nun?
ViennaSeptember 2017

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).


Training and Education
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 OnlineAugust 2021
OnlineAugust 2021

With Sue Johnson and Leanne Campbell / EFT Vancouver Island

Jeffrey Zeig Master Class
Vienna2016 - 2022

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. 

Ausbildung und Zertifizierung als emotionsfokussierter Therapeut
London2018 - 2022

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


Hypnosystemic concepts for coaching, supervision and personality development
Vienna2017 - 2018

With Martina Gross (Hypnosynstitut) and Reinhold Bartl (Milton Erickson Institut Innsbruck).

Advanced training in clinical hypnosis and Ericksonian hypnotherapy
Vienna2015 - 2017

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

Advanced clinical training in trauma therapy and EMDR (Level 1)
Vienna2013 - 2014
Advanced clinical training in psychotherapy (Fachspezifikum/Austrian state licence), systemic and family therapy
Vienna2010 - 2014

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.

Propaedeutic studies in psychotherapy
Vienna2007 - 2010
NLP Master
Vienna2008 - 2009
Dipl. Coach & NLP Practioner
Vienna2006 - 2008

Institut Kutschera and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Vienna (WIFI Wien)

Coaching training based on NLP and systemic approaches

MSc, Cognitive Science
Birmingham, UK1996 - 1997

University of Birmingham

Interdisciplinary study of human cognition incorporating insights from cognitive psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, philosophy, and the field of artificial intelligence.

BSc (hons), International Business with German
Aston University, UK1992 - 1996
Publications
Five Principles of Interpersonal Alchemy for Enhancing Rapport and Eliciting Responsiveness
Denny Creek Press (Kirkland)2020
Ökonomische Rezepte für die Arbeit mit Paaren – Die Verwertung von bestehenden Zutaten zur Ernährung der Liebe.
Systemische Notizen, Vol. 022017

„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).

Read the article in German here

Zum Blues tanzen lernen – beschwingende Tanzschritte für Trauernde und deren Verstorbene
Systemische Notizen, Vol. 022017

„Introduction to Blues Dancing – inspiring choreographies for mourners and their deceased” in the Journal of the LASF (Academy for Systemic Family Therapy).

Read the article in German here