lic. phil. Misa Yamanaka
E-Mail: myamanaka@ifpt.ch
- Co-director of Klaus-Grawe-Institute
- Certified Psychotherapist FSP (Federal Association of Psychologists)
- Master of Advanced Studies in Psychotherapy MASPT
- Lecturer for postgradual studies and training: Klaus-Grawe-Institute and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Education and Workexperience
- Since 2010: Psychotherapist at Klaus-Grawe-Institute
- 2006-2011: Postgradual training (cognitive behavioral and interpersonal psychotherapy, Klaus-Grawe-Institute and University of Bern, Prof. Grawe
- 2007-2010: Psychotherapist; Hirslanden Clinic St. Anna, Lucerne. Fertility and gynaecology, Cardio-Rehabilitation, chronic pain, psychosomatic problems
- 2006: Social therapist; Forelhaus Zurich (addiction problems)
- 2005-2006: Psychologist; ipw (Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur) und Psychiatric Policlinik, Universityhospital Zurich)
- 2003-2005: Scientific coordinator; ETH, Institute for Behavioral Neurobiology
- 2003: Research Consultant; Market research
- 1997-2002: Psychology studies, University of Zurich: Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology and Neurobiology
Clinical Focus
- Couples: Couple counselling & therapy, mediation, communicationtraining, crisis intervention, coping with separations / divorces
- Gynaecology: Therapy and counselling for psychological problems associated with gynaecological states: gyn. Cancer, perinatal problems (pregnancy problems, postnatal depressions, complicated birth, abort, child death
- Infertility / unfulfilled childwish: Counselling and therapy for coping with infertility (couples and individuals), coping with reproductional treatments, FERTIFIT-training for infertile couples
- Depressions, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders
Languages
- German
- English
Research
Research project (in collaboration with the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany): Infertile couples: Wellbeing and couple relationship quality. Development of FERTIFIT: Couple-based training for infertile couples (coping with infertility)