Anna Punda
Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy & Psychological Counsellor
Not everything we call stress needs more stress management. Sometimes, we need to understand what we’ve been carrying — and learn how to make space for what is really there.
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About me
I’m Anna — an integrative therapist (licensed Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie) and VFP-certified psychological counsellor.
My work grew out of a simple observation: not everything we call stress needs more stress management.
Sometimes, beneath the stress, anxiety, tension or low energy, there is an emotional experience that hasn’t quite had space — disappointment we moved past, anger we held back, fear we tried to control, or simply too much that accumulated while we kept going.
My work is about making space for what is actually there — and learning how to process it, rather than only trying to regulate it away.
My approach brings together emotional, cognitive and somatic work — because what we feel, how we think and what happens in the body are deeply interconnected. The focus isn’t simply on managing symptoms, but on understanding and working with the experience as a whole.
This work also extends beyond the therapy room. I created CalmA as a space for the emotional work that happens between and beyond therapy sessions — combining psychological insight with guided experiences and practices for the mind, emotions and body. Find out more here: https://app.heartbeat.chat/yourcalma/p/page-942063dc
My path to therapy was long and intentional. Over a decade I worked at the intersection of individual wellbeing and organisational systems — running resilience trainings, facilitating movement and dance therapy workshops, and researching how healing practices travel across cultures. That breadth shapes how I work: I see you not just as an individual with inner patterns, but as someone embedded in systems — work, culture, relationships — that have their own weight.
I work with international and expat clients, bringing firsthand intercultural experience from years of research, life and work across Europe and Latin America. Sessions are available in English, German, Spanish and Polish.
Find out more here: anna-punda.com/aboutanna
If this way of working resonates with you, I’d love to hear from you — even just to see if we might be a good fit.
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Media Gallery
Approach
My approach is integrative, bringing together emotional, cognitive, and somatic work — because what we feel, how we think, and what happens in the body are deeply interconnected.
Sometimes we understand perfectly well why we feel the way we do, yet the anxiety keeps returning. The tension remains. We keep reacting in the same way. Or we know all the things that are supposed to help with stress, but somehow they don't quite reach what is going on.
This is where I like to look more closely.
Rather than treating stress, anxiety, or overwhelm as the whole story, we make space for what is actually there. That might mean working with an emotion that has been difficult to acknowledge or process, looking at the thoughts and beliefs surrounding it, or paying attention to how the experience is showing up in the body.
The foundation of my work is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I integrate these with emotion-focused and compassion-focused approaches, mindfulness, and somatic techniques including breath, movement, and body awareness.
There is no single technique I apply to everyone. We explore what is happening for you and work with the approaches that make sense for your experience.
Beyond the Therapy Room
Therapy is one hour. Life happens in all the others.
Between sessions, I may suggest small experiments, reflections, or practices that allow you to explore what we're working on in everyday life.
Everyone who works with me also receives access to CalmA — Beyond the Therapy Room, the space I've created for continuing this work outside our sessions. It brings together therapist-led programs, psychological insights, guided experiences, and practices for working with emotions, thoughts, and the body — at your own pace and without pressure.
Because the moments that matter often happen between sessions: when an emotion shows up unexpectedly, when you notice yourself slipping into an old pattern, or when you have the opportunity to respond differently.
Experience
• 2014 – 2023 Over nearly a decade, I worked at the intersection of individual wellbeing and organizational systems — supporting startups and companies in developing mental health and wellbeing strategies, designing and delivering coaching and resilience trainings for individuals and teams, and facilitating mindfulness, yoga, and movement-based sessions to support stress regulation and emotional wellbeing. During this period I also designed and facilitated dance and movement therapy workshops in Berlin — integrating embodied approaches to emotional processing that would later become central to my therapeutic practice. Alongside this work, I completed my academic research in psychological and medical anthropology, which culminated in the publication of Szamanki w wielkim mieście (Shamans in the Big City) — an exploration of how ancient healing wisdom lives on in modern urban life.
• Since 2024 I practice as a licensed psychotherapy practitioner and psychological counselor in private practice, working with individuals navigating anxiety, stress, burnout, and emotional overwhelm. I also work within Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), supporting professionals in organizational contexts.
Education
Core Qualification • Licensed Psychotherapy Practitioner (Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie), 2024 Licensed by Gesundheitsamt Schöneberg after completing studies at Paracelsus Academy, with a focus on psychotherapy and anxiety conditions.
Academic Background • Master of Arts in Anthropology, Free University Berlin, 2011 Specializing in medical anthropology, holistic healing practices, and dance therapy. • Post-graduation research in psychological and medical anthropology across Berlin, Lisbon, and Guadalajara — exploring embodied emotions, prehispanic dance as therapeutic practice, and cross-cultural healing methods. • Psychology Studies, Hagen University, 2020 – 2022 Extensive coursework in psychological theory, clinical psychology, psychotherapy approaches, and mental health assessment — forming the academic foundation for the Heilpraktiker qualification.
Further Training & Certifications
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — Diploma, Holbeck College • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) • Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher Certification • Psychological Counselor — certified by the German Association for Free Psychotherapy (VFP) • Certified Yoga Teacher • Certified Master Coach — World Coaching Organization (Berlin & Helsinki)
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
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