Kanije Hablemitoglu

I am a psychoanalyst under supervision in Vienna, with clinical experiences in psychotherapeutic outpatient, psychiatric and psychosocial support settings. I work with adults who feel may feel overwhelmed by their emotions, repeatedly drawn into painful relationships, or simply uncertain about who they are beneath the roles they have learned to inhabit. Some people come to therapy during a period of visible crisis, such as grief, depression, anxiety, divorce/separation, burnout, migration, while others arrive with a quieter but persistent sense of emptiness, intense self-criticism, fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting, or emotions that seem to shift between being unbearable and strangely absent.

My work is particularly suited to people whose inner lives are complex and contradictory. You may long for intimacy while fearing dependence, feel deeply affected by rejection, move between emotional intensity and numbness, or repeatedly find yourself in relationships that leave you feeling unseen, controlled, abandoned, or exhausted. I am not easily unsettled by strong feelings, ambivalence, shame, anger, or the parts of a person that may feel difficult to show. I also understand that a person can be highly capable, reflective, and functional while struggling profoundly in private. My approach combines emotional depth with a grounded awareness of the realities of everyday life. I pay attention not only to symptoms, but also to relationships, recurring choices, unspoken conflicts, and the ways earlier experiences may continue to shape the present. We can approach these experiences with curiosity rather than judgment and aim to create a better relationship with the external reality while understanding who you are.

I also frequently treat migrants and expats. Having lived in different countries and built a life away from where I grew up, I understand that migration is not only a practical change of location. It can affect identity, belonging, language, relationships, and the sense of who one is allowed to become. Living between cultures may bring independence and possibility, but also loneliness, guilt, displacement, and the feeling of being both connected to and separate from several worlds.

You do not need to arrive with a clear diagnosis or certainty. Together, we can begin with what is most alive or difficult now and gradually create language for experiences that may previously have felt confusing, shameful, or impossible to hold alone. The aim is not to turn you into a different person, but to help you understand yourself more fully and gain greater freedom in how you relate, choose, and live.