Psychologist Dr. Maja Grünzner
Integrative Systemic Therapy
in English & German
I offer a supportive and confidential space for you to gain clarity in relationships and life transitions, understand recurring emotional and relational patterns, and reconnect with your own needs, so you can move forward with greater self-trust and confidence.
My work includes therapy and counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups. I specialize in relational and personal themes such as emotional dependency, people-pleasing patterns, expat life and international transitions, as well as sexuality.
About
Having lived and worked across the UK, Norway, Austria, Germany and Portugal, I am familiar with the psychological challenges of international and transitional lives, including shifts in identity, belonging, and relationships. I aim to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where complexity can be explored with honesty, care, and clarity.
I work with individuals, couples, and families who are going through a life transition or planning to do so. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and used to adapting to others or to demanding environments, yet feel exhausted, uncertain in relationships, or disconnected from their own needs.
Rather than offering quick fixes, my work focuses on understanding how these patterns developed and what continues to maintain them. I don’t view them as problems to be fixed, but as meaningful responses shaped by personal history, relationships, and context. Creating space to reflect on this often opens the door to sustainable change.
Qualifications
Experience
My professional background spans from psychological counseling in private practice, academic research, teaching and training. Since 2024, I have been working in private practice, offering integrative psychological counseling, alongside teaching psychology and coaching methods, where I support the training of future psychological counsellors, systemic coaches, mediators, and supervisors. Previously, I worked in international, interdisciplinary research projects focused on behavior change and human–environment interactions. Earlier in my career, I gained experience in fitness coaching, supervised work in outplacement consulting as well as in a psychosomatic clinic, shaping an integrative and practice-informed perspective.
Highlights
Somatic Therapy Foundations with Dr. Abi Blakeslee
February 2026 – ongoing
Foundational course in somatic methods, focusing on nervous system regulation, embodiment, and the integration of body-based practices to support emotional regulation, relational patterns, and meaningful change.
Systemic and Family Therapy Training (DGSF), Wispo AG
2023 — ongoing (October 2026)
Comprehensive training in systemic individual, couple, and family therapy with a focus on relationship dynamics, emotional well-being, and resource-oriented change processes.
PhD in Psychology, University of Vienna,
August 2025
Research and science communication on behaviour and sustainable change.
Advanced Professional Training
Seminar: Embodiment for Professionals
with Felicitas Ritter, February 2026
Seminar: Trauma-informed Approaches to Attachment Wounds
with Volkmar Suhr, February 2026
Seminar: The Fawn Response and Narcissistic Abuse
Strategies to Help Survivors Break Free from Trauma-Based Appeasement with Ingrid Clayton, PhD, November 2025
Seminar: Female Sexuality and on Loss of Sexual Desire,
Wispo AG, May and July 2025
Seminar: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),
Wispo AG, December 2024
Seminar: Couples Therapy — Happy Long-Term Relationships,
Wispo AG, September 2023
Seminar: Communication Psychology and Interviewing Techniques, 2coach, July 2016
Academic Background
MSc in Psychology of Intercultural Relations,
ISCTE-IUL Lisbon, 2019
BSc in Psychology,
Medical School Hamburg, 2017
Approach
My approach is integrative, relational, and collaborative. In sessions, we take time to look together at what is currently coming up for you, whether in thoughts, emotions, relationships, or everyday life.
Together, we explore patterns that may be showing up and work toward a better understanding of what is being experienced. Often this involves putting words to feelings or thoughts that have been hard to grasp so far. We also look at how stress, strong emotions, or challenging situations are being handled. When helpful, I invite reflection between sessions through focused questions or small, practical exercises.
From my systemic perspective, change does not want to be forced. Instead, change is allowed to emerge through self-compassion, and clarity about needs, at a pace that feels manageable, sustainable, and right for you.
Inner Part
Work
Reflective
Journaling
Systemic
Methods
Self-
compassion
Embodiment &
Somatic Work
CBT & ACT
Methods
Get In Touch
Feel free to reach out for more information or to book a session. I am dedicated to providing a space to explore your topics and collaboratively work towards positive change and self-trust.
For any inquiries or to schedule an appointment, you can reach out via email or It’s Complicated.
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