Christian Henrichs is a licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and internationally experienced trainer from Cologne, Germany. His approach is transcultural and capacity-oriented. He combines psychological expertise with management know-how, intercultural experience, and a humanistic attitude. His main areas of work include providing psychological services in his own practice, advising executives and teams, and training therapists and coaches around the world. He has carried out projects in more than 20 countries and over 80 organizations. He is President of the German Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (DGPP).

Qualification: Dipl.-Psych. (Bonn, D), M.Phil. (Bristol, UK), psychological psychotherapist (approbation, chartered psychotherapist), certified coach and industrial and organizational psychologist (BDP, EFPA), state-recognized lecturer, teaching therapist and supervisor for psychodynamic psychotherapy (LPA NRW), master trainer and supervisor for positive psychotherapy (WAPP, DGPP), transcultural psychotherapy (IAPP), european and world certificate for psychotherapy (EAP, WCP), student and co-worker of Nossrat Peseschkian (1933-2010, founder of positive psychotherapy), visiting professor in Bolivia and China, former board member of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP), holder of the international award for positive psychotherapy.

Executive Coaching, Team Development, Conflict Mediation, Psychotherapy, Couple Therapy, Supervision

International Projects: e.g. Afghanistan, Albania, Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, Great Britain, India, Iraq, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Austria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, Cyprus (all in presence, many more online).

References: Bayer, Telekom, AE&E Inova, Tank & Rast, RWTH Aachen, Postbank Data, BKA German Federal Police, THW Federal Agency for Technical Relief, Sinoma Science and Technology, VDI Association of German Engineers, SDM Software, Design and Management, BMV Federal Ministry of Defence, DBB German Federation of Civil Servants Academy, KBAP Cologne-Bonn Academy for Psychotherapy, WIAP Wiesbaden Academy for Psychotherapy, BAKÖV Federal Academy of Public Administration, MAK Media Academy Cologne of Bertelsmann Foundation, IAPP International Academy for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy, GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation etc.

Services: Executive coaching / business coaching, team development, workshop facilitation (e.g. team building, strategy-, planning- or reflection-workshops), conflict mediation (e.g. in teams, in projects or in leadership dialog), psychodynamic psychotherapy, positive and transcultural psychotherapy, couple therapy, teaching therapy, individual and group supervision, case and team supervision, management seminars, training and further education seminars for psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches.

Experience: Since 2001, Christian Henrichs has been conducting projects on psychological and management-related topics. In addition, he works with individual clients — including executives at all levels, from DAX-listed companies to government-related organizations. Another field is his international activities: In China, he has led training projects in various cities and worked with executives from both the public and private sectors. In Bolivia and Albania, he opened newly established university master programs. In Turkey, Cyprus and Poland, he promoted the establishment of psychotherapy centres for many years. In Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine, he conducted conflict mediations in international teams. Other projects have taken him to countries such as India, Pakistan, Kosovo, Romania, Tajikistan, and the USA. Online projects connect him with target countries such as Yemen, Iran, Syria, Mexico, Tunisia, and Russia. He is in an intercultural marriage, has two children, and has been an active member of the German Bahá'í community for many years.

"My clients contact me with quite different concerns: during an emotional crisis, for professional development, with relationship issues, or for general reflection and consultation. Usually, we first get an orientation on the current situation and the objectives, and then we work step by step. In this process, strengthening personal resources and developing practical solutions go hand in hand. Following the motto: ‘There is no elevator to happiness — you have to take the stairs’ (Nossrat Peseschkian). In other settings, I advise executives and teams in conflicts and change processes, and I train therapists and coaches in various countries."

Keywords: Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, international Trainer, Cologne.