Gudrun Frerichs PhD

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Gudrun Frerichs Quick Facts

Main Areas: Communication, Relationships, Positive Change, Trauma Recovery,
Career Focus: Psychotherapist, 3 Principles Coach
Affiliation: MNZAP, PBANZ

Hello, I am Dr. Gudrun Frerichs, the director and founder of Psychological Resolutions Ltd. I am a psychotherapist, researcher, and trainer. I have helped individuals and groups to deal with issues of trauma-recovery, self-improvement, motivation, goal setting, communication skills, relationship breakdowns, and interpersonal difficulties. That enabled them to make positive changes and transform their personal and professional relationships through self understanding, understanding of others, and through applying effective communication skills.

Visit my website http://www.psychologicalresolutions.co.nz for information about coaching, psychotherapy, and courses. I have proven solutions for struggles with performance, communication, relationships, mental health, life transitions, and trauma recovery because I have extensive background and experience in researching the impact of relationships on people and their functioning. My courses focus on emotional intelligence and communication skills because research has shown that positive social connections are in fact the most significant contributors to happiness, well-being, and quality of life.

My passion has always been to understand people. I am keen to understand why they do what they do and how they reveal their inner world through the way they communicate and connect with others. My latest research interest involves the structure of happiness and follows the principles of positive psychology that encourage people to build on their strength and create happiness and well-being through intentionally and actively focusing on the positive aspects of life.

I have researched how systems affect indithe recovery from sexual abuse through my PhD in Health & Environmental Sciences. The findings are being published on my blog http://www.sexualabusehelp.com. I have also investigated how severely clients with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly multiple personality disorder) handle therapy through my Master of Health Science (Hons.). The findings of that research have been published on my blog http://www.multiplevoices.com. I also hold a Diploma in Psychotherapy, a Certificate in Supervision, a Master Practitioner Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP), and a Business Diploma.

Memberships:
New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP)
International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS)

If you want to know more about Psychological Resolutions, about me, or about my courses for personal or professional development visit my Website: www.psychologicalresolutions.co.nz. Weblog: www.gudrunfrerichs.com

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Gudrun Frerichs

"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration." (Perl S. Buck) This quote by Perl S. Buck epitomizes the importance of relationships. She has written these wise words long before research has confirmed that without good relationships we will not grasp completely who we are, we will struggle with mental problems such as depression or anxiety, and we might even get physically ill. Most human suffering can be explained with the breakdown of relationships between people. Conflicts between countries, childhood abuse, domestic violence, bullying, human trafficking, and work-place conflicts all have in common that on some level the relationships between people lacked compassion, understanding, respect, appreciation, and tolerance. Millions of people get killed or harmed in wars and political conflicts. One in two married couples file for divorce, one in ten families struggle with domestic violence, and one in four women or one in six men experienced sexual abuse in their life. Caring is either withheld, given in distorted and abusive ways, painfully absent, or is replaced by hate and cruelty. My passion is to contribute to the world being a better place by working together with people towards healthy effective relationships.

Getting Started With Gudrun Frerichs

The best way to learn about me and my services is through browsing through my two blogs. In the blog www.multiplevoices.com people will not only find information about the research I have done, but more so about my philosphy of interpersonal relationships that are based on mutual recognition. A lot of my knowledge and my worldview is also reflected in my blog www.gudrunfrerichs.com. Here I talk about more general issues that concern relationships and communication issue.

For a more personal connection I can be contacted by email pgfrerichs@gmail.com to arrange for a meeting face to face or via internet or phone.