Mag.a pth. Nicole Hoxha
Psychotherapist in Training under Supervision & Phase 1 Brainspotting Practitioner
I can help you in your journey of restoring a healthy balance within yourself and your environment by identifying unhelpful patterns and together transforming them into desirable changes that benefit you longterm.
Psychotherapy in English
Is it what you're looking for?
I support English and Albanian-speaking individuals, children, adolescents and couples in overcoming challenging phases in their lives, as well as restoring a long-term healthy balance within themselves and their environment. I offer same-day/within 24 hours appointments and am WhatsApp available. I also use Brainspotting as a brain-based therapy method that aims at quickly addressing and treating unprocessed challenges and traumas that conventional talking therapy might take longer to identify and work through.
I offer personalised, short-term and long-term therapy treatment options. I start with a 5-session basis, meaning I will guide you in a comprehensive manner throughout 5 weekly sessions, where you will gain significant insight about yourself and a new outlook in life. In the fifth session, we discuss how we are going to proceed if agreed upon by both parties.
The point of therapy is not to go back to the patterns that led us in the dark forest, instead to look at them, understand them, find out why we've been keeping them this way, and incorporate these findings in our life, not only to overcome the current difficulties, but also future ones, in order to enjoy a full and meaningful life.
Services
Online & In person
First Interview
First Impressions
A first interview is an introductory meeting where you are invited to share, among other topics, what brought you to seek psychotherapeutic guidance. During the first interview I will support you by asking exploratory questions in order to decide together on the best possible way that psychotherapy can help you. Typically, a first interview lasts between 45-60 minutes.
My Professional Background
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Education & Accreditation
I am a psychotherapist in training under supervision (Psychotherapeutin in Ausbildung unter Supervision) as well as a psychoanalyst based in Vienna, Austria. Being under supervision is the final phase of a psychotherapist's training before receiving the full license as a psychotherapist. This implies that I see a fully licensed psychotherapist to ensure the highest treatment quality at all times.
I hold a Bachelor and Master's degree from Sigmund Freud University, also in Vienna, Austria. Currently, I am enrolled in the Doctorate Program of the same university.
I am accredited as a psychotherapist in training under supervision from the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz).
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Career & Experience
I have been working in the field of psychotherapy for more than six years, seeing clients from various cultures and backgrounds. My goal as a psychotherapist is to support my clients become the driver of their own lives, instead of a passenger in it.
By providing a safe and judgment-free space tailored to each person’s individual needs, and through a direct and encouraging approach I manage to establish a strong foundation where clients feel at ease to express themselves. Once a trustful and secure relationship has developed between the client and psychotherapist, the road to significant change begins.
My psychotherapeutic experiences include:
- 2022- Speaker at World Federation for Mental Health Congress with the study presentation of "Effective Psychotherapists - Born or Trained?".
- 2021-today Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst in Training under Supervision in private practice, both online and in-person. Active and close cooperation with the Albanian community in Vienna, Austria through the Albanian embassy, doctors, as well as international schools.
- 2019- Publication of the book "The Nutcracker, cracked".
- 2019-2021 Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst in Training under Supervision at Sigmund Freud International Clinic.
- 2018- Internship at the "Mother Teresa" Psychiatric Hospital in Tirana, Albania.
- 2015-2018 Albanian and English language translator for therapy sessions at the Sigmund Freud International Clinic, as well as organising and supporting with registration, testing and first interview planning during the 2015 European Migrant Crisis.
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Publications
February 12, 2019
Publication of the book "The Nutcracker, Cracked", a psychoanalytic interpretation of "The Nutcracker" tale by E. T. A. Hoffmann.Amazon.de: Books
Der Nussknacker, geknackt : Hoxha, NikolAmazon.de: Books
The Nutcracker, cracked: A classical psychoanalytic interpretation of a classical tale : Hoxha, Nikol -
Conferences & TV Appearances
- 2022- Speaker at World Federation for Mental Health Congress with the study presentation of "Effective Psychotherapists - Born or Trained?".
- 52nd SPR International Annual Meeting: From Unravelling to Stitching: Tailoring Psychotherapy in the Face of Change (participant)
- TV Appearance in a live discussion about the fear surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines and the conspiracies arising therefrom (in Albanian)
