“The world needs new ecological wisdom and the honoring of earth and body that the Divine Feminine implants. It needs to embrace the consciousness of we, the image of the web, the interconnection and interrelatedness that are central to women experience and that Sacred Feminine experience only deepens. And finally, the world needs the vision and courage to dismantle hierarchies of power. It needs to be faced with its injustices, to hear voices that speak for the voiceless and powerless. It needs conscious women. Conscious men, too.”
Sue Monk Kidd
Eidg. anerkannte Psychotherapeutin
mgr. Psych. Katarzyna Wach
About me
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I am a social psychologist, Jungian psychoanalyst and a Swiss licensed psychotherapist. I grew up in Poland and have lived in Switzerland since 2007, and I am a mother of a young son. My private practice is in Zurich.​​
Individual therapy
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I work with adults from diverse communities. Many of the people I work with are expatriates struggling with adjustment to the demands of Swiss culture and local societal rules while trying to stay committed to their own cultural background.​​​​​​​​​​
Couple therapy
My couple therapy is open to all couples of every orientation, and is designed for those who wish to connect authentically, understand the unconscious arrangement of their relationship and the beauty and possibility of growing t h a n k s to the presence of the significant other, who often holds the most intimate heartfelt mirror to our psychological landscape.​
​Work with parents
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I also consult with parents on the building of positive and healthy relationships to their children, while also focusing on the everyday challenges of meeting their children`s needs without disregarding their own as individuals or parents.​​
​​My special interests lie mainly in the fields of:
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Feminine spirituality and the feminist spiritual consciousness.
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Patriarchy and its’ influence on our feminine and masculine identities.
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Couple`s relationship dynamics (couple therapy)
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The awareness of body and its’ non-verbal language in the psychotherapeutic setting & our logos-centric culture.
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The various forms of expression (painting, moving, writing) needed to engage the emotional life of a person.
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My therapeutic work interweaves the expressive elements of body work, influenced by authentic movement, originally known as movement in depth or active imagination in movement. It allows our psyche to express itself in a beautiful way other than through words, which are often unable to utter all the truth that lies within us. It is based on the wisdom of our body. The moving person has her eyes closed and observes the sensations inside, she also gets to know herself through the non-judgmental witnessing of the other. Mary Starkes Whitehouse, creator of Authentic Movement used to say, that although we don't remember it, there was a time when our main language was movement. As adults, we often “live in our heads,” and the way back to the body is sometimes so blurry that our bodies find creative ways to invite us back there, unfortunately often through illness. ​​​​​​​​
“The root of this work can be traced to earliest human history when disease was seen as a loss of soul and dance was an integral part of the healing process.”
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Joan Chodorow
​Trust Your Center
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I am the founder of the Trust Your Center, a revelatory journey for women, which was inspired by my professional and personal working experiences. I am also a mother & and for me Tami Lynn Kent's words beautifully capture this experience by stating “Mothering is a true spiritual path in that it will expand your spirit, make painfully visible your personal limitations, and bring some of the greatest heart-opening moments of bliss.”
Trust Your Center is a space to explore & discover, especially what this journey or odyssey or individuation process revels for women. Also, how these journeys differ from those of other genders and people who do not identify with any gender.​​​​​​​​​​
​​Academic work​
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While maintaining my practice in Zurich I am also teaching & learning from students from Western & non-Western cultures who aspire to become analytical psychologists. In my lectures I invite the listeners to explore the lived experience of the feminine body and psyche. By using myths and body work, my lectures & seminars are dialogues for psychotherapists who hold space for women in their practices.
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"Psyche and body are not separate entities but one and the same life."​
Carl Gustav Jung
​Education
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Diploma in Analytical Psychology, 2017.
International School of Analytical Psychology Zurich — ISAP Zurich.
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Diploma in Psychology, Social Psychology, 2007.
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw.
Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration Management, 2002.
​Jagiellonian University in Cracow.​​​
​​​​Professional memberships
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International Association for Analytical Psychology — IAAP.
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Association of Graduates in Analytical Psychology — AGAP.
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International School of Analytical Psychology Zurich — ISAP Zurich.
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​​​​​Professional experience
Private practise since 2014.
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Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich PUK (“Burghölzli“), 2016.
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Swiss Red Cross, Villa Vita, Outpatient Psychosocial Care in Zürich, 2014 - 2016.
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Psychosomatic Rehabilitation Clinic Sonneneck in Badenweiler, 2013.​​​
​​​Other professional experience
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Annual conference and retreat in Analytical Psychology, 2012 & 2017-2022.​​​
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Workshops & lectures
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Where: Conference & Retreat: “Dark I am, yet lovely.” – Embracing the Exiled Feminine
Jungian Odyssey - May 2025 | ISAPZURICH
When: May 22, 2025
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​Connecting with a Cosmopolitan Witch & her Alchemical Cauldron located within the Center of a Woman`s Body, for the Healing of Transgenerational Trauma​​
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Workshop on Lecture: Working with the Pelvic Floor
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Where? Developing Groups – International Association of Analytical Psychology – ISAP (Shanghai)
When? Oct 25, 2024
Where? ISAP Zurich training program fall semester 2024 (ISAPZURICH)
When? September 24, 2024
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​​Cultural complexes & body politics of gender.
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Through looking at the Greek Myth of silent Philomela and her transformation, this lecture explores connecting with the dark feminine and using one’s own voice in the redemption of trauma.​
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Where: AGAP Forum: Collective Shadows and Individual Suffering: Implications for Our Practice?
AGAP - Association of Graduate Analytical Psychologists
When: September 7, 2024
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Looking into cultural complexes and body politics of gender, sexuality and race in the light of contemporary social movements. Jungian Psychology in 21st century: Questions, Reflections, Explorations.​​​​
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​Where: ISAP Zurich training program spring semester 2021 (ISAPZURICH)
When: May 4, 2021
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Jungian Psychology in 21st century: Questions, Reflections, Explorations.​​​​​​​
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Looking into cultural complexes and body politics of gender, sexuality and race in the light of contemporary social movements.