Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, international Trainer

Christian Henrichs is a licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and internationally experienced trainer from Cologne, Germany. He is President of the German Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (DGPP). His international work comprises projects in more than 20 countries and over 80 organizations.

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.

🎓 Qualification:
Dipl.-Psych. (University of Bonn), Master of Philosophy (University of Bristol, UK), psychological psychotherapist (approbation, chartered psychotherapist), certified coach and industrial and organizational psychologist (BDP, EFPA), state-recognized lecturer, teaching therapist, supervisor and examiner for psychodynamic psychotherapy (LPA NRW, PTK NRW), international master trainer and supervisor for Positive Psychotherapy (WAPP, DGPP), Transcultural Psychotherapy (IAPP), European and World Certificate for Psychotherapy (EAP, WCP), studied in Germany and England, student and co-worker of Nossrat Peseschkian (1933–2010, founder of Positive Psychotherapy), visiting professorships in Bolivia and China, former board member of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP), holder of the International Positive Psychotherapy Award.

⭐ References:
Bayer, Telekom, Covestro, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), WDR, AE&E Inova, Tank & Rast, Sinoma International, DBB Academy, THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief), VDI (Association of German Engineers), BKA (Federal Criminal Police Office), Postbank, BAKÖV Federal Academy of Public Administration, Cologne Media Academy of the Bertelsmann Foundation (MAK), SDM Software, Design and Management, RWTH Aachen, KBAP Cologne-Bonn Academy for Psychotherapy, IAPP International Academy for Positive Psychotherapy and many more.

🌍 International Projects:
Afghanistan, Albania, Bolivia, China, Great Britain, India, Iraq, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Austria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, Cyprus (among others, in person, more online).

💼 Services:
Executive coaching / business coaching, team development, workshop facilitation (e.g. team building, strategy-, planning- or reflection-workshops), conflict mediation (e.g. in teams, committees, projects or leadership dialogue), psychodynamic psychotherapy, positive and transcultural psychotherapy, couple therapy, teaching therapy, teaching coaching, training supervision, 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 independently been conducting projects on psychological and management-related topics. He also 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's 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. Online projects connect him with target countries such as Iran, Yemen, Mexico, Russia, Syria, or Tunisia. 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 get in touch in quite different situations: e.g. during an emotional crisis, for professional development, to work on their relationship, or for general counselling and reflection. We usually start by clarifying the starting point and the goals — then we work step by step from there. 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 contexts, I advise teams and executives on conflicts and change processes, and train therapists and coaches in various countries."