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Janina Fandel

Psychologist

  • Life changes & transitions
  • Stress
  • Relationship problems

In person and online

Session languages: Deutsch, English

“Psychological counselling for change, stress and relationships”

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About Janina

I am a psychologist in private practice in Rome and online. I offer psychological counselling in German and English to adolescents and adults. I accompany people through times of change and stress, and through emotional and relational difficulties. My areas of interest include emotional well-being, life transitions, personal identity and the psychological challenges of living abroad.

My international path brings psychology, medicine and clinical research together. Before I became a psychologist, I was a scientific collaborator in haematology and oncology at University Hospital Düsseldorf from 2020 to 2024, and a physician assistant in haematology, oncology and gastroenterology at Maria Hilf Clinic in Mönchengladbach from 2019 to 2020. This hospital work gave me a particular sensitivity to vulnerability and to complex courses of treatment. I hold an MSc in Clinical and Dynamic Psychology from Sapienza University of Rome and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Bonn. From 2025 to 2026 I completed a professional traineeship at CENPIS in Rome, in a multidisciplinary psychological setting.

How Janina works

Mir ist wichtig, meine Arbeit individuell auf die Person abzustimmen, die mir gegenübersitzt. Nicht jeder Ansatz passt zu jedem Menschen oder zu jeder Situation. Deshalb arbeite ich integrativ und orientiere mich daran, was du mitbringst, was dich gerade beschäftigt und was du besser verstehen oder verändern möchtest.

Besonders geprägt ist meine Arbeit von der Emotionsfokussierten Therapie (EFT) und der Bindungstheorie. Dabei geht es nicht nur darum, Symptome oder Verhaltensweisen zu betrachten, sondern auch die Emotionen, Bedürfnisse und Beziehungsmuster dahinter zu verstehen. Gemeinsam können wir herausfinden, wie bestimmte Muster im Umgang mit dir selbst und anderen entstanden sind, warum sie sich vielleicht immer wiederholen und was du brauchst, damit Veränderung möglich wird.

Durch meinen Hintergrund in Clinical and Dynamic Psychology fließen außerdem psychodynamische, kognitiv-verhaltenstherapeutische, humanistische und existenzielle Perspektiven in meine Arbeit ein. Je nachdem, was für dich und dein Anliegen hilfreich ist, können dabei unterschiedliche Zugänge eine Rolle spielen.

In unseren Sitzungen stelle ich Fragen, teile Beobachtungen und unterstütze dich dabei, einen Moment langsamer zu werden und Gefühle besser zu verstehen, die vielleicht nicht immer leicht zugänglich sind. Manchmal bedeutet das auch, gemeinsam Perspektiven oder Muster zu hinterfragen, die dich bisher eher festhalten als weiterbringen. Gleichzeitig bleibst du Expert für dein eigenes Erleben. Für mich ist psychologische Beratung ein gemeinsamer Prozess und kein Raum, in dem ich dir einfach sage, was du tun solltest.

Auch für die erste Sitzung musst du noch nicht genau wissen, wo eigentlich „das Problem“ liegt oder was sich verändern soll. Wir können bei dem beginnen, was dich gerade beschäftigt, und von dort gemeinsam herausfinden, was für dich wichtig ist.

Approaches

General information from Kyan about each method, not a description of how Janina works.

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT)

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) sees emotions as important guides that can be understood and changed. It helps you notice, name and work with feelings, including painful ones, so they become less overwhelming. It is also widely used with couples, to understand the emotional cycles between partners and build a closer bond.

Attachment-based therapy

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds with caregivers shape the way we connect with others today. Understanding these patterns can make sense of a fear of closeness or of being left, and of difficulties that keep coming back in relationships. The work aims at feeling more secure with yourself and with the people who matter to you.

Who Janina works with

  • Teenagers
  • Adults

Focus areas

  • Life changes & transitions
  • Stress
  • Relationship problems
  • Communication & assertiveness
  • Migration & living abroad
  • Personal growth & self-awareness
  • Personal identity

Checked by Kyan · Nov 2026

  • Psychologist, Order of Psychologists of Lazio, no. 33944

    Register number 33944

    Registration checked · Ordine degli Psicologi del Lazio · Nov 2026 · View the register entry

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Training and qualifications

Education

  1. 2026MSc in Clinical and Dynamic PsychologySapienza Università di Roma
  2. 2024BSc in PsychologyRheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  3. 2018Degree in Physician AssistanceFliedner University Düsseldorf

Further training

  • Certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)2026
  • Professional traineeship in a multidisciplinary psychological settingCENPIS, Rome · 2026

Education, further training and memberships as Janina listed them. Kyan hasn’t checked these.

Sessions and prices

  • Individual psychological counsellingEUR 77

    50 min · In person · Online

    I offer individual psychological counselling for adolescents and adults, in Rome and online, in German and English.

Practical details

Session languages
Deutsch, English
Meeting formats
In person · Online

Questions and answers

Do you also offer online sessions?

Yes. I see people in person in Rome and online, in German or English.

Which languages do you offer counselling in?

I offer psychological counselling in German and in English.

Who do you work with?

I see adolescents and adults. People come to me in times of change and stress, with emotional or relational difficulties, around questions of personal identity, and with the challenges of living abroad.

What is counselling with you like?

I listen. My approach is attachment-based and informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). The aim is greater self-awareness and new personal resources.

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