Creative, journalistic & scientific writing, research, translations, editing & proofreading

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Portfolio:

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• Translation into German of the seminal work by Dr. Nancy McWilliams Psychoanalytic Diagnosis ("Psychoanalytische Diagnostik") and publication with the German publishing house Kohlhammer (the first quarter of 2025).

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• Qualitative research (i.e. peer-reviewed academic research paper published in the official journal of Association for Creativity in Counseling, the division of American Counseling Association: Braun, N. & Kotera, Y. (2021). Influence of dance on embodied self-awareness and well-being: An interpretative phenomenological exploration. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1924910)

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• Research in the areas of psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, mental health, the arts.

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• Professional fiction and non-fiction translations; postgraduate university degree in philology and translation.

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• Peer-reviewing (i.e. Taylor & Francis, APA journals).

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• Past Blog Commissioning Editor of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP).

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• Freelance analytical journalist since the 90s. Topic areas include mental health, psychology, international relations, politics, business, science, organizational behaviour, education, culture.

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• Written works have been published on Mental Health Today (on workplace mental health), Mental Health Today (on mental health and the pandemic), The Psychologist, Psych Central, International Society of Critical Health Psychology, The New Gestalt Voices, The Minds Journal, etc.

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• All recent publications can be accessed here. 

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• Examples of earlier publications and further engagement with mass media are summarised in the archive. 

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• Poetry, fiction, drama.

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Rates upon agreement.

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