About Me
I am David Jowanka, a psychologist and counsellor originally from Austria. My professional and personal journey has taken me across different countries and cultures, from Austria to Hong Kong, several years in Singapore, and now France.
Living internationally has shaped both who I am and how I understand psychological wellbeing. I know from personal experience that building a life somewhere new can be exciting and enriching while also changing your relationship with identity, belonging, home, relationships, and the people you have left behind.
Professionally, I have worked with people from a wide range of cultural and international backgrounds across Europe and Asia. These experiences have strengthened my belief that effective counselling needs to understand the person within their wider life, rather than treating difficulties in isolation.
What I value most in my work is creating a relationship in which you can speak openly, feel understood, and explore difficult experiences without judgement. I bring psychological knowledge and therapeutic experience to that process, but also curiosity, warmth, and respect for the fact that you know your own life better than anyone else.
My Experience
My professional background spans psychological counselling, psychotherapy, education, and work with children, young people, and adults across different settings.
Since moving into private practice, my work has focused primarily on supporting adults with anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, ADHD-related challenges, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, emotional distress, and major life transitions.
Working internationally has brought me into contact with people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life circumstances. Today, I bring this experience together in my work with expats and international professionals navigating both psychological challenges and the particular complexities of living between cultures.
Education & Memberships
MSc Psychology
University of Graz, Austria
BSc Psychology
University of Graz, Austria
Professional Diploma in Psychotherapy
The School of Positive Psychology, Singapore
Full Member
Singapore Psychological Society (MSPS)
Registered Member
Independent Coaching Integrative Psychotherapy (MICIP)
My Specialisation
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Relocation, cultural adjustment & belonging
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Identity & major life transitions
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Stress, anxiety & emotional overwhelm
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Burnout & professional pressure
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ADHD-related challenges & coaching
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Relationships & communication
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Self-esteem, confidence & self-criticism
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Low mood, Depression & difficult life experiences
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Sleep difficulties
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Emotional regulation & anger
