About Me

My name is Cynthia Kunze (formerly Rankin) and I am a registered psychologist in NSW, Australia with over 12 years experience in psychological services, including private practice and treatment facilities for children, adolescents and adults. I also have extensive experience teaching psychology at universities in both the United States and Australia and have presented international papers at conferences all over the world.

Online Therapy and Phone Therapy: The Therapist

As a psychologist, research and education are very important to me. Thus, I am currently finalising my doctorial dissertation. My research involves exploring popular media effects on body image, self-esteem and the desire for physical transformation.

During my professional life, I have lived in the USA, Australia and Germany and have travelled extensively through North America, Central America, and Europe. As a native English speaking psychologist, I am able to offer clients, particularly the expatriate community, psychological services in English to help assist with the difficulties they might be experiencing.

Currently, I reside in Germany and my private practice is located in Munich. If you live in the Munich area and would like to schedule an appointment, please use my Bookings Calendar.

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Areas of Specialisation

The foundation of my psychological training is in Humanistic Psychology. My philosophical framework is structured by Humanistic Theory (e.g., Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, Sidney Jourard, Rollo May) and Poststructuralist Theory (e.g., Michel Foucault, Nikolas Rose, Judith Butler, Valerie Walkerdine). Humanistic Theory influences my therapeutic style, while Poststructuralist Theory influences my analytical assessment and approach. I do use various cognitive behavioural therapeutic techniques, particularly for those individuals that I feel will benefit from them.

Below is a list of psychological issues that I specialise in:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Body Image Concerns
• Grief and Loss
• Relationship Conflicts/Concerns
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Adjustment Disorders (children, adolescents and adults)
• Maladaptive Stress
• Loneliness and Isolation
• Self-Esteem and Self-Worth Deficiencies
• Behavioural Problems (children, adolescents and adults)
• Parenting Concerns/Conflicts

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Credentials

It is important that whenever you are seeking therapy, in person or on-line, that you are able to validate the credentials of the practitioner. Most credible and ethical psychologists, therapists and/or counsellors readily provide them for you. If they do not, it is probably in your best interest not to seek their services.

If you would like to validate my registration as a psychologist, please click here to get to the NSW Psychologist Registration Board and enter my surname=RANKIN or my registration number=PS0105000 in the field (please note: I have recently married and am in the process of changing all documents to my married name).

I am also a member with the following professional organizations and adhere to their ethical guidelines and regulations:

The American Psychological Association
The Australian Psychological Society
The German Society of Psychologists
The German Society of Psychological Psychotherapists

Below are images of my degrees, registration and professional affiliations. Please click on them to enlarge the images and view the documents.

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Cynthia Kunze
Registered Psychologist
www.PsyShrink.com