telephone: +420 777 694 024
e-mail: david.panuska@volny.cz
e-mail: david.panuska@volny.cz
Location: Mlada Boleslav - Palackeho 576 Praha Vršovice - Tolsteho 4 Sessions can be held in English. In case you should need to cancel a reservation, please do so asap. | Prices of services:
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A few words about me:
My name is David Panuska. I have studied Sociology and Social politics (at Charles University, Prague) at first. However, during my studies I have already became oriented towards direct work with clients of social services. That's why later on, I have completed my master's degree in the field of Social work with a focus on group psychotherapy (Prague College of Psychosocial Studies). I have also undergone a five year training in group psychotherapy.
I have gained my working experience in psychiatric clinics and in related social services (since 2003). Most frequently I have worked with people diagnosed with schizophrenia, but I have also worked with many other focus groups, ranging from young people with drug addiction to elderly patients of gerontopsychiatry. At the end of this period of working in psychiatric environment I have reached a conclusion, that almost all of psychiatric patients, regardless of the diagnose they have been given, suffer in fact with the very same problem. In my personal concept I have come to distinguish really just one and only diagnosis, which is actually very simple and humane: "Too much fear, too little love".
I have gained my working experience in psychiatric clinics and in related social services (since 2003). Most frequently I have worked with people diagnosed with schizophrenia, but I have also worked with many other focus groups, ranging from young people with drug addiction to elderly patients of gerontopsychiatry. At the end of this period of working in psychiatric environment I have reached a conclusion, that almost all of psychiatric patients, regardless of the diagnose they have been given, suffer in fact with the very same problem. In my personal concept I have come to distinguish really just one and only diagnosis, which is actually very simple and humane: "Too much fear, too little love".
I
have also been travelling for few years. I spent more then a year in
Asia, in countries like Mongolia, India, Laos, Malaysia, etc. In Europe I
have lived in Spain, France and Great Britain. These travels and
working trips, have contributed towards my focus on narrative therapy. I
have seen an immense diversity of people and their stories, and I came
to understand, that each single person is completely unique and
specific in the way he or she thinks. I realized, it is neither
objective, nor useful to classify human beings on the basis of
psychological theories or analytical concepts. However, we can still
share our stories together and through this sharing become wiser and
enriched.
When
I started working in a narrative way, my relationship with clients has
undergone a great transformation. I stopped looking at them as some kind
of "puzzle", that I, as a professional, have to decipher. Instead I
have become rather a cultural anthropologist, who has been invited into
their personal world and their peculiar life stories. I have learned to
respect their authenticity and competencies to deal with their own
issues themselves. I have learned to forget all those "right" answers I have collected strenuously during my studies, hence finally really listen, be curious and give trust.
Besides psychotherapy, my main interests are amateur creative writing, hiking and handicrafts. I enjoy especially working with wood and leather. One of the best relaxation techniques, I know of, is taking a piece of nicely scented linden wood and a chisel, and let your imagination guide your hands, while gradually revealing the final shape.
