Hiina Kanna was born and raised in Japan. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in Cultural Studies, she came to Vienna to study "Interpreting and Translation" at the University of Vienna (German, English and Japanese). As a freelance interpreter, she has already completed numerous stays abroad (including Japan, USA, England, Holland, Germany).
In 2013, she decided to apply this experience to the field of mental health. She began studying psychotherapy at Sigmund Freud University (specializing inIndividual Psychology). Since February 2016, she has been working in her own practice, helping clients with a variety of issues, ranging from mental illness to personality-related concerns.
Hiina has been supporting the WIENER COUCH team since October 2018 and primarily offers psychotherapy in English.
Based on her personal and professional experience to date, her particular strength lies in addressing intercultural conflicts, such as intercultural relationships and marriages, homesickness, and difficulties adjusting to a new cultural environment. Her trilingualism, combined with the knowledge she has gained through her further studies, has enabled her to work with clients from more than 70 countries.
Key Areas of Focus
- Relationship issues:
- Partnership, family, separation, grief, lovesickness, jealousy
- Personality issues:
- Identity, self-awareness, personal development, work and career, studies, life crises
- Intercultural topics:
- Migration, culture shock, intercultural relationships, homesickness, homelessness, adjustment difficulties
- Mental illnesses:
- Anxiety, depression, social phobia, panic attacks, burnout, etc.
Education and professional experience
- 2022 Master's degree
- Certified toOPD 2in 2020
- Independent practice at WIENER COUCH since 2018
- Since 2015: Psychotherapist in training under supervision in private practice
- 2015: Completion of the bachelor's degree program at the Sigmund Freud Private University
- 2014: Internship at Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital
- 2013: Degree (Bachelor of Arts) at the University of Vienna in the Center for Translation Studies (working languages: English, German, Japanese)
- 2011: Degree (Bachelor of Arts) Osaka University (Japan) in the Faculty of Cultural Studies
- since 2010: freelance interpreter
- 2009: Year abroad at Rice University (Houston, Texas)
