Catrin MacMahon
Holistic Thinker & Passionate Photographer
I am a qualified psychologist with further training in BWRT® (Brainworking Recursive Therapy), systems theory, nature therapy and mindful photography. My focus is on a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing. After 12 years in South Africa, I now live with my family in a suburb of Hamburg. The move was difficult, but practising mindful photography has allowed me to slow down, sharpen my observational skills and thus perceive new perspectives. And to build and strengthen new connections and relationships with my immediate surroundings.
The connection between the health of our planet and our well-being is undeniable. To overcome this disconnect, it is crucial to create connections, as they are the key to relationships and caring. If we do not feel compassion and care for ourselves, it isn’t easy to live this outwardly. In our hectic world, we often forget to pay enough attention to ourselves. We are so busy trying to meet the expectations of others and the demands of everyday life that we neglect ourselves and our desires – dismissing our authentic selves.
I love photography and finding something extraordinary in the ordinary every day. A change of perspective can change how we see and connect us to the world around us. Photography allows us to express ourselves, process things and capture beautiful moments that bring us strength and energy.
My further education, and personal interests, followed by a few certificates:
MSc Psychology. University of Hamburg 2001 – 2007
Conflict Management Training South African College of Psychology 2010
Structural Alignment Life Coaching Training SA Coaching 2012
HypnoBirthing® Practitioner – The Mongan Method HypnoBirthing® Institute 2015
BWRT® Level 1 Practitioner: General Psychopathology BWRT® Institute 2016
BWRT® Level 2 Practitioner: Psychology of Identity and Behavior BWRT® Institute 2016
BB4B – BroadBand for the Brain® – Using the physical brain pathways to make changes in the physical body.
Essex Institute 2016
WSN – Level 2 Practitioner- WSN (Warriors, Setters & Nomads) – a modern and dynamic energetic form of Parts work.
Essex Institute 2017
BWRT® Level 3 Practitioner: Psychophysiology (Mind & Body) BWRT® Institute 2017
BWRT® Transformational Coaching BWRT® Institute 2018
Capra Course Fall 2018 – Understanding the nature of our systemic problems and recognizing the systemic solutions that individuals and organizations are developing worldwide. https://www.capracourse.net/
Training Program “Guided Solo Experience in Nature” November 2019 in Mallorca. Iacone GmbH Systemische Beratung & Coaching
PnP Host Training (Warm Data) – Warm data is contextual and relational information about complex systems. International Bateson Institute 2020.
Ecotherapy Online Training The Earthbody Institute, USA 2020.
Permaculture Course Matt Powers 2021 in training
The Ancestral Healing Journey – Intensive online course to learn the principles and practices for working with ancestral trauma Thomas Huebl, Academy of Inner Science in training
Mindful Photography Training Look Again®, UK 2023