“Creating safe spaces for healing, growth, and transformation across cultures and communities.”
As an experienced clinical and health psychologist, I have dedicated my career to supporting companies, institutions, universities, individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
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Intro
Welcome! As a clinical and health psychologist with decades of experience in applied psychology, I have dedicated my career to supporting organisations, individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents across cultures and continents.
My approach bridges leading scientific insights and compassionate care, empowering clients and organizations to unlock sustainable wellbeing and growth.
From private clinical practice to international projects—spanning Europe, Central Asia, Mexico, the Middle East, and more—I am committed to transforming lives, building resilience, and shaping healthy communities. Institutions, businesses, and individuals find in my work expertise blended with empathy, strategic thinking, and creative interventions.
Let’s move forward together—toward clarity, change, and connection.
Master's degree in Psychology
University of Vienna
1991
Clinical and Health Psychologist
Berufsverband österreichischer Psychologen
2001
Comprehensive psychological services tailored to meet diverse needs across different life stages and contexts.
I offer expert clinical support tailored to the complex realities of modern life. My practice focuses on helping children and adolescents manage aggression, anxiety, school challenges, family transitions, and loss. For couples and adults, I provide guidance for everyday stress, relationship growth, conflict resolution, and personal transformation. My interventions emphasize dignity, respect, and evidence-based strategies for deep and lasting change.
Driving leadership excellence and team growth, my systemic coaching empowers executives and organizations. Through innovative models and proven approaches, I facilitate team cohesion, feedback culture, mindful leadership, and resilient organizational structures. Business leaders benefit from personalized coaching for strategic growth, conflict management, and sustainable performance. Adaptability, cultural awareness, and neuroscience-based frameworks allow my clients to thrive in dynamic environments.
My portfolio of applied psychology projects reaches Uzbekistan, Vienna’s Youth and Family Office, Sicily, Syria, Yemen, Mexico, and beyond. I design, lead, and evaluate interventions in trauma care, youth development, masculinity studies, psychoeducation, and organizational wellbeing. Notable collaborations with Webster University, humanitarian NGOs, and the Red Cross demonstrate my commitment to impact and ethical practice. Educational media, research on healthy masculinities, and creative psychoeducational initiatives (including Sandra and Pauli on YouTube) expand my reach and engagement worldwide.
As a university lecturer and international speaker, I deliver seminars, courses, and keynote talks at leading institutions—Webster University Vienna, UPU Ukraine, Universidad de Guadalajara, and more. My workshops cover trauma resilience, art-based interventions, mindfulness, and family psychotherapy, tailored for professionals and wider audiences. Cultivating strengths, reducing stigma, and promoting mental health are at the core of my educational philosophy.
My art therapy training builds on years of expertise in non-verbal, evidence-based methods—applied globally in clinical and community settings. Art therapy provides unique pathways to liberate individuals from trauma, depression, and fear, while fostering creativity, agency, and new purpose. Safe, supportive, and culturally sensitive, art therapy sessions help clients reclaim hope, express emotion, and develop self-efficacy.
Publications in the field of clinical and health psychology.
Velásquez Montiel, S., & Elsner, B. (Eds.).
This comprehensive manual addresses strategies for preventing violence and treating survivors in a variety of institutions and organisations.
Velásquez Montiel, S., & Elsner, B. (2022).
Evidence-based guidelines for fostering resilience in children and young people.
Velásquez-Montiel, S.
This chapter discusses communication techniques with minors in care and protection contexts.
Velásquez-Montiel, S. (2022).
A thematic contribution on grief, loss, and therapeutic intervention for young people.
Thoughts, research, and practical guidance on mental health, therapy, and wellbeing.
A short guide to achieving inner peace when the outside world is uncertain.
This is a practical seven-day social media detox plan that includes a distinct digital reset and self-care task for each day.
Key overlaps between family therapy and organizational consulting include systemic thinking, attention to relationships, conflict resolution, and fostering resource-oriented environments.
Follow my journey, listen to insightful conversations, and explore valuable content across platforms.
@menschen.wege.wunder
www.sandra-velasquez.com
https://www.youtube.com/@sandraandpauli916
Ready to start your journey? Reach out to schedule a consultation or learn more about my services.
