Integrative Counselling · Zug & Online

You don't have to figure it out alone.

For anyone hesitating to seek counselling out of fear of not being fully seen — or of experiencing more harm than healing.

I offer individual counselling to teens, young adults, and adults, grounded in warmth and cultural competency.

No referral needed. You can also reach me by email if calling feels like a lot right now.

Chamerstrasse 172, Room 305 · Zug

Wendy Nyawade in her Zug counselling office
Wendy Nyawade, MA

Kenyan-Canadian psychological counsellor. Based in Zug.

Wendy Nyawade
About me

Hi, I'm Wendy.

I'm a Kenyan-Canadian psychological counsellor based in Switzerland. Growing up across Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, California, and Canada gave me a lived understanding of what it means to belong to many places at once — and to sometimes feel at home in none of them.

That's part of why I do this work. I know what it feels like to walk into a room and wonder whether there's space for the full complexity of who you are. My practice is built to be one place where there is.

Outside of the therapy room, you'll find me deep-diving into a new recipe — I'm drawn to flavours from all over the world (self-proclaimed foodie), enthusiastically greeting other people's dogs, and making a home here in Switzerland with my husband.

BSc Psychology — University of British Columbia
MA Counselling Psychology — Webster University, Geneva
EFT Certified (Level 1 & 2) — Institute for EFT Switzerland
NSNS Neurodivergent Practice Certified
SGfB Member No. 23325

I'm committed to ongoing learning and regularly attend trainings to ensure my practice stays current and culturally informed.

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How I work

Therapy that
starts with you.

As a humanistic therapist, I follow your lead. Most of us instinctively run from painful emotions — it's a very human thing to do. In our work together, I pay close attention to what's happening for you in the room, gently facilitating the experiencing of emotions that may have been tucked away for a long time, and helping you move through them rather than around them.

"We already carry the wisdom we need — therapy helps us reconnect with it."
Modalities I draw from
Primary

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Helping you slow down and connect with the emotions that might be keeping you stuck. Certified at Level 1 & 2.

Person-Centred Therapy

Unconditional positive regard. You set the pace — I follow your lead.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Practical, evidence-based tools for shifting unhelpful thought patterns.

Adlerian Therapy

Exploring belonging, purpose, and the social roots of how you experience yourself.

Who I work with

If you've ever felt like
the system wasn't built
for you —

My practice centres people who have historically been underserved in mental health care. This isn't a footnote for me. It's the whole point.

I especially welcome neurodivergent people, people of the global majority, and those navigating life in between cultures. If that's you — you don't have to explain yourself here. You can just show up.

I offer individual counselling for teens, young adults, and adults.

Purple periwinkle flower
Areas of clinical focus and interest

Support for real complexity.

In my experience, people often arrive with one thing and discover there's more underneath. You don't need to have it figured out — just show up as yourself and stay open to the work.
Whether you're formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or simply curious that your brain might work differently — you are welcome here. Therapy can be a space to understand yourself more deeply, process years of masking, and build a life that actually works for you.
Growing up in or navigating a chaotic, enmeshed, or emotionally unavailable family system leaves marks. Therapy offers space to understand those patterns, grieve what you needed, and begin relating to yourself and others differently.
Feeling stuck, unheard, or undervalued in a relationship. Wondering whether to stay or go. Struggling to communicate without it turning into conflict. Whether you're in a relationship, navigating a separation, or processing the aftermath — therapy offers a space to get clear on what you need and what comes next.
Who am I? Where do I belong? These questions intensify during life transitions — new countries, relationships, careers, or chapters. Whether you're an expat, an immigrant, a third culture kid, or navigating a mixed-race identity, this is a space to explore all of it without having to simplify yourself.
The exhaustion of code-switching. The loneliness of being the only one in the room. The weight of fitting in while staying true to yourself. As a diaspora counsellor, Wendy holds space for all of it — the racial stress, the intergenerational dynamics, the grief, and the richness of navigating multiple worlds at once.
Sometimes there's no obvious reason — you just feel flat, heavy, or on edge. Not every day is terrible, but something feels off and you can't quite name it. You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis to come to therapy. If you've been carrying a low mood or a quiet anxiety that won't shift, that's enough.
Burnout, difficult dynamics, feeling unseen or undervalued at work — these things take a real toll. Therapy offers a space to make sense of what's happening, reconnect with what matters to you, and figure out how to move forward in a way that doesn't cost you yourself.
Wendy's counselling office in Zug
Fees & availability

The practical stuff.

Individual session 60 minutes · in-person (Zug) or online
CHF 190
A first hello 15 minutes · no commitment
Free
In-person Tuesday – Friday, 8am – 6pm · Chamerstrasse 172, Room 305, Zug
Tue – Fri
Online Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm · Saturday morning by request
Mon – Sat
Language Sessions conducted in English
English
Availability Currently accepting new clients in Zug and online
Open
Sliding scale Limited spots available for those facing financial hardship — please reach out
Available

This is a private-pay practice. If you'd like to use international insurance, please check with your provider directly — you would pay upfront and seek reimbursement from them afterwards.

Writing, groups & resources

Reflections & Resources

Writing, groups, and community resources.

Writing

Masking Contentment in Switzerland

A gentle note for anyone living somewhere wonderful — and still missing something.

Upcoming group

Racial Wellness — an online group for people of colour

An online space for people of colour — collective healing, being fully seen, and community where the wisdom belongs to everyone. We meet online, with two in-person gatherings a year.

Writing

The weight you didn't know you were carrying

On late diagnosis, unmasking, and finally understanding how your brain works.

Get in touch

Ready when you are.

Reaching out is often the hardest part. However you arrive here — with a clear question or just a quiet sense that something needs to shift — this is a good place to start.

Not a clinical form. Just a first hello.

Location

172 Chamerstrasse, Room 305
6300 Zug, Switzerland
and online throughout Switzerland

The building has elevator access.

A note: you can reach out by email, through the booking system, or via this form. I respond within a few business days. If you are in immediate distress, please reach out to a crisis line or emergency services.
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If you are in immediate distress or crisis, please contact emergency services (144 in Switzerland), the 24-hour English crisis helpline (143), or your local Notfall emergency department in your Gemeinde. This practice does not provide crisis or emergency services.