About me

Even at a young age, I knew that I had an unquenchable desire to work with people. My professional career had a winding start, but human behavior has always been at the center of my interest.

I approach my environment with curiosity, empathy, and openness. I spent nearly 10 years as a user experience researcher (UX research and design), where I used interviews and tests to study people's motivations, desires, and behavior in complex business environments.

Meanwhile, I continued my psychology studies and became increasingly interested in health psychology, particularly perinatal psychology. During my own pregnancy, this curiosity not only did not wane, but continued to grow and deepen.

This is how I arrived at my current profession as a perinatal psychologist.

The perinatal (i.e., around birth) period is one of the most diverse and emotionally complex stages of human life. Joy, sorrow, ambivalence, grief, and a thousand other emotions can arrive all at once.

This period offers us countless opportunities for learning, lessons in self-knowledge, and many challenges.

I warmly welcome individuals and families who feel the need to share their journeys with someone during this period.

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Martina Takács

MA, Clinical and Health Psychology

Professional qualifications

Heilpraktikerin (limited to psychotherapy), Heilpraktier Erlaubnis zur berufsmäßigen Ausübung der Heilkunde beschränkt auf das Gebiet der Psychotherapie, Berlin 2026

Perinatal Counselling, Postgraduate training, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 2026, Coursework completed, thesis in progress.

Illyés Sándor Memorial Days, 3rd place – Midwifery best practices in Germany - Poster

Childbirth educator training, Theory completed, certification pending, Ditta Maróy, Budapest – Online, 2024

MA, Psychologist – Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Faculty of Arts, Szeged 2024

Professional internship: Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, under the supervision of Dr. Edina Dombi, 2022

Thesis: Midwifery best practices in Germany and the psychological aspects of supportive relationships surrounding childbirth

BA, Behavioral Analyst, University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities, Pécs, 2019

Specializations

  • Sexuality, fertility, and conception - Fertility counseling, intimacy in relationships, family planning, and support for conception difficulties

  • Pregnancy and childbirth - Pregnancy transitions, fetal connection, birth preparation, and processing the birth experience

  • Art and rituals - Creative therapeutic methods, symbolic work, and integration of cultural traditions

  • Loss and grief - Processing miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and other perinatal losses

  • Postpartum and early parenthood - Postpartum period, parental roles, early attachment, and relationship changes

  • Early development (0-3 years) - Infant development, forming secure attachments, and developing parenting skills

  • Transgenerational and holistic approach - Exploring family patterns, and integrative perspective on physical, mental, and spiritual health

Volunteer work

  • 2025 November - Board Member of the International Society for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine – ISPPM e.V.

  • 2025 In cooperation with the Perinatus Foundation - organizing lectures and workshops in Hungarian for families living in Berlin

  • 2013 - 2015 Human rights educator, Amnesty International, Budapest

  • 2009 English teacher, European Voluntary Service, Izmit

Memberships in Professional Organizations

  • 2026 Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen e. V. - BDP e.V.

  • 2025 International Society for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine – ISPPM e.V.

  • 2024 Hungarian Society of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine