Katarzyna Wiecheć

Katarzyna Wiecheć is an Assistant Professor at SWPS University, affiliated with the Faculty of Psychology and Law in Poznań, under the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. She specializes in clinical psychology and positive psychology, focusing on how chronic illnesses and trauma influence cognitive functions, quality of life, and posttraumatic growth (PTG)/depreciation (PTD).

• Education: Doctor of Medical and Health Sciences.

Her research integrates narrative psychology and clinical-health psychology, examining trauma response mechanisms and adaptive strategies in chronic illness. She has contributed to projects like the National Science Centre-funded 'Searching for the meaning and sense of life and personal growth following trauma: prospective studies' (grant 2013/10/E/HS6/00502), which explored longitudinal effects of trauma on psychological development.

• Scientific Awards: Scholarship holder for the aforementioned project (2017–2022).

At SWPS University, she teaches personality psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, psychopathology, psychological interviewing, advanced diagnosis, and crisis intervention. She also operates a private practice as a certified cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) psychotherapist. Her work intersects with the Center for Research on Trauma and Life Crises, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to stress and psychosomatics.