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The science of self-knowledge, applied. Confidential psychological consultations for individuals, families and professionals, complemented by digital cognitive-behavioral training instruments for enduring change.

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ABOUT

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EPISTEMIST is the formal home of my private consultation practice built on my professional experience spanning two decades as a psychologist (MSc, University of Zurich) and international strategic management executive.

A trilingual Swiss-Turkish binational, I grew up moving between Istanbul and Zurich, and later built pivotal professional chapters in the Australia-Pacific region and Germany. That transcontinental path across cultures, institutions, and high-stakes environments shapes both my perspective and my method.

My professional footprint in psychology within an applied context began in 2009 – across psychometric assessment, consultation work in the public-sector, and institutional research. It deepened through my role as Department Head of psychological counselling and family coaching at a Zurich social enterprise in 2014, and led to the establishment of a first formal private practice in 2016. EPISTEMIST is the continuation and expansion of that endeavour.

Through PRAXIS, I work with private individuals and their social systems who want rigorous, high-integrity psychological guidance anchored in cognitive-behavioral and systems psychology paradigms. EPISTEMIST LABS extends that same evidence-based standard to digital cognitive-behavioral training tools.

In parallel, I hold a global strategic management role at the world’s most iconic top-end automotive manufacturer – a position I have grown into over a decade of corporate strategy and group-wide business transformation leadership.

EPISTEMIST is a privacy-first practice. All consultations and projects are conducted in strict compliance with applicable data protection law (GDPR). Live session bookings follow a first-come, first-served principle.

Onur Yavuz (MSc), January 2026, Stuttgart

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PRAXIS
Qualified Psychological Consultation

Research-grounded psychological support delivered with more than a decade of multilingual consultation experience, driven by cognitive, behavioral and systems psychology paradigms, focusing on but not strictly limited to questions of:

  • Personal Clarity & Decision-Making in Private Life
  • Psychological Challenges of Expatriation and Migration
  • Daily Habits & Productivity
  • Financial & Consumption Habits
  • Self-Confidence
  • Stress, Acute or Persistent Worry, Burnout Prevention
  • Interpersonal Communication & Conflict Skills
  • Private Relationships
  • Workplace Relationships
  • Family Dynamics, Life Transitions
  • Identity Dynamics
  • Multiple Private Issues / Broader Social Systems
  • Complex Workplace Dynamics for Professionals

Conducted via secure, encrypted email or live video conference – with client camera optional. In-person sessions available on demand in Stuttgart.

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EPISTEMIST LABS

Peer-reviewed science, engineered for enduring change

EPISTEMIST LABS applies the same research standards as the consultation practice to software. No chatbot, no LLM, no personalization engine; every instrument is designed and maintained by a psychologist, human-to-human, without content or response automation. Each release is documented in a full public whitepaper that states plainly what is established research and what is design judgment. First release: BRAKED.

  • Human-to-Human Stance: No automated content slop, no mental-health-everything boilerplate, no algorithms extracting knowledge from user; built bit by bit by a psychologist with over a decade of professional experience, and offered with methodological transparency
  • Radical Privacy: No accounts, no server; collecting and sharing zero personal user data
  • Free Core, Forever: Behavioral training & tracking mechanics, stats including unlimited detailed report generation, and unrestricted user data export/import cost nothing and require no login
  • Standalone or Alongside Consultation: Works independently, or as a private, client-owned self-tracking log for an ongoing counseling / therapy process
  • First Release, BRAKED: CBT-grounded impulse control coaching across 7 dedicated content-backed domains (Doomscrolling & Social Media, Eating, Sweet Treats, Shopping, Trading, Gaming, Anger Reactions); pairing profile-tailored behavioral strategies with structured reaction delay training. Professionally authored weekly in-app coaching content included in Pro plans
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BRAKED is available now on the iOS App Store, version 1.3.0, with complete German localization. Annual Pro subscribers receive an Annual Bonus with one free, personalized Deep Dive psychological consultation included, and 25% off all live 1:1 sessions for the duration of the subscription with priority booking.