Ursina Teuscher (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

I offer decision coaching to help you solve problems and achieve your goals. Issues I can help you with include: improving your time management, setting priorities, getting more work done, and establishing healthier habits. For your big decisions, we will use a structured process to clarify your core values and evaluate your options. This process will give you the necessary confidence in your decision and peace of mind, so that you can commit to taking action. Throughout our work together, I use decision-aiding tools that were developed on a scientific background and designed to enhance our ability to think systematically as well as creatively. I employ coaching methods that are evidence-based and have been shown to be effective for supporting decisions, improving performance and achieving goals. (Examples: mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral, value focused, paradoxical, creative thinking and problem-solving techniques.)

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

After my training as a Career Counselor (professional license and MS in Psychology in 2000), I gained my doctoral degree (PhD) in Applied Psychology in 2004 from the University of Freiburg, Switzerland. I have co-authored the textbook, “Heart and Mind: Mastering the Art of Decision Making,” and have published peer-reviewed research articles in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, decision-making, and coaching techniques. I have been teaching Psychology and Decision-Making classes at high-school and university levels since 2001 (currently at PSU). My ongoing research and teaching complements and informs my work in private practice. It continues to give me insights into disciplines that are fast-changing and rich with new findings about the way people think, feel and behave. Those insights continue to inform my approach and methods. I’m deeply committed to bringing you well-researched, highly relevant techniques and practices.