Vaso Panayi
@vasopanayi
Senior Practitioner Coach and Clinical Hypnotherapist delivering evidence-based telehealth mental health support.
CyprusWhat I'm looking for
I am an Accredited Senior Practitioner Coach (EMCC Global) and Clinical Hypnotherapist with 12+ years of practice and over 5,000 hours of coaching and therapy delivery, including 3,000 virtual hours.
I specialize in life and wellness coaching, stress reduction, resilience, confidence building, communication, career transitions, and sustainable wellbeing using evidence-based modalities such as mindfulness, motivational interviewing, CBT techniques, NLP, somatic coaching and hypnotherapy.
I have worked with diverse and underserved populations—including refugees, NGO staff, and corporate employees—and have experience designing wellbeing programs, delivering structured virtual sessions, and maintaining electronic documentation to support measurable client outcomes.
My background also includes leadership roles in startups and organisations (founding Beyond Coaching Academy, creating a training centre at Demstar, and leading IT and people development at Marfin Bank) where I combined coaching with people development to improve team performance and resilience.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Life & Wellness Coach
Beyond Coaching Academy
Jan 2013 - Present (12 years 10 months)
Delivered 1:1 and group virtual coaching over 12+ years, providing evidence-based interventions that improved client wellbeing and completed 5,000+ coaching/therapy hours with 3,000 virtual hours.
IT Team Lead & People Development Coach
Marfin Bank
Jan 1989 - Jan 2013 (24 years)
Led distributed IT teams across 6+ countries and implemented coaching-based people development programs that improved team performance and resilience between 1989 and 2013.
HR & Training Manager
Demstar Ltd
Jan 1986 - Jan 1988 (2 years)
Founded and ran a corporate training centre, designing structured training programs and consulting interventions that strengthened employee engagement and measurable outcomes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
URUniversity of Reading
Master of Business Administration, Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (MBA) awarded from the University of Reading.
FUFrederick University
Higher National Diploma, Computer Science
Higher National Diploma in Computer Science from Frederick University.
Bluesky International
Diploma for professional coaches/Mentors, Coaching / Mentoring
Diploma for professional coaches/mentors awarded by Bluesky International.
EGEMCC Global
Senior Practitioner Coach & Mentor (EQA award), Coaching
EQA award for a Senior Practitioner Coach & Mentor and EMCC Global Assessor accreditation.
The National Federation of Neurolinguistic Programming International
Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming, Neurolinguistic Programming
Practitioner certification in Neurolinguistic Programming.
The Essex Institute
Advanced Diploma of Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy
Advanced diploma of Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy awarded by The Essex Institute.
Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus
Approved Trainer, Training / Human Resources
Approved Trainer certification from the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
CyprusAuthorized to work in
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