I am Dr. János Szabó, a dedicated psychologist, ADHD coach, self-management coach, sporttherapist in education and passionate amateur athlete. Currently, I live in Austria, working as a freelance psychologist and education to become a sports therapist. Over the years, I have worked in various fields of psychology, including healthcare, education, academia, and child protection. Additionally, I have conducted self-management and personality development trainings and workshops. I completed my psychology degree in 2015 at the University of Pécs, where I also earned my Ph.D. in psychology in 2019. Currently, I am pursuing my sports therapy training online at the Sports Academy in Backnang, Germany.

Professional experiences: 
Healthcare: Psychologist; in an Austrian psycholsomatic clininc
Sports: Swimming-coach and instructor; in a Danish swimming-association
Education – School-psychologist; in a German-Hungarian minority school-center
Academic Research / Professorship: Researcher / junior-professor in Stiftung Universität Hildesheim; Eszterházy Károly University; University of Pécs
Child Protection: Psychologist; in a special childrenshome
Self-management and Personality Development Trainer: Freelance, on a contract basis
(click here to read about my professional approach)

Sports, as my primary hobbys:
professional experience: swimcoach in child-department in Haderslev Svømmeklub; occasionally substitute sportteacher
Hobbys: running (specialized to half-marathon); streetworkout; tour cycling; swimming; hiking; football; futsal (indoor football); table tennis, archery, orienteering. Intensity of these sports are changing according to season, life-situation. I practice some of them in daily level, some of them depend on seasons or opportunities.
(click here to check my sport portfolio)

Academic career: After my psychologist degree, I had been involved into the academic career as a researcher with PhD scholarship (2015-2018). During this time, I could spend two periods at University Hildesheim (Germany) with international scholarships. Besides, I was an associate lecturer at Eszterházy Károly University between 2018-2019. Topic of my dissertation was talent management in higher education from personality psychological aspect.
(click here to check my scientific publications)

Three pillars of my life:

                         

             PSYCHOLOGY                        ADHD                                SPORT
    (psychological counselling)  (coaching & workshops)           (Sporttherapy)