Zenia Panahon, MACC, MAP
Founder, Managing Director and Lead Psychotherapist
"For me, being a psychotherapist is a calling. I am passionate about what I do."
Zenia is a psychotherapist with nearly two decades of experience. Her areas of specialization are individual, couples, family and group therapy. Combining psychodynamic approach with other treatments like family systems, somatic experiencing and among others, she has helped clients deal with trauma and abuse, depression, as well as personal and transitional challenges.
Zenia is a consultant for several companies in the hospitality, legal and manpower sectors. She is frequently requested by her corporate clients to conduct lectures and workshops to speak about topics including team building, self-efficacy and leadership development. She is also a regular guest on the ABS-CBN series GDiaries.
Aside from her private practice, Zenia is an advocate for mental health for the disadvantaged. She regularly travels around the country to speak and train public school teachers, high school students, social welfare staff and volunteers on mental health issues. In 2019, Zenia started a monthly Psychological First Aid Training workshop series in cooperation with several Rotary clubs in southern Metro Manila.
When she's not with clients, Zenia is a devoted yogi, wife to Tanny, mother to three adult children and grandmother to two boys and a girl.