Tibor Kökény · Psychologist • Sports Psychologist • University Lecturer
Awareness. Inner balance. Lasting performance.
Inner balance and high performance are not opposites. The goal is to perform well without losing yourself along the way.
With more than 25 years of experience in psychology, teaching, research and practice, I work with people who want to understand themselves better, move beyond recurring obstacles, or function with greater inner stability and awareness in their personal lives, their careers or in sport.
At the heart of my work is understanding the whole person: thinking, emotions, bodily processes, behaviour and life circumstances seen as one interconnected system.
If you would like to change the way you relate to yourself, to others or to your performance, it is worth looking beneath the surface, at how things really work.
How I can help
Inner balance and self-awareness
There are times in life when the solutions that used to work are no longer enough.
With anxiety, low self-confidence, an excessive need to please, relationship difficulties, recurring life patterns or inner conflicts, the goal is not merely to treat the symptoms, but to understand what keeps that way of functioning in place.
During our consultations, we look together for the inner patterns and resources that make more conscious change possible.
Performance and sports psychology
High performance demands a special kind of psychological adaptation.
In competition, under great responsibility or sustained pressure, it is not enough to know what you should do. The real question is whether you can access your own knowledge exactly when you need it most.
In my sports psychology work, the focus may be on mental preparation, concentration, handling competitive situations, self-confidence, recovery and the long-term sustainability of performance.
Over the past decades I have worked with Olympic champions, national team and international-level athletes, as well as young talents.
Burnout and sustainable high performance
Performance in itself is not the problem.
The problem begins when the price of maintaining performance is chronic exhaustion, sleep problems, loss of motivation, emotional depletion, or other areas of life being pushed into the background.
To me, sustainable high performance means being able to function at a high level over the long term without constantly draining your own physical and psychological resources.
This is especially important for athletes, leaders, entrepreneurs, people in the helping professions and others exposed to sustained high pressure.
A holistic approach
Psychology and the body – a holistic approach
Psychological processes are not independent of how the body functions.
That is why, alongside psychological consultation – when professionally justified – complementary methods may also become part of the work, supporting body awareness, breathing, relaxation or the regulation of the autonomic nervous system.
I also use B-E-St bio-current therapy within this complementary, holistic approach.
I do not believe in a single method. The method must be adapted to the person – not the person to the method.
More than one method
My work brings together experience from several psychological and self-awareness approaches.
Alongside humanistic, cognitive and schema therapy perspectives, I may use inner imagery methods, a transgenerational approach, NLP elements, breathing and body-oriented techniques, as well as other approaches suited to the individual and their goals.
Several decades of yoga and meditation practice are also an important part of a perspective in which the psyche and the body are not treated as separate systems.
The goal, however, is always the same: greater awareness, inner stability and freer functioning.
About me in brief
Science and lived experience
I am Tibor Kökény, a psychologist and sports psychologist.
I graduated as a psychologist in 1998, and for nearly three decades since then I have been working across many areas of human functioning. Over these years I have gained experience in psychological practice, university teaching, research, sport and self-awareness work.
Throughout my career I have worked with child psychiatric cases, individual and relationship problems, crisis situations, athletes, artists, leaders and other people carrying great responsibility.
As a lecturer I have taught at several universities, including the psychology programme of the University of Debrecen and the sports psychology training of the Hungarian University of Sports Science. Alongside my practical work, I am also active in research, publishing and scientific work.
I have worked with Olympic champions and elite athletes, yet in my private practice each individual's own story matters just as much to me. For decades I have also practised yoga, meditation and awareness development.
To me, professional knowledge becomes truly valuable when it becomes usable in everyday life.
Today, my professional path can be summed up in a single question:
How can a person become more aware, freer and capable of greater performance – while staying connected to themselves?
That is what my work is about.
More about meFrom understanding to change
For me, psychological work is not about applying ready-made answers or predefined methods.
Every person is different: each arrives with their own life story, their own experiences, unique resources and possibilities waiting to be discovered.
That is why the foundation of our work together is understanding.
- 01
What is happening inside us?
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How did our current way of functioning develop?
- 03
What helps us – and what has started to hold us back?
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How can insights be turned into change that works in everyday life?
The goal is not for anyone to become a different person.
But to understand themselves better and shape their own life more freely and consciously.
Who is this work for?
- those who want to understand themselves more deeply;
- those struggling with anxiety, self-esteem or relationship difficulties;
- those who perform at a high level over long periods and want to make this sustainable in the long run;
- athletes, to support mental preparation and performance;
- leaders, entrepreneurs and other professionals under heavy pressure;
- those seeking professional help because of burnout, exhaustion or feeling stuck in life;
- those who do not simply want to “fix” a problem, but want to live and function more consciously.
Let's start with the first step
You don't need to know in advance exactly which method you need. The purpose of the first conversation is precisely to understand together:
what is happening now, what you would like to change, and which path is worth taking.
| Type of service | Duration | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological consultation | 50 minutes | 28 000 Ft |
| Psychological consultation with B-E-St bio-current therapy | 60 minutes | 35 000 Ft |
| Couples consultation | 60 minutes | 35 000 Ft |
| B-E-St bio-current therapy | 50 minutes | 14 000 Ft |
Budapest • Érd
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