Dr. Kerstin Hecker is a depth-oriented psychologist, educator, and researcher whose work explores the interplay between psyche, body, relationships, groups, and organizational life. In her work with people, she explores how individual experience is shaped by relationships and the environments in which we live and work. She integrates body-based, imaginal, and systems-informed perspectives across her teaching, consulting, and clinical practice.

Dr. Hecker’s research examines how relationships and social systems shape psychological and physical health, including what supports resilience and agency and what contributes to vulnerability and harm. Her work spans early relational experiences, coping and self-regulation, workplace bullying, covert aggression, and the misuse of power and authority. Her research on workplace bullying includes particular attention to female perpetration and its somatic and psychological impacts. She has presented her research at international conferences, including the International Association on Workplace Bullying + Harassment Conference and the Niagara Conference on Workplace Mobbing.

Alongside her research, she advises individuals, leaders, and organizations on harmful power dynamics and teaches university courses, executive education, and professional training on workplace bullying, stress, psychological health, and research methods.

Her commitment to supporting individuals who have faced overwhelming adverse life events led her to pursue a Doctorate in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and to become a certified Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP™). Her additional training includes Interpersonal Neurobiology, Internal Family Systems, attachment and systemic approaches, Core Energetics, NLP, Feldenkrais, and meditation.

With more than 25 years of experience in corporate America, Dr. Hecker has worked across consumer and market research, finance, management, sales, operations, and marketing. Her BA in Business Studies and extensive corporate experience continue to inform her understanding of people, organizations, and workplace dynamics.