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Kelly Katajisto

Founder & CEO | Exploring the Passion

Neuroscience & Mental Health Researcher
MSc Candidate | Warwick Medical School


I am passionate about bridging neuroscience, psychology, and compassionate mental health support, translating research into practical tools for everyday life.


As an MSc candidate and postgraduate researcher at Warwick Medical School, I explore the neuroscience and psychological mechanisms that shape mental health, emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and human experience.


My work combines evidence-based research with practical experience in emotional intelligence, psychoeducation, and personal development. My aim is to make complex ideas from neuroscience and psychology accessible, meaningful, and applicable in everyday life.


I am also the Founder and CEO of Exploring the Passion, supporting individuals and organisations through counselling, coaching, workshops, keynote speaking, and psychoeducational initiatives.


My approach is culturally sensitive and integrative, shaped by my Brazilian background and informed by psychoanalytic perspectives, neuroscience, and contemporary psychological research. In Portugal, I completed 1,800 hours of training in Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychoanalysis, including theory, supervision, and analysis. 


Living and working in Finland has further strengthened my commitment to multicultural mental health and community wellbeing. I have trained in Mental Health First Aid, KOTU, and Toivo facilitation, and volunteer with MIELI Without Borders and Miitti, supporting international and multicultural communities.

✨What we bring✨

  • Psychoeducation grounded in psychology and neuroscience
  • Keynote speaking, workshops, and training on emotional intelligence and nervous system regulation
  • Peer-support group coordination and facilitation focused on mental health and wellbeing
  • Strong communication in Portuguese and English, with developing fluency in Finnish
  • Strategic thinking combined with a warm, engaging facilitation style

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