Jonasz Wethacz

Education and professional experience

He is a certified clinical sexologist of the Polish Society of Sexology (PTS).

He completed a uniform Master’s degree programme at the Institute of Psychology of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, specialising in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. He is also a graduate of the School of Sexual Therapy in Warsaw.

Between 2014 and 2019, he worked as an academic and teaching staff member at the Institute of Psychology of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He is the owner, director, and head of the diagnostic team at the SYNTHESIS Autism and Asperger Syndrome Centre in Lublin, as well as the owner of a diagnostic and therapeutic practice.

For over a decade, he has worked at the Lew-Starowicz Therapy Centre in Warsaw and at an NZOZ healthcare facility in Chełm.

He conducts training programmes on gender incongruence and autism spectrum disorders. He is the author of scientific articles and book chapters, as well as the scientific editor of the book “Współczesne spojrzenie na seksualność człowieka” (“A Contemporary Perspective on Human Sexuality”). He has presented at numerous scientific conferences and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in medical sciences.

Specializations

• psychologist,
• clinical sexologist (PTS-certified),
• psychotherapist in training.

Scope of activity

Main areas of services

• Assessment and issuing opinions for people experiencing gender incongruence: transgender, non-binary, and otherwise gender-diverse individuals (both adults and minors).

• Preparation of a sexological opinion (psychological-sexological assessment) required during the gender transition process, including for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), legal gender marker change, surgeries, and other procedures.

• Issuing descriptive certificates, including documents for schools, universities, military commissions, and other institutions, concerning preferred pronouns and related matters.

• Clinical assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

• Clinical assessment of personality disorders, other mental health disorders, and psychiatric conditions.

• Psychological assessments for certification and legal purposes, including disability assessments, evaluations for the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), and other forms of official assessment.