Ms Katya Galea, Sports Psychology Practitioner

Katya Galea graduated from the University of Malta with a Bachelor in Psychology (Honours) in 2000. She went on to read a Post-Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Therapy and another Post-Graduate Diploma in Career Guidance.

Katya was employed with the Eden Foundation from 2000-2003 where she worked with children with various disabilities in specialised programmes and in school settings. She then went on to joining Caritas Malta at the Outreach Centre where she provided one-to-one sessions for persons experiencing drug addiction and group sessions in preparation for rehabilitation programmes.

Katya furthered her studies by embarking on a Masters in Public Policy at the University of Malta after she joined the Malta Public Service where she worked in the social affairs, health and equality. She is also a part-time lecturer within the Department for Policy, Politics and Governance at the University of Malta.

Katya’s interest in engaging in an active healthy lifestyle and the importance of wellbeing led her to expand her knowledge of Psychology by reading for a Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University in the UK. Her research focused on ultra-athletes and the journey they experience in preparation for an ultra-competition. This has led her to work with ultra-athletes on a one-to-one basis.

She has delivered preparatory talks to various athletes before competing and collaborated with athletics clubs/gyms in delivering group sessions to athletic teams.

On a personal level, Katya volunteers at a ballet school in preparation for the school’s annual show where she assists backstage and helps pre-primary ballerinas to get ready to go on stage. She enjoys going to the gym and attends Pilates and Hyrox sessions.