ABOUT KENE
Kene Vernik.
Psychologist-counsellor,
sleep specialist and educator.
Kene has worked in sleep medicine since 2006. In her workshops, she explains the science of sleep and teaches practical ways to manage work stress.
CORPORATE SEMINAR EXPERIENCE
Seminars for teams at
FOR ORGANISATIONS
What Kene brings
to the session.
Sleep medicine, psychology and experience teaching both professionals and company teams.
- Clinical sleep work
- Kene’s experience includes sleep-study work and counselling in hospital and private-clinic settings. Tartu University Hospital describes her work with children’s sleep and her support for nurses.
- University teaching
- A guest lecturer at the University of Tartu since 2018. The university also lists her among the lecturers on its 2026–2027 mental-health course for family nurses.
- Practice during the workshop
- The shorter talk covers the essentials. Longer workshops include guided exercises for restless thoughts and body relaxation, with time to practise together and ask questions.
TRAINING
Education and
qualifications.
Clinical experience since 2006.
Corporate workshops since 2015.
Formal qualifications are listed below. Further courses and supervised practice are grouped under additional training.
- 2022
Psychologist-counsellor, Level 7
Estonian professional qualification.
Professional CV- 2015–2018
MA in Psychology
University of Tartu. Her 2018 master’s thesis studied children’s sleep, health and behaviour.
University thesis record- 2016
Sleep technologist (ESRS)
Expert Somnologist-Technologist certification from the European Sleep Research Society.
ESRS certification list
Further training
- 2019–2020
- Cognitive behavioural therapy: basic training
- 2017
- Schema therapy: basic training and supervised practice
- 2017
- Clinical psychology: supervised practice
- 2015–2016
- Mindfulness techniques, University of Massachusetts Medical School
BEYOND THE CLINIC
Teaching
and writing.
- Guest lecturer
- Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, since 2018. University course listing
- Professional leadership
- President of the Estonian Association of Sleep Counsellors. Association profile
- Author
- Hea une teejuht (2019), a practical sleep handbook, and the children’s sleep book Tule, tule unekene (2024). Both are in Estonian.
- International learning
- Further training and placements at:
- Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
- Bordeaux University Hospital, France
- University Hospital of Pisa, Italy
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
WRITING & CONVERSATIONS
Read and hear
from Kene.
An opinion article by Kene in English, followed by interviews in Estonian.
Professional background.
Clinical experience
- 2024 onwards
- Tartu Children’s Clinic: psychologist-counsellor and supervisor for children’s sleep disorders. Hospital profile
- 2019 onwards
- Unetervis: psychologist and sleep counsellor
- 2017 onwards
- Katriito Counselling Centre: psychologist
- 2017–2020
- Head and Neck Surgery: sleep counsellor, technologist and psychologist
- 2015–2017
- Unimed Sleep Centre: sleep counsellor and technologist
- 2006–2010
- Tartu University Hospital: sleep technologist
Memberships listed in her CV
- Estonian Sleep Medicine Society
- European Sleep Research Society
- European Society of Sleep Technologists
- Estonian Schema Therapy Association
- Estonian Psychological Association
- Estonian Association of Sleep Counsellors