THAC was born from lived experience.
Its roots reach back to the 1990s, when our founder began working in post-conflict settings across Africa and beyond. These early experiences offered deep insight into how people live, cope, and transform when faced with violence, trauma, and life-altering events.
In fragile environments, where hope and uncertainty walk side by side, we learned what truly matters: listening, trust, and the ability to navigate complexity without losing direction.
Over the years, this awareness evolved into action.
In 2015, with the support of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and its Swiss branch, THAC was formally established. What began with small projects, dialogue circles, and field-based learning soon developed into an internationally active platform.
Volunteers, experts, and communities worked together — across cultures and continents — to create space for meaningful change, rooted in resilience and mutual respect.
Our story has never been one of scale for its own sake. It has always been about depth, relevance, and relationships.
Intercultural Learning and Practice
Our journey has taken us across continents, cultures, and disciplines — weaving together traditional wisdom, contemporary practice, and the art of listening.
We’ve worked with displaced communities, institutions in crisis, and leaders at turning points — always with a focus on cooperation, coexistence, and meaningful development.
Much of what guides THAC today comes from listening — not only to clients and communities, but also to the wisdom of cultures that have lived through generations of disruption and renewal. We’ve learned that many societies hold deep knowledge about how to endure, adapt, and heal. There is a profound knowledge and wisdom built over centuries of exposure to violence and trauma, und how to empower people. When this wisdom is combined with modern tools — from trauma theory to systemic coaching — new, creative pathways emerge.
That’s where THAC positions itself: at the intersection of traditional knowledge and contemporary transformation.
Our expertise is grounded in these exchanges. It’s shaped by real-world encounters, by walking with people across continents, and by working alongside institutions in fragile, often shifting environments.
Why THAC?
THAC stands for Trauma Healing and Creative Arts — a name that captures both our mission and our method.
We support individuals and institutions in navigating change — change that is often accompanied by pain, uncertainty, or disruption. Our work addresses not only the surface of a situation, but its deeper emotional, systemic, and symbolic layers.
Healing, in our understanding, is not separate from development or strategy. It’s part of it.
And true healing requires that we engage the whole person — body, mind, and soul.
Creativity plays a central role in this process.
– Through movement, imagery, ritual, storytelling, and silence, we create space for expression, connection, and renewal.
– These creative forms allow us to process what cannot be said in words — and to find direction when logic alone falls short.
Our logo reflects this approach.
– Its forms are grounded yet open — symbolizing structure held by flow.
– The colors stand for earth and water — stability and transformation.
– The soft lines linking the square fields represent the energetic flow between different dimensions of human experience.
– And the small square in the lower right stands for memory: the parts of us that remain, evolve, and sometimes transform us in return.
Interestingly, “THAC” also means waterfall in Vietnamese — and we embrace that symbol too.
A waterfall is dynamic, cleansing, and alive. It doesn’t push — it releases. It teaches us to let go, to trust gravity, to follow flow.
But above all, THAC is a space —
for trauma to be met, for healing to begin, and for creativity to help shape what comes next.
Hypnosis is a powerful approach for individuals and groups. It enables people to reach out for inner strength and in overcoming fears and blockages.
Stones & Minerals: Natural Protection and Energy
For many years, THAC’s founder has explored the power of natural stones as sources of energy, balance, and protection — especially in an increasingly electricity-dependent world. Some minerals, such as barite have shown remarkable properties in responding to electromagnetic stress and supporting emotional well-being.
In our shop, we offer a carefully selected range of powerful, ethically sourced stones.
➡️ Discover more about their origins, uses, and symbolism at
👉 www.schutzsteine.ch
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