TRAINING

PERSONAL DETAILS AND BASIC EDUCATION

6 years counselling work with students in Zurich
5 years community work in Toggenburg
15 years of daily therapeutic pedagogy and support for a disabled child
Decades-long lecturing and training activities; in recent years, primarily in supervision at various institutions.

1995 – 96: two year postgraduate study in Psychotherapeutic Sciences at CHARTA; certificate in 1996
1994 – 2000: Psychotherapeutic special education at Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Daseinsanalyse SGDA (today GAD) in Zurich; Degree in 2000; specialist title: “Psychotherapist ASP”, today: “federally certified psychotherapist”
1998 – 99: Postgraduate placement year at the psychiatric hospital Sonnenhalde in Riehen
1999 – Present: Private, full-time practice
1999: Psychotherapy practice license in canton Bern
2000: Practice license in canton Basel-Land
2013: Licensed in Basel-Stadt and relocation of practice to Basel

1998 – Present: Supervision and team training at therapeutic and curative educational institutions (residential and employment homes)
2000: Development of TREP, a resource-oriented tool for social workers
1998 – 2008: Development, implementation and updating of the technical guidelines for a residential facility for mentally ill long-term patients (with inclusion of QM and ICF)
2016 – Present: Supervision of psychologists for internship programs at institutions

2000 – 2002: Board of VPB
2000 – 2009: Professional Ethics Committee of the ASP, case leading consultant in professional proceedings
2012: Consultant at VIBEL; methods of evaluation of individual needs and performance assessment of disabilities, BS, BL, Bern
Additional training and advanced education (a selection):
2003: Training in trauma therapy (L. Reddemann, Bielefeld)
2008 – Present: Training in systemic sexual and couples’ therapy (U. Clement, Heidelberg)
2012/2013: Training in Schema Therapy (various Lecturers, upk Basel)
2014-2015: Training in non-violent communication according to Rosenberg (M. Ranzoni Perspektiva Basel)
2015: Training in couple’s and sexual therapy (David Schnarch, USA)
2016: Basic course in mentalisation-based therapy (Dr. S. Euler, upk Basel)
Continuous education and advanced training as well as personal supervision and intervision in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of the Association of Swiss Psychotherapists (minimum of 400 h in 5 years).
2020 Advanced training “Psychosomatic pain therapy – neurobiologically based psychotherapy for stress-related pain disorders” by Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich T. Egle, Klinik Kirchberg / ZH
2020-2021 “Radical Honesty” by Brad Blanton – a concept based on mindfulness, Gestalt therapy and non-violent communication for better perception and processing of one’s own feelings and for more genuine closeness in relationships