Undergraduate and postgraduate education and work experience
- PhD on the topic of «Resource-oriented psychotherapy» at the University of Bern, Institute for Clinical Psychology with Prof. Dr. Klaus Grawe
- Federally-recognised psychotherapist
- BA Social Pedagogy FH
- Drama school Zürich
- Psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioural and systemic focus, University Bern
- Recognised hypnotherapist at the German Society of Hypnotherapy
- Professor for Social Work at the Institute for Social Work and Health at the FHNW School of Social Work
Career milestones
- 2002 – Lecturer at the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
- 1998 – 2002: University Clinic Basel Psychiatry with Prof. Dr. Riecher Rössler
- 1989 – 1992: Head of Sociocultural Centre Lübeck
- 1983 – 1986: Child Care Service Düsseldorf
Main focus
- Expressive Art and social transformation in social work
- Head of the MAS programme Psychosocial Counselling
- Resource-oriented methods in counselling and therapy
- Experience-oriented methods in psychosocial practice
- Methods and concepts of clinical social work
Further information
Memberships, review & commission activities
- European Centre for Clinical Social Work
- FSP Federation of Swiss Psychologists
- PPB Association of Psychologists of Basel-Stadt and Baselland
- German Society of Hypnotherapy