Education & Professional Background

As a licensed specialist psychologist for psychotherapy (FSP) with many years of clinical experience, I combine psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and trauma-focused therapeutic approaches in my work with adults.

Academic Education

• 1992–2000: Degree in Psychology, University of Zurich

Postgraduate Psychotherapy Training

• 2003–2009: Postgraduate program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (MASP), University of Zurich
• Specialist Psychologist for Psychotherapy FSP
• 2004–2015: Freudian training analysis
• 2024: EMDR basic training Level 1 & 2, EMDR Institute Switzerland
• Continuous professional development, supervision and intervision

Psychotherapeutic Practice

• Since 07/2022: Private psychotherapeutic practice
• Since 08/2011: Psychiatric-psychotherapeutic group practice Rütistrasse, Baden
  Practice license Canton of Aargau since 2011
• 2010–2011: Social Psychiatric Service, Canton of Schwyz, Goldau
• 2006–2010: Competence Center for Eating Disorders and Obesity, Zurich
  Center for Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Zurich
• 2006–2008: Practice Dr. phil. Annie Berner & Dr. med. Jean Berner, Dietlikon
• 2005–2006: Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic Lucerne

Memberships

• Swiss Federation of Psychologists (FSP)
• Psychoanalytic Seminar Zurich (member of the seminar board 2020–2022)
• Aargau Association of Psychologists (VAP)

Languages

• German · English · French