· History of cultural and human sciences · Interdisciplinary work and research in the mental health professions · Quality in the treatment methods of communal psychiatry · The psychology of psychologists · The World of Psychotherapy and R.D.Laing Study
1974-78
Middlesex Polytechnic ( 1988 University ), Enfield - London. Bachelor of Arts (Second Class Honours 1st Division) CNAA in Social Science. Psychologist-Exam for the Membership of the British Psychology Society (BPS).
1978-82
City University London; Postgraduate Studies for Master of Philosophy. Thesis: An Investigation into Labour, Work and Artistic Creation in Relation to Psychotherapy and with Reference to the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Study of Major Areas of Current Interest & Research
· History of cultural and human sciences · Interdisciplinary work and research in the mental health professions · Quality in the treatment methods of communal psychiatry · The psychology of psychologists · The World of Psychotherapy and R.D.Laing Study
1974-78
Middlesex Polytechnic ( 1988 University ), Enfield - London. Bachelor of Arts (Second Class Honours 1st Division) CNAA in Social Science. Psychologist-Exam for the Membership of the British Psychology Society (BPS).
1978-82
City University London; Postgraduate Studies for Master of Philosophy. Thesis: An Investigation into Labour, Work and Artistic Creation in Relation to Psychotherapy and with Reference to the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Study of hermeneutics in the human sciences, starting with Wilhelm Dilthey, by Professor Hans Peter Rickman.
Professional Training & Experience
1973
Assistant in Youth and Socialwork in the Swiss Churches London
1974
January-September, Assistant Warden (for 5 months) and Deputy Warden at Highams House, of the Richmond Fellowship, Mental Welfare and Rehabilitation Association, London.
1976-81
Training in Psychotherapy and Community Therapy at the Philadelphia Association, London; with Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst Dr.R.D.Laing, and Francis Huxley, M.A.; Anthropologist and Mythologist. For 9 months, Internship at the Archway-Community as a trainee psychotherapist.Graduated with merit, January 1981
1981
In private practice as a psychologist and psychotherapist in the communal practice Anteros, St.Gallen, Switzerland
1983-85
In supervision with Dr. Adolf Guggenbühl-Craig, MD Psychiatrist and Jungian Analytic Psychologist
1993-95
In supervision with Dr. Herman Städeli, MD., child- and adolescent psychiatrist, former founder and director of the East Swiss Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, St.Gallen
1994-97
Further training in Rosenberg`s Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP), with Jack Lee Rosenberg,Ph.D.,Beverly Kitaen-Morse Ph.D.,Marjorie Rand,Ph.D. (Los Angeles) at the IBP-Institut Winterthur, Switzerland
1999
Practice of play therapy - Institute for Applied Psychology - (IAP) with Renato Biscioni. Ph.D.
2000
Psychotherapeutic approach to Adolescence - IAP, with T.Bertel, M.D., and S.Schmid M.A.Two day course
Personal Experience in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
1973-74
Sensitivity Training Group and personal session with Baroness Vera von der Heydt, Jungian Analyst, London
1974
Intensive Group Dynamics Training, at the Headquarters of the Richmond Fellowship London, January 1974
1976-80
Analytic Psychotherapy and Existential Analysis, with Paul Zeal, B.A. London. Member of the Philadelphia Association
1998-99
Training-Therapy in Integrative Body Psychotherapy, with Dr. Markus Fischer MD., Director of the IBP-Institute, Winterthur, Switzerland, Training Analyst of the Int.Soc.of IBP, Los Angeles
Consultation & Supervision
1982-86
External Psychotherapist for the "Arche", Therapeutic Community for Ex-drug addicts, in Bülach
1983-85
Supervisor of the Team of the therapeutic community Bühler, AR; run by the association "Help for Drug Abusers", St.Gallen
1986
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Teamconsultant Psychologist, 1 day a week, in "Bad Sonder"children's home of the Kanton St.Gallen, in Teufen
1989-98
Supervisor of the interdisciplinary team of the practice group, Dornbirn, Psychosocial Health Services, Vorarlberg, Austria
1990-93
Supervisor of the team of the therapeutic community Baldenwil AR, the association for social therapeutic services, Tosam, Herisau
1993-97
Supervisor of the team community day care, "Säntisblick" Herisau, of the Appenzell Association for the mentally ill
2002
Supervisor of the team 'Omnibus', Selfhelp Counseling, Bregenz, Austria