“Either we find a way, or we make one.” – Hannibal Barks
Career
Studied art history in Vienna: Fascinated by expression, symbolism, and the connection between art and human experience.
Growing up in Styria: Childhood in an environment where mental health was not a taboo subject, shaped by family conversations at the dinner table.
Insight into interest in people: shifting the focus from works of art to the inner struggles and emotional tensions of the people behind them.
Studied psychotherapy science at the Vienna University of Technology and Economics, specializing in behavioral therapy to work directly with people's inner selves.
Collaboration at the Research Center for Global Risks & Quality of Life: Research on psychosocial risk factors and their influence on quality of life.
Internship in the psychiatric department, Vienna General Hospital: Experience in crisis intervention and care of severely depressed patients undergoing ketamine therapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Speaker at the World Congress of Psychotherapy 2025: Presentation of a chapter on human-machine interaction and AI in healthcare.
Internship at the day clinic for adult psychiatry, UK Tulln: Participation in diagnostics and therapy for affective and psychotic disorders.
Autism Support Vienna: Support and promotion of children with early childhood autism in everyday practical and therapeutic measures.
Caritas Corona Hotline: Psychosocial first aid and telephone crisis support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Horse-assisted therapy in Freudenau: promoting the emotional, social, and motor development of children and adolescents.
Master's degree in Psychotherapy Science
at Sigmund Freud University
With a focus on cognitive behavioral therapy
Speaker at the World Congress of Psychotherapy 2025
Presentation of my chapter “Human-Machine Interaction in Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Austrian Healthcare System” within the framework of our published book “Humanism and Technology”.
Collaboration at the Research Center for Global Risks & Quality of Life
Research activities on psychosocial risk factors and their influence on quality of life in an interdisciplinary team.
Vienna General Hospital - Internship in the psychiatric department
Collaboration in a multi-professional setting, crisis intervention, care of severely depressed patients undergoing ketamine therapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
UK Tulln - Internship in the Day Clinic for Adult Psychiatry
Participation in diagnostics and therapy for affective and psychotic disorders; insights into structured, partial inpatient treatment processes.
Autism Help Vienna
Support and promotion of children with early childhood autism through everyday practical and therapeutic measures.
Horse-assisted therapy with children and adolescents – Freudenau
Promoting emotional, social and motor development through animal-assisted interventions.
Caritas Corona Hotline - Internship
Psychosocial first aid and telephone crisis support in stressful life situations during the COVID-19 pandemic.