Education
Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist
Center for Psychotherapy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
German board-certified Oct 2023
Dr. rer. nat. (Doctorate in Psychology)
Freie Universität Berlin, Methods and Evaluation Division, Department of Psychology
Passed Mar 2020
Master of Science in Psychology
Freie Universität Berlin and Universität Zürich (Switzerland)
Graduated Sep 2016
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Universität Potsdam and University of California in Berkeley (USA)
Graduated Sep 2014
Clinical and Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
Central Institute for Mental Health in Mannheim, Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
May 2025 – ongoing
Visiting Scholar
Walter Benjamin fellow at Stanford Psychophysiology Lab, Department of Psychology
Sept 2024 – Apr 2025
Postdoctoral Researcher
Walter Benjamin fellow at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
May 2023 – Aug 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
Oct 2022 – Apr 2023
Psychotherapist in Training
Outpatient Psychotherapy at Center for Psychotherapy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Oct 2021 – Apr 2023
Independent Rater
MAPS Europe, Phase II Trial in patients with treatment resistent PTSD
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
Psychotherapist in Training
Inpatient Psychotherapy at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Unit for Personality Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Apr 2020 – Sep 2021
Grants
Research Grant (postdoctoral)
Walter-Benjamin Grant of the German Research Foundation for the project „The Temporal Dynamics of Dissociation“
2023 – 2025
Research Grant (doctoral)
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through the Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom for the project „Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Positive-Psychological Interventions“
2017 – 2020
Study Grant
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through the Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom
2011 – 2016
Study Grant
Berkeley Education Abroad Program
2013
Other Honors and Awards
Young Investigator Award
Falk-von-Reichenbach Foundation Research Award for projects on the emotion regulation function of dissociation (1,500 Euros)
Jan 2025
Talent Factory Award
Seed funding from the Charité Research Grant Office for a project on cognitive-affective mechanisms of dissociaton (5,000 Euros)
Apr 2024
Open Science Award
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) QUEST Center Award for the publication of a Null Results Study (1,000 Euros)
Sep 2023
Open Science Award
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) QUEST Center Award for a lab protocol published on protocols.io (1,000 Euros)
Jun 2023
Professional Memberships
Early Career Scientist
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT)
Since 2024
Early Career Scientist
Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG)
Since 2023
Board Member
dis.connected network for Early Career Dissociations Researcher
Since 2023
International Affiliate
American Psychological Association (APA)
Since 2022
Full Member
European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders
Since 2022
Full Member
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
Since 2013
Other Professional Experience
Project Advisor
Schildhain Strategy Consulting, Project: Study for Student-Centric Education
2020
Project Advisor and Facilitator
Sinus Büro für Kommunikation, Project: Strength-Based Vocational Orientation for Adolescents
2016 – 2019
Workshop Instructor
Citizens for Europe, Project: Resilience and Work-Life Balance
Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom, Projects: Mindful Communication, Personal Strengths and Values, Psychological Well-Being
2016 – 2019