SFU Berlin – Department of Psychotherapy Science (PTW)
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Department of Psychotherapy Science
Sigmund Freud Private University Berlin
Study programme
Choose your course of study hereWhat makes studying Psychotherapy Science at SFU so special?
Sigmund Freud Private University (SFU) is a unique institution that pioneered Psychotherapy Science as an academic programme. SFU was the first to introduce a university education in psychotherapy where academic and practical aspects work hand in hand and complement each other. We seek to set new standards for research and teaching by emphasising research activities, practical training, and academic exchange. Innovative and student-centred teaching, finding and filling promising research niches and being the intellectual home for students keen on learning and growing, makes us a unique place to study. Our international academic staff will guide you in the lectures and in our Outpatient Clinic.
Please note that the study programmes in Psychotherapy Science at SFU Berlin are offered in German.
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SFU Research News | September 2026
Dear Members of the SFU Community, I am pleased to share the September issue of SFU Research News, […]
SFU Berlin | Graduation Ceremony 2026
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SFU Sets Course for Next Phase of Development
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SFU Berlin – Department of Psychotherapy Science (PTW)
An Integrated University Model of Education, Research and Care PTW Berlin is not a study programme. It is […]
SFU Research News | September 2026
Dear Members of the SFU Community, I am pleased to share the September issue of SFU Research News, […]
SFU Berlin | Graduation Ceremony 2026
On 19 June 2026, the SFU Berlin held this year’s graduation ceremony at the Kulturforum of the Austrian […]
SFU Sets Course for Next Phase of Development
New ownership structure strengthens Sigmund Freud Private University as an Austrian health university. SFU’s academic independence remains fully […]
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Publications
Read our publicationsReboly, K. (2026) Einheitspsychotherapie für alle?! Methodenintegration & Verfahrensvielfalt in der Psychotherapiewissenschaft.
Franzen, G. (2026). Trance mit Michelangelo. Rezeptive Kunsttherapie und Hypnotherapie.
Franzen, G., & Menzen, K.-H. (Eds.) (2026). Kunst & Imagination: Tagträume in der Kunsttherapie.
Jakab, M. (2026). Conspiracy Thinking in Psychotherapy. A Narrative Review Integrating Topical Research on Conspiracy Beliefs and Process-related Common Factors.
Latifi, A., Unterrainer, H.-F., Jauk, E., Slanitz, C., Straßnig, S., Herzl, T., Wagner-Skacel, J., Doering, S., & Fuchshuber, J. (2026). The Development and Validation of the Primary Affect Inventory (PAFI), a Self-Rating Questionnaire for the Measurement of Primary Affective States.
Richter, E., Aranyi, G., Edraki, S., Fiegl, J., & Humer, E. (2026). Patterns of Clinical Consultations in a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Clinic.
Florin, C., Bogner, L., Wenninger, O.-D., Zeldovich, M., Probst, T., & Humer, E. (2026). Navigating a polycrisis. A mixed-methods analysis of challenges and coping strategies in the Austrian general population during the post-COVID era.
Heiss E., Vatyan E., Becher-Urbaniak S., Winter L., Schiller B. (2026). Blind spot and physicality: conscious and unconscious experiences in online group therapy from a psychoanalytic perspective
Schwegel H., Becher-Urbaniak S., Winter L., Schiller B. (2026). The space behind the lens: patients’ experiences of the online therapeutic space and the body
Becher-Urbaniak, S. et al. (2026). The body and psyche anamnesis (AKuP): a structured approach to embodiment in psychotherapeutic practice
Publications
Publications
Reboly, K. (2026) Einheitspsychotherapie für alle?! Methodenintegration & Verfahrensvielfalt in der Psychotherapiewissenschaft.
Franzen, G. (2026). Trance mit Michelangelo. Rezeptive Kunsttherapie und Hypnotherapie.
Franzen, G., & Menzen, K.-H. (Eds.) (2026). Kunst & Imagination: Tagträume in der Kunsttherapie.
Jakab, M. (2026). Conspiracy Thinking in Psychotherapy. A Narrative Review Integrating Topical Research on Conspiracy Beliefs and Process-related Common Factors.
Latifi, A., Unterrainer, H.-F., Jauk, E., Slanitz, C., Straßnig, S., Herzl, T., Wagner-Skacel, J., Doering, S., & Fuchshuber, J. (2026). The Development and Validation of the Primary Affect Inventory (PAFI), a Self-Rating Questionnaire for the Measurement of Primary Affective States.
Richter, E., Aranyi, G., Edraki, S., Fiegl, J., & Humer, E. (2026). Patterns of Clinical Consultations in a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Clinic.
Florin, C., Bogner, L., Wenninger, O.-D., Zeldovich, M., Probst, T., & Humer, E. (2026). Navigating a polycrisis. A mixed-methods analysis of challenges and coping strategies in the Austrian general population during the post-COVID era.
Heiss E., Vatyan E., Becher-Urbaniak S., Winter L., Schiller B. (2026). Blind spot and physicality: conscious and unconscious experiences in online group therapy from a psychoanalytic perspective
Schwegel H., Becher-Urbaniak S., Winter L., Schiller B. (2026). The space behind the lens: patients’ experiences of the online therapeutic space and the body
Becher-Urbaniak, S. et al. (2026). The body and psyche anamnesis (AKuP): a structured approach to embodiment in psychotherapeutic practice