Personal Information

I was born on 16.04.1950 in Zurich and grew up in Zurich, India (Bangalore, 1954-1959) Rapperswil and Rueti.

I have been living in Stäfa since 1975, with four grown up children, 5 grandchildren. Widowed in June 2013 after being married for 38 years.

In addition to family and professional interests I have been interested in politics for years and also actively involved, from 2004-2011 as a member of the Cantonal Council for the SP.

Telephone Mobile +41 76 559 19 20

Professional Qualifications 

• Zurich University study in pedagogic, psychology and philosophy with a Lic.phil.I.

• Trained as a psychotherapist at the Fritz Perls Institute (FPI) in Gestalt psychotherapy, continuing education amongst others with J. Zinker. E. and M. Polster and L. Perls.

• Advanced education in systemic couple and family therapy as well as Gestalt couple therapy.

• Working with numerous institutions in the areas of social work and addiction therapy as an external resource (therapist or supervisor).

• From 1990 onwards as an educational trainer at the Institute for Integrative Gestalt therapy in Würzburg (IGW)- www.igw-gestalttherapie.de

• From 2004 onwards President of the Swiss Charta for Psychotherapy – www.psychotherapycharta.ch

• 2008-2012 President of the EAGT European Association for Gestalt therapy – www.eagt.org

• From 2012 onwards Education leader at the Institute for Integrative Gestalt Therapy Switzerland- www.igw-schweiz.ch

Membership 

• ASP (Association of Swiss Psychotherapists): and as a Committee member since 2013 - www.psychotherapie.ch

• SVG (Swiss Society for Gestalt therapy and Integrative Therapy): full member as a psychotherapist- www.gestalttherapie.ch

• EAGT (European Association for Gestalt therapy) - www.eagt.org

• EAP (European Association for Psychotherapy). Holder of an ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy)- www.europsyche.org

• WCP (World Council for Psychotherapy). Committee member- www.worldpsyche.org

• IFP (International Federation of Psychotherapy) - www.ifp.name

• SPR (Society for Psychotherapy Research) – www.psychotherapyresearch.org

• PTPG (Polish Society for Gestalt Therapy): Honorary member - www.gestaltpolska.org.pl