FACULTY

Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT)

Program Committee

The APT Program Committee is responsible for the planning, implementation, and ongoing development of the curriculum as defined by the 13 APT Outcomes. The Program Committee is on-site at all intensive trainings in Berlin and facilitates online events such as lectures and reading group presentations. Members of the program committee participate, among other things, as scientists and study therapists in the EPIsoDE Study (testing psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Another current field of activity is the OVID Clinic, where outpatient psychotherapies are augmented with ketamine and non-pharmacological methods. The OVID Clinic also offers psychedelic integration therapy.

  • Henrik Jungaberle
    Dr. Henrik Jungaberle

    Executive Director

  • Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle
    Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle

    Medical & Team Consultant

  • Dr. Max Wolff

    Head of Psychotherapy Training and Research

  • Hans Rutrecht, M.Sc.

    Psychotherapy Training and Research Fellow

  • Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Gründer

    Professor of Psychiatry and Head of the Molecular Neuroimaging Department at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Mannheim, Germany

  • Dr. Laura F. Kuhle

    Psychotherapist

Scientific & Clinical Advisory Board

The APT curriculum is constantly evolving. To monitor and guide this process, APT has its own Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board. This is a panel of independent international experts that periodically reviews the development of the curriculum and makes suggestions for adjustments in accordance with current research and other relevant developments. Most members of the advisory board are also members of the Scientific Advisory Board of the MIND Foundation.

  • Katrin Preller, PhD
    Dr. Katrin Preller

    Junior Group Leader at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland | Visiting Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine

  • Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. Uwe Herwig
    Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Uwe Herwig

    Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director at the Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, academic hospital of the University of Konstanz, Germany

  • Prof. Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
    Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D.

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medical School

External Lecturers

The inclusion of external experts increases the diversity of theoretical perspectives and practical experience within the APT program. The external lecturers are selected clinicians and researchers in the field of psychedelic research and therapy who regularly give online lectures as part of the APT curriculum or teach on-site during the intensive trainings in Berlin. Most of the external lecturers are long-term cooperation partners of the MIND Foundation.

  • Graham Campbell

    Psychiatrist and psychedelic guide, Brighton, UK

  • Dr. Aryan Sarparast

    Board-certified Psychiatrist | Assistant Faculty at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon

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    Dr. David B. Yaden

    Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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    Dr. Balázs Szigeti

    Postdoctoral Researcher at Imperial College’s Center for Psychedelic Research

  • Ines Hipolito

    Lecturer at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

  • Dr. David Spektor

    Senior Clinical Psychologist, Australia

  • Dr. med. Peter Gasser

    Physician for psychiatry and psychotherapy, Swiss Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy

  • Katrin Preller, PhD
    Dr. Katrin Preller

    Junior Group Leader at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland | Visiting Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine

  • Lawrence Fischman, M.D.

    Lawrence Fischman, MD, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst and Researcher, USA

  • Dr. Chris Letheby

    Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia, Perth | Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Adelaide, Australia

  • Dr. Martha Nari Havenith

    Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Ernst-Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, Frankfurt, Germany. MIND Scientific Advisory Board Chair 2022

  • Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. Uwe Herwig
    Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Uwe Herwig

    Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director at the Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, academic hospital of the University of Konstanz, Germany

Meditation Team

Ongoing meditation training is an integral part of the APT curriculum. The skills that are learned and trained in this process are in many ways useful to the practice of psychedelic-augmented psychotherapy.

  • Hans Rutrecht, M.Sc.

    Psychotherapy Training and Research Fellow

  • Hajo Müller

    Psychologist and Licensed Behavioral Therapist at OVID Clinics

Breathwork Team

In APT, immersive breathwork is used for participants’ self-experience. It is also taught as a therapeutic method for non-pharmacological induction of psychedelic states. The members of the Breathwork Team are extensively trained in various modalities of immersive breathwork and have years of practical experience.

  • Hans Rutrecht, M.Sc.

    Psychotherapy Training and Research Fellow

  • Dipl.-Psych. Marijan Bernardic

    Breathwork Facilitator

  • Simona Rakusa, M.A.

    Breathwork Facilitator | Integration Facilitator

  • Liliana Vasquez-Mock

    Psychologist | Breathwork Facilitator

Integration Team

Participation in the integration workshop Beyond Experience is part of the self-experience curriculum in APT. The team of workshop facilitators consists of the developers of this workshop and others who have completed the MIND Integration Facilitator Training.

  • Henrik Jungaberle
    Dr. Henrik Jungaberle

    Executive Director

  • Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle
    Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle

    Medical & Team Consultant

  • Dr. Regina Hess

    Psychologist | Integration Facilitator

  • Ben Spahr, MD

    Integration Facilitator

  • Simona Rakusa, M.A.

    Breathwork Facilitator | Integration Facilitator

Mentors

During the APT training, monthly mentoring sessions are held in small groups of 4-6 participants. The main focus of mentoring sessions are clinical supervision and case discussions. The mentors are experienced therapists and supervisors with various professional backgrounds in psychedelic-augmented and integration-focused psychotherapy.

  • Nelis de Wit

    Psychiatrist and psychoanalytical psychotherapist, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Marg Ryan

    Psychotherapist, Australia

  • Kira Regan

    Psychotherapist, Canada

  • Graham Campbell

    Psychiatrist and psychedelic guide, Brighton, UK

  • Eugen Secară

    Clinical Psychologist, Cluj, Romania

  • Dr. Esme Dark

    Clinical Psychologist, Australia

  • Dr. Dominique Morisano

    Clinical Psychologist, Toronto, Canada

  • Dr.med. Anke Röskamp

    Doctor of Psychiatry, Switzerland

  • Dr. David Spektor

    Senior Clinical Psychologist, Australia

  • Prof. Dr. med. Dr. sc. Uwe Herwig
    Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Uwe Herwig

    Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director at the Center for Psychiatry Reichenau, academic hospital of the University of Konstanz, Germany

  • Dr. Simon Amar

    Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Montreal, Canada

  • Dr. med. Jan Kohut

    Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Germany

APT Office

As the organizational heart of the program, the APT Office is responsible for all organizational and administrative processes, communication, and coordination of the different teams. The APT Office is the first point of contact for all matters related to the APT program. Inquiries can be sent to [email protected].

  • Felicitas Vallot, M.A.

    APT Program Manager

  • Hanna Brandt, M.Sc.

    APT Office