Augmented Psychotherapy Training (APT)
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 moderates online events such as lectures. Members of the program committee have participated 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 psychotherapy is augmented with ketamine and non-pharmacological methods. The OVID Clinic also offers psychedelic integration therapy and serves as a study center for clinical studies testing novel psychedelic therapies.
Dr. rer. nat. Max Wolff
Director of Research & Training
Hans Rutrecht, M.Sc.
Psychotherapy Training & Research Fellow
Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle
Executive Director | Director of Human Development
Dr. med. Andrea Jungaberle
Director of Clinical Implementation
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
As the organizational heart of the program, the APT Office is responsible for 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.
External experts increase the diversity of theoretical perspectives and clinical experience within the APT program. External lecturers include experienced clinicians and leading researchers.
Graham Campbell
Psychiatrist and psychedelic guide, Brighton, UK
Dr. Aryan Sarparast
Board-certified Psychiatrist
Dr. David B. Yaden
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Balázs Szigeti
Ines Hipolito
Lecturer at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Dr. David Spektor
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Dr. med. Peter Gasser
Physician for psychiatry and psychotherapy, Swiss Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy
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
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. 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. Frederico Magalhaes
Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College Centre for Psychedelic Research
Dipl.-Psych. Manuela Brand
Clinical Psychologist (CBT) & Member of SÄPT
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 therapy.
Hajo Müller
Psychologist and Licensed Behavioral Therapist at OVID Clinics
In APT, immersive breathwork is used for participants’ self-experience. It is also taught as a therapeutic method for the 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 clinical experience.
Dipl. Psych. Marijan Bernardic
Breathwork Facilitator
Liliana Vasquez-Mock
Psychologist | Breathwork Facilitator
M.A. Simona Rakusa
Breathwork Facilitator | Integration Facilitator
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 Foundation’s Integration Facilitator Training.
Dr. Regina Hess
Psychologist | Integration Facilitator
Ben Spahr
Integration Facilitator
In the APT Program, monthly mentoring sessions are held in small groups of 4-6 participants. Mentoring sessions focus on clinical supervision and case discussions. The mentors are experienced therapists and supervisors with various professional backgrounds in psychedelic-augmented and integration-focused psychotherapy. Some of the mentors are also APT alumni.
Nelis De Wit
Psychiatrist and psychoanalytical psychotherapist, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marg Ryan
Psychotherapist / Australia
Kira Regan
Psychotherapist, Canada
Eugen Secara
Dr. Esme Dark
Clinical Psychologist, Australia
Dr. Dominique Morisano
Clinical Psychologist, Toronto, Canada
Dr. med. Anke Röskamp
Psychiatrist, Switzerland
Dr. Simon Amar
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Montreal, Canada
Dr. med. Jan Kohut
Psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Germany