About us – Referents
The Institute of Essential Psychotherapy is based in Hennef.
It is headed by Wolfgang Erhardt, a psychological psychotherapist based in Bonn.
Many years of exchange with different traditions in the Buddhadharma and different psychotherapeutic methods have made an integration possible – into personal psychotherapeutic work and into one methodology – the essential psychotherapy.
Psychologist Wolfgang Erhardt, born in 1958 in Bonn-Zentrum as a psychological psychotherapist – Accreditation for behavioral psychotherapy – Further training in psychosynthesis, knowledge and experience in all common psychotherapy procedures. Since 1997 he has formed a practice community in Bonn with 5 colleagues. Experiences with Buddhist meditation and study since 1981 predominantly in Tibetan Buddhism of the Karma Kagyu tradition, but also in ZEN and Kum Nye. Organizer of symposia and working group meetings on “Buddhadharma and psychotherapy”. Owner and director of the Institute of Essential Psychotherapy. Author of the book “Buddhist Psychology.”
Born in 1971 in Aachen and raised in Herzogenrath. Studied sports science in the field of rehabilitation in Cologne. Buddhist Studies in Philosophy and Tibetan in India and Nepal and Long Stay in the Monastery in Auvergne, France where he completed two classic three year retreats. Experience in meditation 25 years and teaching in Germany and Brazil. Then training in somatic expiriencing after Peter Levine and Integral Somatic Psychology.
HP, diploma in pedagogue, ECP, depth psychotherapeutic psychotherapist, since 20 years. established in private practice in Cologne, Tel. +49 221/427125
Teaching therapist at the Frankfurt Institute for Depth Psychology. Body Psychotherapy, longtime group therapist, MBSR teacher. Integration of essential psychotherapy with body psychotherapeutic methods.
Teaching therapist at the Frankfurt Institute for Depth Psychology. Body Psychotherapy, longtime group therapist, MBSR teacher. Integration of essential psychotherapy with body psychotherapeutic methods.
Born in Munich in 1972, I now live at Tegernsee.
Psychological Psychotherapist
After studying psychology in Berlin, I worked for eight years in psychiatry. Now in private practice for 13 years with three colleagues in Planegg near Munich and at the Tegernsee.
Trained in couples, group and trauma therapy (VT, P.I.T.T. according to Luise Reddemann and EMDR therapist); Pesso therapist (training with Al Pesso); EPT therapist.
From 2016-2019 studies of Tibetology and Buddhism studies (BA degree at LMU Munich).
For over 15 years experience and practice in Tibetan Buddhism, first with Sylvia Wetzel, then in the Drikung Kagyu lineage.
Born in 1955, psychologist, Psychological Psychotherapist.
After years of employment in the disability and inpatient acute psychiatry 1991 establishment in private practice for psychotherapy, coaching and supervision in Metzingen. I am trained in Gestalt Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Integration EMI and Clinical Hypnotherapy, Family Placement Practice, Mindfulness Stress Management MBSR, Mindful Self- Compassion MSC and Systemic Coaching; currently training in NARM
Neroaffective Relationship Model. Since 1998 student of the Ridhwan School Diamond Approach by Hameed Almaas.
www.coaching-praxis.de
After years of employment in the disability and inpatient acute psychiatry 1991 establishment in private practice for psychotherapy, coaching and supervision in Metzingen. I am trained in Gestalt Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Integration EMI and Clinical Hypnotherapy, Family Placement Practice, Mindfulness Stress Management MBSR, Mindful Self- Compassion MSC and Systemic Coaching; currently training in NARM
Neroaffective Relationship Model. Since 1998 student of the Ridhwan School Diamond Approach by Hameed Almaas.
www.coaching-praxis.de
I am living in Bremen and I am a practicing psychoanalyst in private practice for adults, children and adolescents and infants, training analyst (DGPT), teaching therapist for deep psychology psychotherapy and supervison, couple and family therapist IFW. Training in body psychotherapy, trauma healing, energetic healing and shamanistic ritual work.
After a long practice of meditation in the Christian context, I have been associated with Tibetan Buddhism since 1998.
Worked as a speaker at the symposia for psychotherapy and Buddhism and led his own trainings in transpersonal psychotherapy (the awakening of the heart) and spiritual guidance and guidance of mindfulness and insight
meditations. www.elginschrewe.de
After a long practice of meditation in the Christian context, I have been associated with Tibetan Buddhism since 1998.
Worked as a speaker at the symposia for psychotherapy and Buddhism and led his own trainings in transpersonal psychotherapy (the awakening of the heart) and spiritual guidance and guidance of mindfulness and insight
meditations. www.elginschrewe.de
Graduate pedagogue, HP psychotherapy, co-founder and instructor of the
psychosynthesis house Allgäu-Bodensee (1986), active in free psychotherapeutic practice in 88267 Vogt, Tilsiterstr. 10 in the Allgäu
Focus: Dream and Symbol Work, Focusing, Trauma Therapy (Somatic
Experiencing)
www.pfluger-heist.de
psychosynthesis house Allgäu-Bodensee (1986), active in free psychotherapeutic practice in 88267 Vogt, Tilsiterstr. 10 in the Allgäu
Focus: Dream and Symbol Work, Focusing, Trauma Therapy (Somatic
Experiencing)
www.pfluger-heist.de
A Black Forest based meditation teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and the Theravada tradition, lead during 17 years the three-year retreats at the monastery Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in France and now guides practitioners in several countries. Originally homeopathic doctor he has been active for many years as a translator, author and publisher of Buddhist texts, conducted symposia on “Buddhism and psychotherapy” and has the responsibility the “Ekayana Institute for contemporary Buddhism” in
Lenzkirch-Raitenbuch.
https://ekayana-institut.de.
Lenzkirch-Raitenbuch.
https://ekayana-institut.de.
Friederike Erhardt, 3-year training in therapeutic psychosynthesis with David Bach (USA) in the Psychosynthesis House, Phyllis Krystal’s 2-year education in the Phyllis Krystal Method, has worked with this imagination method
since 1995, as well as with other people, 3-year training in integrative dance education Since 1994 in private practice with individual, couple and group work, seminar activity in adult education, many years of experience in meditation.
www.psychosynthesepraxis.de.
since 1995, as well as with other people, 3-year training in integrative dance education Since 1994 in private practice with individual, couple and group work, seminar activity in adult education, many years of experience in meditation.
www.psychosynthesepraxis.de.
Freiburg based physician for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, active at the university hospital Freiburg and in private practice, as well as in teaching and supervision. Former Physician at the Psychosomatic Clinic Bad Grönenbach. Training in depth psychological psychotherapy and various humanistic therapy methods; in psychosomatic medicine and in traumatherapeutic procedures (PITT, SE, EMDR); in MBSR, in Essential Psychotherapy. Long-standing meditation practice in Vipassana and Mahamudra.
Established Psychological Psychotherapist with registered practice for depth psychological psychotherapy, Head of the Focusing Institute Cologne, meditative exploration (Toni Packer / Krishna Murti), Wholebody Focusing / embodied awareness.
www.focusinginstitut.de
www.focusinginstitut.de
Two three-year retreats under the spiritual guidance of Gendün Rinpoche. Naturopath psychotherapy, training in trauma therapy Somatic Experiencing R and NARM ™ (Dr. Laurence Heller) as well in Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP, Dr. Raja Selvam) and Bodynamic (Lisbeth Marcher and Erik Jarlnaes). Psychotherapeutic practice in Mühltal and Darmstadt. Buddhist meditation classes together with his wife Lama Kerstin Barthel
www.gerd-pickshaus.de
E-Mail: mail@gerd-pickshaus.de
Tel: 06151 7876076 (answering machine)