Over 35 years ago I decided to become a dentist. I mostly wanted to prove to myself that it had to be possible to treat patients in a more humane and compassionate way than I had been treated as child and adolescent.
Experiences with severe diseases and very aged family members have lead me to studying psychology after over 15 years of successfully practicing dentistry. Once again I wanted to learn how to support people, beyond the available medical options, to master the increasingly fast paced challenging daily life while maintaining their physical and mental resilience over the whole lifespan.
Concurrently with my professional activities I continually expand my competencies in the areas of behavioural contextual sciences (ACT, FACT), nutritional medicine and psychology (esp. therapeutic carbohydrate restriction/ reduction, interval fasting, time restricted eating, food addiction), behavioural medicine, health- and motivation-psychology.
2024 Accreditation as a Metabolic Health Practitioner (MHP) by Society of Metabolic Health Professionals
2024 Certification as a Medical Nutrition Network Practitioner (NNP)
2015 Master of Science in Psychology, University of Basel/ Switzerland
2013 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Basel/ Switzerland
2001 Medical Doctoral Dissertation, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf/Germany
1998/99 Internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1993 DMD, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn/ Germany
Professional Memberships:
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Diet Doctor
Nutrition Network
Society of Metabolic Health Professionals
current cooperations:
Zahnarztpraxis Dr. med. & med. dent Mario Hongler, Olten
Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel
Mason & Lanz Metabolic Solutions
past cooperations:
Kardiologie Praxis und Therapiezentrum Futuro, Liestal