The 54th International Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), themed “Rephrasing the social representation of Psychotherapy: An engagement with Public Mental Health” took place in June 2023 at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

SFU’s Faculty of Psychotherapy Science team, consisting of Eva Wimmer, Jessica Pacher, Gabor Aranyi, Manuel Fürholzer, Stella Becher-Urbaniak and Birgitta Schiller, presented various papers and a poster at the conference. Below is an overview of the topics of their presentations (the page numbers refer to the Scientific Meeting Programme).

  • Paper | “Quantitative assessment of psychotherapy outcomes to support service quality and communication with stakeholders in healthcare and research.”
    Main author: Gabor Aranyi (presented by Gabor Aranyi) → p.86

  • Paper | “The body as a link in the online space – Between distance and closeness.”
    Main author: Birgitta Schiller. Co-authors: Stella Becher-Urbaniak, Eva Wimmer, Kathrin Mörtl (presented by Birgitta Schiller) → p.65

  • Paper | “Ethical practice and responsibility in online psychotherapy: Oppurtunity? Loss? Or part of a natural change?”
    Main author: Stella Becher-Urbaniak. Co-author: Birgitta Schiller (presented by Stella Becher-Urbaniak) → p.94

  • Paper | “Feedback evaluation of premature psychotherapy discontinuation. A qualitative content analysis study in the pursuit of quality assurance at the psychotherapeutic out-patient clinic of the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna.”
    Main author: Lisa Winter. Co-author: Manuel Fürholzer (presented by Manuel Fürholzer) → p.187

  • Paper | “Addressing heteronormativity with young therapists: A phenomenological participartory study to raise awareness for and contribute to the societal responsibility of psychotherapy.”
    Main author: Eva Wimmer. Co-authors: Jessica Pacher, Manfred Reisinger (presented by Eva Wimmer and Jessica Pacher) → p.52

  • Paper | “Body Anamnesis: Implementation of a new questionnaire in outpatient clinics.”
    Main author: Paul Rach. → p.152

Pictured (from left to right): Eva Wimmer, Jessica Pacher, Gabor Aranyi, Manuel Fürholzer, Stella Becher-Urbaniak, Birgitta Schiller

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Contact: 

Jessica Pacher, BA.pth., Research Coordinator
Sigmund Freud University
Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic | Adults
Salztorgasse 5, 1st floor, 1010 Vienna, Austria
jessica.pacher@sfu.ac.at