Name

Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Alexander L. Gerlach, Dipl –Psych

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist (Specialized in CBT) (“Psychologischer Psychotherapeut, Fachkunde Verhaltenstherapie”)

Licensed Supervisor for CBT (“Staatlich anerkannter Supervisor”)

Date of birth:

23.10.1966

Place of birth:

Zürich (CH)

Family status:

Married, 1 son

Nationality:

Swiss

Studies of Psychology (Diploma) 1987 – 1994:

Undergraduate studies:

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

10. 26 1989 (finished with excellence)

Graduate studies

Philipps-Universität Marburg

27. 05. 1994 (finished with excellence, focus on clinical psychology)

PhD. - Level Studies

Philipps-Universität Marburg (Prof. I. Florin)

1994 -1997

Research Scholar at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University (Prof. W. T. Roth)

Stipend from the “Bundesland Hessen” for the promotion of young scientists (01.11.1994 - 31.10.1996)

Topic of PhD-Thesis: "Blushing, Embarrassment, and Social Phobia: Physiological, Behavioral, and Self-Report Assessment"

Professional career

1994 – 1996

Research within several projects (including medication trials) concerning anxiety disorders (Panic disorder, GAD, Social Anxiety Disorder) in the laboratory of W. T. Roth, MD; Stanford University

1996 – 1997

Assistant Director in the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Psychophysiology (W. T. Roth, MD; Stanford University)

1997-2001

Assistant Professor for Clinical Psychology at the department for Clinical Psychology, Unversity of Münster (Chair: Prof. Dr. F. Rist)

1999 to 2003

Formal training in cognitive behaviour therapy

(IPP Münster, finished in August 2003 „with excellence“)

2001 – 2002

Psychotherapist at the Psychiatry Department of the University of Münster (in a specialized unit for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression).

2002-2005

Assistant Professor for Clinical Psychology at the department for Clinical Psychology, University of Münster (Chair: Prof. Dr. F. Rist), founder and head of the specialized outpatient clinic for the anxiety disorders

2005-2006

Substitute Professor for clinical psychology, psychotherapy and diagnostics at the technical university of Brunswick (substituting for Prof. Dr. Kurt Hahlweg)

2006-2009

Assistant Professor for Clinical Psychology at the department for Clinical Psychology, University of Münster (Chair: Prof. Dr. F. Rist); head of the specialized outpatient clinic for the anxiety disorders

2010 - currently

Tenured Full Professor, Founder and Head of a Outpatient Psychotherapy Treatment Center for Mental Disorders, University of Cologne