Psychotherapy
Mag. Benjamin Lehner
Clinical Psychologist
Health Psychologist
Psychotherapist in Training under Supervision
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Meidlinger Hauptstraße 5 Stairs 1 Top 12
1120 Vienna, Austria
+43 670 6032481
Psychotherapy in an individual setting
for children, teenagers and adults
in German and English
In my psychotherapeutic work I attach particular importance to the following aspects:
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an appreciative, accepting and interested attitude
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authenticity, openness and transparency
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a professional way of working with methodological diversity that is based on current scientific findings
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everyone is an expert on themselves and their mental health problems and has the strengths and resources to solve them
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a solution- and goal-oriented approach
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Focus of work​:
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Depression
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Fears/Phobias/Panic Disorder
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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Addiction/Substance use disorders
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Stress responses/Adjustment disorder
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Life crises/Developmental crises
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Personality disorders
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Aggression/Dealing with anger
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Sexuality/Sexual preference disorders
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Somatoform disorders
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I work with the following cognitive behavioral therapy methods:
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Emotion-activating techniques (imagination, role playing, etc.)
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Emotion regulation techniques
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Anxiety management and exposure
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Schema therapy (working with inner parts)
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Mindfulness
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Relaxation techniques
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Social skills training
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DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) / Skills Training
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ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
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Cognitive restructuring
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Socratic dialogue
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Self-management
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Psychoeducation
About me:
Training
since 2022 Psychotherapist in training under supervision
since 2021 Fachspezifikum / method-specific psychotherapeutic training, Austrian Society for Behavioral Therapy ÖGVT
2019 - 2021 Propädeutikum / psychotherapyeutic preparatory course, ARGE educational management
2014 - 2015 Course in Clinical Psychology, Austrian Academy for psychology
2012 semester abroad at the Australian National University in Canberra
2007 - 2014 Psychology studies (diploma) at the University of Vienna, specializing in clinical psychologylogy
Further training
2020 - 2021 Schema Therapy Curriculum, Institute for Schema Therapy Vienna
2017 Basic course Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics (OPD-2)
2016 - 2017 Curriculum Sexual Psychology, Austrian Academy of Psychology
2015 - 2022 various training courses in the area of forensic treatment and risk prognosis
Experience
Since 2022 Psychotherapist in training under supervision at Verein Limes
Since 2022 Psychotherapist in training under supervision at the Therapeutic Competence Center Forensis
Since 2021 Clinical psychologist at the Therapeutic Competence Center Forensis
2016 - 2023 Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Case Manager in the Department Maßnahmenvollzug at Krems-Stein prison
2015 - 2016 Clinical psychologist at the St. Pölten prison
2014 - 2015 internship at the Vienna-Mittersteig prison
2014 Internship in the 1st Psychiatric Department of the Penzing Clinic (formerly Otto Wagner Hospital)
2013 - 2017 Laboratory assistant at the sleep laboratory Dr. Saletu in the Rudolfinerhaus private hospital in Vienna
2011 Internship at the Vienna-Mittersteig prison
2007 - 2013 Work with people with disabilities, Lebenshilfe Upper Austria
2005 - 2006 Community service at Lebenshilfe Upper Austria
Publications
Rosenberger, L.A., Pfabigan, D.M., Lehner, B., Keckeis, K., Seidel, E.-M., Eisenegger, C. & Lamm, C. Fairness norm violations in antisocial psychopathic offenders in a repeated trust game. Translational Psychiatry 9, 266 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0606-3
Contact
Meidlinger Hauptstraße 5 Stairs 1 Top 12
1120 Vienna, Austria
+43 670 6032481
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