Research Advisory Board

Ueli Kramer studied Clinical Psychology at the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, worked for one year as a "Visiting Professor at the University of Windsor" (Canada) and as a "Visiting Scholar at Harvard University" (USA). Currently, Ueli Kramer works as a private lecturer, psychotherapy researcher and clinical psychotherapist at the University of Lausanne. His research focuses on processes and outcomes in psychotherapy, in particular on mechanisms of change in the treatment of personality disorders and case formulation in personality disorders. Since 2020, Prof. Dr. Ueli Kramer is also president of the European Society for Psychotherapy Research (EU-SPR). Ueli Kramer is also a broadly trained and integrative specialist psychologist for psychotherapy FSP, isEFT supervisor, and co-author of the first French-language book on Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Martin grosse Holtforth is an Associate Professor at the University of Bern and Head of Research Activities at the Psychosomatic Competence Center of the Inselspital, University Hospital Bern. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in Psychology at the Free University of Berlin. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Bern in 1999 (summa cum laude) and received his habilitation in 2006. A one-year exchange under the Fulbright Program at Duke University (1992–1993) further complemented his academic training.

Martin grosse Holtforth has extended his clinical qualifications through various advanced trainings, including Cognitive Behavioral Supervision at the University of Zurich (2012–2014) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (2010–2013). He holds several psychotherapy licenses, including those in Switzerland (FSP, Canton of Bern) and in Germany (Baden-Württemberg).

Previously, he served as an SNSF Research Professor at the University of Zurich (2009–2014) and held interim professorships at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena and Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg. His teaching portfolio includes lectures in clinical psychology and psychosocial medicine, as well as seminars on topics such as depression, emotional change processes, psychodynamic approaches, and process-oriented psychotherapy. Additionally, he is actively involved in the postgraduate training of psychotherapists.

He participates in several scientific committees, notably as a former board member of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and as a member of various evaluation committees and the Swiss Government Commission on Psychology Professions. His research has been recognized with the Distinguished Research Publications Award from the American Psychological Association and the Outstanding Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research.