Hello, I am Assia Boukacem!

VITA

Qualifications

1989 – 1993
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from London Guildhall University (UK), awarded “Bachelor of Science in Psychology.”

1998 – 2001
Master’s degree in Psychology from Milton Keynes (UK), awarded “Master of Science in Psychology.”

2001 – 2006
Training as a Psychological Psychotherapist with a focus on Behavioral Therapy at the Goethe University Frankfurt Training Institute.

2006 – 2017
Research project: “Psychosocial Adaptation to an Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD).”

2017 – 2018
Advanced training in Systemic Couples Therapy (Systemic Institute, Heidelberg).

2019
Advanced training in Schema Therapy (Institute for Schema Therapy Frankfurt).

Psychotherapeutic Experience

2001 – 2002
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Psychiatry – Practical experience as part of Behavioral Therapy training.

2004 – 2010
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy.

Transplant medicine (heart, liver, living kidney donation, and lung).

Dermatology, cardiac rhythm clinic.

2008 – 2009
Kerckhoff Clinic Bad Nauheim

Psychosomatics: Psychocardiology, group therapy sessions.

2016 – 2018
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt

Psychosocial counseling center for refugees, diagnostics, psychotherapy.

Research associate (part-time).

2010 – Present
Vitos Clinic Bamberger Hof

Psychosocial psychiatric outpatient clinic in Frankfurt.