THOMAS RENZ

Psychologist specialized in clinical psychology and psychotherapy FSP, for teenager and adults.

Federal Certified Psychotherapist

EXPERIENCE

Independent activity in a private office since 1987
Individualand group supervision
Contributorfor the FSP-LAVI aid to victimstraining, 2003 and 2005
Psychologicalconsultation for secondary superior degree, 1994-1999
Consultantfor the university service of psychological consultation SUC/PBU, 1988-1996
Psychologistand psychotherapist at the psychiatric cantonal hospital, Marsens, 1979-1989 (Pr Remy, Dr J.-J. Eisenring, Dr H. Brändli)

FURTHER QUALIFICATION

Multiple sclerosis : qualified SEP, 2014
Psychotraumatology : Particular Psychotraumatherapy DeGPT, 2006
EMDR : EMDR Europe practioner and supervisor, 2005-06, EMDR-Institute facilitator, 2008
Systemic therapy SGS/SSTS, 2000
Bonding psychotherapy ; Teaching fellow ISNIP/ESBP, 1988

EDUCATION

Psychologistspecialized in clinical psychology FSP, 15.03.2000
Psychologistspecialized in psychotherapy FSP, 10.02.1990
Clinicalhypnosis, IEF Zurich, Pr W. Bongartz, then IFS Fribourg, Dr J.-A. Malarewicz,1987 ? 1990
PsychotherapistSPV/ASP, 1988
Centrodi terapia familiare sistemica e di ricera (Centre of sistemic family therapyand research), Milan, Dr G. Prata, 1985-1987
ManagementFachhochschule BPIH (School of Management), Bern, 1986
Clinicalpsychologist and psychotherapist SVKP/ASPC, 1984
Institutfür Ehe und Familie IEF (Institute for family and matrimony), Zurich, Pr J.Duss-v- Werdt, 1982-1984
Seminaryof Rorschach, PPU, Lausanne, F. Rossel and C. Merceron, 1980-1983
CasrielInstitute of Group Dynamics, Geneva/New York, C. Colliard, Dr D. Casriel, 1979-1981
Internshipat the Centre for neuropsychology, Cantonal hospital Geneva, Dr P. Messerli,1979
Universityof Geneva, faculty of psychology, 1976-1980 :

Diplomaof specialization in clinical psychology, 22.3.1980
Licencein psychology, clinical option, 15.7.1978

FONCTIONS AND MANDATES

Counselof the Group specialized in psychotherapy and neuropsychology for the SEP, 2014
Consultantfor mental health with Médecins du Monde, Goma R.D. Congo, 2010
Memberof the board of directors of the Fribourg Network for treatment in mentalhealth (Réseau fribourgeois de soins en santé mentale), since 2007
Scientificcommittee of the 8th EMDR Conference Europe, Paris 2007
SwissHumanitarian Aid Unit, Berne, 2005-2014
SurveillanceCommission for health and patients rights professions, Fribourg, 2001-2007
Foundationcounsel of Tremplin, Fribourg, 2000-2007
FSPappellate commission, Berne, 1993-2007
Cantonof Fribourg commission of conditional release, 1992-2007

AFFILIATIONS

ESTD - European Society for Trauma and Dissociation, president 2015 - 2016, www.estd.org
ESBP - European Society for Bonding Psychotherapy - www.bondingpsychotherapy.com
DeGPT - German-speaking Society for psychotraumatology - www.degpt.de
EMDR Switzerland (president in 2005 - 2006) - www.emdr-ch.org
RPPS - Professional Network for Scientific Psychotherapy - www.nwpsy.ch
Systemis.ch - Swiss Society of therapy and systemic counsel (anc. SGS/SSTS) - www.systemis.ch
SVKP/ASPC - Swiss Society of Clinical Psychologists - www.svkp.ch
FSP - Swiss Federation of Psychologists (foundation member 1987, vice-president 1987 - 1991, member of honour 2007) - www.psychologie.ch
AFRISTHEF - Fribourg Society of Systemic Intervention and Family Therapy - www.afristhef.ch
AFP - Association of Psychologists Fribourg, (president from 1997 - 2001), www.pyfri.ch

PUBLICATIONS

Renz, Th. (1988). Hospitalisation psychiatrique: qui veut quel changement?
Thérapie Familiale, 9/1, 101-104
Eisenring, J.-J., Renz, Th., Terribilini, C. (1985). "Il faut se marier avant d'avoir un enfant!" ...ou les aléas d'une réaction du post-partum.
Archives Suisses de Neurologie, Neurochirurgie et de Psychiatrie. 136/6, 67-70

Personally...

... I am born in 1952 and live in the PérollesBlock in Fribourg. I am a rather home-loving person and bon-vivant, and I enjoy listening to the sounds of jazz and blues.