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.