Research Group Psychotherapy Lab

Psychotherapy Lab

The Psychotherapy Lab focuses on the investigation of psychological processes that contribute to the development or maintenance of mental disorders. In addition, it is designed to support research on the psychotherapeutic process. It features two assessment rooms equipped with a sophisticated system of cameras and microphones. This equipment enables the unobtrusive observation and recording of clinical interviews as well as psychotherapy sessions for both research and training purposes.

List of equipment

The Psychotherapy Lab consists of two independent rooms, interconnected by one control-room, and specifically designed for the observation of clinical interviews and psychotherapy sessions. Moreover, we have equipment to measure physiological data:

  • Cameras and microphones for the unobtrusive observation and recording of interviews and therapy sessions
  • (transportable) 64-channel EEG (electroencephalography) to monitor central-nervous-system activity
  • ECG (electrocardiography) and blood pressure monitors for the assessment of cardiovascular functions
  • EDA (electrodermal activity) to measure skin conductance responses
  • Biofeedback devices
  • Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Media appearance

Collaboration partners

  • University of Salzburg (Jens Blechert)
  • Schön Clinic Roseneck – Prien (Uli Voderholzer)
  • Centre Hospitalier Neuropsychiatrique Ettelbruck (Charles Benoy)
  • Luxembourg Institute of Health (Jon Turner)
  • Trier University (Institute for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience)
  • Catholic University of Leuven (Ilse Van Diest/Andreas von Leupoldt)
  • University of Louvain (Damien Brevers)
  • University of Maastricht (Dimitri van Ryckeghem)
  • University of Ulm (Olga Pollatos)
  • Leibniz Center for Resilience Research (Til Ole Bergmann)
  • Hôpitaux Robert Schuman (Maike Aurich, Damien Salles, Marc Schlesser)
  • University of Duisburg-Essen (Silja Bellingrath)
  • University of Würzburg (Katja Bertsch, Alma Merscher, Andrea Kübler)