Abitur (school-leaving examination) in Tübingen. Medicine studies in Regensburg, Würzburg, Heidelberg-Mannheim and in the USA. Scholarship received from Cusanuswerk.

Previous studies of one year in humanities (history, French and journalism) in Hamburg.

Doctorate. Specialist training at the Ludwigshafen Clinic (neurology) and the Augsburg District Hospital (psychiatry). Simultaneous psychotherapy training at CIP (Centre for Integrative Psychotherapy) and MEG (Milton-Erickson Society), among others. Further training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy since 2006, with recognition by the Bavarian Medical Association (BLÄK). Subsequently worked in a psychiatric group practice in Neusäß. Private practice in Mering since July 2008.