Research

“It is.”
—Thích Nhất Hạnh, Buddhist monk, author, poet, and peace activist.

The following peer-reviewed, scientific studies inform and validate my treatment approach:

Attachment

Modern attachment theory: The central role of affect regulation in development and treatment. 🔗
Schore, J.R., & Schore, A.N. (2008). Clinical Social Work Journal, 36, 9–20.

Right brain‑to‑right brain psychotherapy: recent scientific and clinical advances. 🔗
Schore, A.N. (2022). Annals of General Psychiatry, 21:46.

Mary Main’s contribution to our attachment research in Bielefeld and Regensburg: personal and professional memories. 🔗
Grossmann, K., & Grossmann, K. (2025). Attachment & Human Development, 27(1), 30–33.

Trauma

The Phenomenology of Complex PTSD in Adolescence. 🔗
Atmaram, S. K., Elizabeth, S., Thomas, T. L., Manohar, H., & Sharma, E. (2023). Journal of Indian Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 19(3), 309–312.

The Effects of Trauma, with or without PTSD, on the Transgenerational DNA Methylation Alterations in Human Offsprings. 🔗
Youssef, N. A., Lockwood, L., Su, S., Hao, G., & Rutten, B. P. F. (2018). Brain sciences, 8(5), 83.

The compulsion to repeat the trauma. Re-enactment, revictimization, and masochism. 🔗
Van der Kolk, B. A. (1989). The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 12(2), 389-411.

Addiction

A study on the relationship between shame, guilt, self-criticism and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. 🔗
Sassover, E., Abrahamovitch, Z., Amsel, Y. et al (2023). Curr Psychol 42, 8347–8355.

Pornography addiction - a supranormal stimulus considered in the context of neuroplasticity. 🔗
Hilton D. L., Jr (2013). Socioaffective neuroscience & psychology, 3, 20767.

Addicted to Love: What Is Love Addiction and When Should It Be Treated? 🔗
Earp, B.D., Wudarczyk, O.A., Foddy, B., & Savulescu, J. (2017). Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology 24(1), 77-92.

Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction. 🔗 (article)
Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours 🔗 (original study)
Voon, V., Mole, T. B., Banca, P., Porter, L., Morris, L., Mitchell, S., Lapa, T. R., Karr, J., Harrison, N. A., Potenza, M. N., & Irvine, M. (2014). PLoS ONE, 9(7), 1–10.

Positive emotions and the success of Alcoholics Anonymous. 🔗
Vaillant, G. E. (2014), Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 32(2-3),

Brainspotting

Brainspotting: A Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 🔗
Horton, L. M., Schwartzberg, C., Goldberg, C. D., Grieve, F. G., & Brdecka, L. E. (2023). International Body Psychotherapy Journal, 22(2), 57–72.

A Paradigm Shift in Trauma Treatment: Converging Evidence for a Novel Adaptation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). 🔗
Talbot, J., de la Salle, S., & Jaworska, N. (2023). Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 68(4), 283–285.

The preliminary efficacy and clinical applicability of Brainspotting among Filipino women with severe posttraumatic stress disorder. 🔗
Teofilo, J. R. (2022). Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 24. 54-64.

Somatic therapy

Does fascia hold memories? 🔗
Tozzi P. (2014). Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 18(2), 259–265.

Comprehensive Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions Based on Polyvagal Theory for Psychological Disorders. 🔗
Kerdabadi, Z. A., Ghamarani, A., & Salehi, M. (2024). Quarterly Journal of Applied Psychology / Faṣlnāmah-i Ravān/Shināsī-i Kārburdī, 18(2), 61–85.

Somatic Experiencing for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Outcome Study. 🔗
Brom, D., Stokar, Y., Lawi, C., Nuriel-Porat, V., Ziv, Y., Lerner, K., & Ross, G. (2017). Journal of traumatic stress, 30(3), 304–312.

Online Therapy

Telehealth Versus Face-to-face Psychotherapy for Less Common Mental Health Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. 🔗
Greenwood, H., Krzyzaniak, N., Peiris, R., Clark, J., Scott, A. M., Cardona, M., Griffith, R., & Glasziou, P. (2022). JMIR mental health, 9(3), e31780.

Randomized trial of brief interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression delivered both in-person and by telehealth. 🔗
Swartz, H. A., Bylsma, L. M., Fournier, J. C., Girard, J. M., Spotts, C., Cohn, J. F., & Morency, L.-P. (2023). Journal of Affective Disorders, 333, 543–552.

State of the Science: Evidence‐based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered via telehealth. 🔗 Bruce, M. J., Pagán, A. F., & Acierno, R. (2025). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 38(1), 5–15.