Ludwig Schindler

Ludwig Schindler (born September 11, 1949 in Straubing ) is a German psychologist , psychotherapist and professor at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg.

Career

After graduating from the Albert Einstein High School in Munich, Schindler studied psychology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich from 1968. From 1976 to 1980 he worked as a research assistant (DFG) in the research project "Partnership Therapy" at the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich together with Kurt Hahlweg and Dirk Revenstorf . From 1980 to 1988 he then became an assistant in the psychological department of the MPI for Psychiatry with a research focus on “Therapeutic Relationships and Conversation”.

Schindler received his doctorate in August 1981 at the University of Tübingen with a thesis on behavioral couples therapy. In July 1988 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bamberg with a paper on the empirical analysis of the therapeutic relationship. In 1989 he was granted the license to teach as a private lecturer and in 1998 was appointed professor at the University of Bamberg .

Today Ludwig Schindler heads a behavior therapy teaching practice in Munich.

Act

Ludwig Schindler devoted himself to the main research areas of social competence, couples therapy, psychosomatic complaints, sleep disorders, therapeutic relationships and conversational skills.

In addition to research and teaching at a university, he was intensively involved in training and further education to become a psychological psychotherapist. Schindler is a lecturer and teaching therapist as well as a supervisor and examiner recognized by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians and the State Medical Association for the state examination for license to practice behavioral therapy in Upper Bavaria and Lower Franconia.

Ludwig Schindler is co-founder of PaarBalance , an interactive online program to improve partnership in German-speaking countries, which is tailored to the individual partner.

Fonts (selection)

• L. Schindler, K. Hahlweg, D. Revenstorf. Partnership problems? This is how your relationship works. Guide for couples. 5th edition. Springer, Heidelberg 2017, ISBN 978-3-662-50479-6 .
• L. Schindler, J. Gastner, N. Metz: PaarBalance - an interactive online program for more satisfaction in the couple relationship. Advice up-to-date. Online edition 4/2016. active-books.de .
• L. Schindler, K. Hahlweg, D. Revenstorf: Relationship problems : diagnosis and therapy. Manual for the therapist. 2nd Edition. Springer, Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 3-211-83818-X .
• L. Schindler: Partnership Intervention Area. In: SKD Sulz (Ed.): Couples therapies. From unhappy entanglements to liberated relationships. CIP-Medien, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-932096-06-1 .