Clinical psychologist, health psychologist, elective diagnostic psychologist, sexual psychologist and sex therapist, hypnotherapist, brainspotting, therapist, expert, BÖP-certified occupational psychologist and organizational psychologist environmental psychologist.
Main focus
Diagnostics, clinical-psychological treatments, personality disorders, affective disorders especially depression, hypnosis according to Milton Erickson, sex counseling and sex therapy, supervision.
- freelance work as clinical and health psychologist, sex psychologist and sex therapist, hypnotherapist, supervisor, occupational psychologist, expert witness
- Clinical-psychological and health-psychological consultation, treatment, supervision and work-psychological activity for employees and students of the GuKPS in the district hospital Schwaz
- Head of the Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists / Tyrol Regional Group
- President of the Association “Clinical-Psychological Treatment Tyrol
- Member of the management team of the
Section Environmental Psychology in the Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists
- Lecturer at the Austrian Academy of Psychology –
ÖAP
(Austria-wide) - Member of the Quality Circle Sexual Medicine of the Tyrolean Medical Association in Innsbruck
- Member of the working group of the Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists for Bariatric Diagnostics; preparation of guidelines for psychological diagnostics before surgery
- Member of the Transgender and Transsexuality Working Group at the Federal Ministry of Health
- Member of the working group for the preparation of psychological “Guidelines according to Ästh-OpG for Clinical Psychologists” (BÖP)
- Member of the working group for the preparation of psychological “guidelines before bariatric surgery” (BÖP)
- psychological work for the Independent Victim Protection Advocate – an initiative against abuse and violence
- Crisis interventions (clinical-psychological treatment) within the framework of the
Crime Victims Act
- Seminars offer
- Author of scientific articles
- Brainspotting (Phase 1, Phase 2,
BTi certified
),
Brainspotting Austria
- Registration as BÖP-certified work and organizational psychologist
- Certificate Course Lebensfeuer® Professional (Heart Rate Variability Training)
- Certificate course | Specialized further training as a court expert in the field of child, youth and family psychology, ÖAP, Salzburg
- Certification for ODARA (Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment) and SARA (Sousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide), Institute for Violence Research and Prevention, Vienna.
- Advanced training for clinical-psychological clarification of mental disorders according to §5 para. 2 and §7 par. 2ÄsthOpG, BÖP, Vienna
- Basic Seminar Rorschach Diagnostics, Austrian Rorschach Society, Vienna
- Seminar Testimonial Psychology – Credibility Assessment, Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists / BÖP, Vienna
EuroPsy – Diploma
, Vienna- Clinical Hypnosis, Milton Erickson Institute, Innsbruck
- Sex therapy, AVM, Salzburg
- Psychotherapeutic Propaedeutic Course, Institute for Communication in Professional Life and Psychotherapy, Innsbruck
- Clinical and Health Psychology, Austrian Academy of Psychology, Innsbruck
- practical-clinical training, University Clinic for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Innsbruck
- Doctor of Natural Sciences (Psychology) at the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck
- Master’s degree in natural sciences (psychology) at the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck
- Completion of the school-leaving examination at the secondary school for economics of the Ursulines in Innsbruck
- Association START in Innsbruck
- Clinical psychologist and health psychologist at the University Clinic for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy in Innsbruck
- Research assistant in the project “Validation of the German version of the questionnaire for the assessment of personality disorders according to DSM-IV (ADP-IV)” at the University Clinic for Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy in Innsbruck
- Research activity in the field of personality disorders and quality of life.
- Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist for the Health Psychological Counseling and Coordination Office of the Province of Tyrol/District of Schwaz
- Lecturer at the Training Center West for Health Professions (AZW) in Innsbruck
- Foundation and management of the working group “clinical-psychological treatment” of BÖP-Tyrol
- Occupational and clinical psychology activity for the project
Fit2Work
- Conception and management of the
Curriculum psychological sexual treatment and sexual therapy
(ÖAP) - Lecturer at Psicoterapia Cognitiva e Ricerca in Bolzano / Italy (Training Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Member of the project group “age psychotherapy” in Innsbruck
- Member of the Board of the Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists
- Scientific collaboration in the project “Health counseling for patients with cardiovascular diseases” (Medical University of Innsbruck)
- Research associate in the research project WELL-MED (well-being and health of medical professionals) of the Medical University of Innsbruck and the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck
- Generally sworn and judicially certified experts of Austria
- Voluntary work: Corona – Worry – Hotline of the Province of Tyrol
- Collaboration on the ICD-11 (Mental and Behavioural Disorders) of the WHO
- Höfer S, Hausler M, Huber A, Strecker C, Renn D, Höge T (2019): Psychometric Characteristics of the German Values in Action Inventory of Strengths 120-item Short Form, Applied Research in Quality of Life.
- Platter M, Hofer M, Hölzl C, Huber A, Renn D, Webb D, Höfer S (2016): Supporting cardiac patient physical activity: a brief health psychological intervention, Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 1-7.
- Platter M, Huber A, Hölzl M, Hofer M, Renn D, Höfer S (2014): How to overcome the inner pig: Closing the intention-behavior gap in cardiology, Psychology in Austria, 2/3, 176-183.
- Kumnig M, Höfer S, Huber A, Messner C, Renn D, Mestel R, Klingelhöfer J, Kopp M, Doering S, Schüßler G and Rumpold G (2013): Patterns of dysfunctional parenting styles and mental disorders in adulthood: parenting styles and their influence on the development of mental disorders, Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, 4, 356-368.
- Höfer S, Pfaffenberger N, Renn D, Platter M, Ring L (2011): Coronary Intervention Improves Disease Specific Health-Related Quality of Life but Not Individualised Quality of Life: A Potential Response Shift Effect? Applied Research in Quality of Life, 6 (1), 81-90.
- Barbist MT, Renn D, Noisternig B, Rumpold G, Höfer S (2008): How do medical students value health on the EQ-5D: evaluation of hypothetical health states compared to the general population, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 6:111 (11 December 2008).
- Renn D, Höfer S, Schüßler G, Rumpold G, Smrekar U, Janecke N, Doering S (2008): Dimensional diagnostics with the questionnaire for the assessment of DSM-IV personality disorders (ADP-IV), Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, 54, 214-226.
- Renn D, Pfaffenberger N, Platter M, Mitmansgruber H, Cummins B, Höfer S (2008): International Well-being Index: the Austrian Version, Social Indicators Research : (DOI:10.1007/s11205-008-9255-2).
- Doering S, Renn D, Höfer S, Rumpold G, Smrekar U, Janecke N, Schatz DS, Schotte C, DeDoncker D, Schüßler G (2007): Validation of the German version of the questionnaire for the assessment of DSM-IV personality disorders (ADP-IV), Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, 53, 111-128.
- Renn D (2006): Questionnaire for the assessment of personality disorders: ADP-IV, Dissertation, University of Innsbruck.
- Renn D, Emshoff R, Höfer S, Doering S (2004): Psychopathology in patients with temporomandibular disorders, Psychological Medicine (1/2004), Facultas Universitätsverlag.
- Renn D (2002): Psychopathological changes in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMS), Diploma thesis, University of Innsbruck.
- Bridging the intention-behaviour gap: life-style modification at the cardiology ward; Höfer S, Platter M, Hölzl C, Hofer M, Renn D, Europrevent 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (2011).
- Bridging the intention-behaviour gap: life-style modification at the cardiology ward; Platter M, Hölzl C, Hofer M, Renn D, Höfer S, XXVIII European Conference on Psychosomatic Research (ECPR), Innsbruck, Austria (2010).
- Relationship of Psychological and Subjective Well-being with Individual Quality of Life; Höfer S, Pfaffenberger N, Platter M, Renn D, Mitmansgruber H, World Congress on Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (2009).
- Response-shift in heart disease: comparing individualized vs. disease-specific HRQL instruments; Höfer S, Pfaffenberger N, Renn D, Platter M, ISPOR 10th Annual European Congress, Dublin, Ireland (2007).
Forum Gesundheit der Oberösterreichische Gebietskrankenkasse, Kurier, Maxima, Miss Magazin, News, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, die Presse, Rundschau, der Standard, Tiroler Tageszeitung, Wiener.
On the following topics: Sexuality, Communication, Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Psychology in General.
Full member of the Professional Association of Austrian Psychologists (BÖP)