Dr. Sarah Jurga

Dr. Sarah Jurga (geb. Weusthoff)
© Nike Gais
Dr. Sarah Jurga (geb. Weusthoff)
Psychotherapy & Psychotherapy Research University outpatient clinic for children and adolescents
Department of Psychology
Research group of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
Room FL 411
Fliednerstr. 21
48149 Münster
T: +49 251 83-34153
sarah.jurga@uni-muenster.de
Consultation hours: upon agreement

  • Curriculum Vitae

    Professional career

    Since 10/2023 Research assistant (post-doc) in the Unit for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence and Deputy Head of the Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic for Children and Adolescents at the University of Münster
    Since 2022 Recognized as a supervisor (VT) by the NRW State Chamber of Psychotherapists
    Since 2022 Supervisor at MVZ Dr. Hartung and colleagues (Frankfurt am Main)
    Since 2019

    Lecturer in further training as a psychological psychotherapist

    (focus: couple and family therapy, working with relatives)
    2019 - 2023 Private practice for psychotherapy
    2018 - 2023

    Consultant for strategy and further development of rehabilitation at Deutsche Rentenversicherung Westfalen (Münster)

    Deputy Managing Director of the Westphalian Working Group for Rehabilitation (WAG)
    2017 - 2018 Psychological psychotherapist at the Christoph Dornier Clinic for Psychotherapy (Münster)
    2015 - 2016 Research assistant (post-doc) at the Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the Hannover Medical School (Prof. Dr. T. Zimmermann, Prof. Dr. M. de Zwaan)
    2010 - 2015 Research assistant in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Diagnostics, TU Braunschweig (Prof. Dr. K. Hahlweg, Prof. Dr. W. Schulz)
    2011 Psychotherapist in training at the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Braunschweig Municipal Hospital (PD Dr. med. A. Diehl)
    2009 - 2016 Outpatient psychotherapies in the psychotherapy outpatient clinic at TU Braunschweig

     

    Academic education    

    2016

    Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist (specialist in behavioral therapy)

    Acquisition of billing authorization for children and adolescents

    Acquisition of billing authorization for group psychotherapy with adults
    2010 - 2014

    Cumulative doctorate in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Diagnostics (TU Braunschweig; grade: summa cum laude)

    Title: “Vocally encoded emotional arousal in couple conflict” (Mentor: Prof. Dr. K. Hahlweg)
    2009 - 2016 Further training as a psychological psychotherapist in the continuing education course in psychological psychotherapy at the TU Braunschweig and the University of Göttingen
    2004 - 2009 Degree in Psychology at the TU Braunschweig (Diploma: very good)
    2009 Visiting scholar am Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (Prof. Dr. A. Christensen)

       

  • Research interest

    • Psychotherapeutic social skills of prospective psychotherapists and (simulation-based) teaching and didactics

    • Partnership and couples therapy

    • Relatives in psychotherapy (partners, parents)

    • Vocally encoded emotional arousal
      (fundamental frequency / f0)

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    Teaching

    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder & Jugendliche, Gruppe A [078137]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Lisa Hahn, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder & Jugendliche, Gruppe C [078139]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Lisa Hahn, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder & Jugendliche, Gruppe D [078140]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Lisa Hahn, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder & Jugendliche, Gruppe B [078138]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Lisa Hahn, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)

    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 3: Vertiefende Praxis der Psychotherapie [076107]
      (in cooperation with Lisa Hahn)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 3: Vertiefende Praxis der Psychotherapie [076108]
      (in cooperation with Lisa Hahn)

    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder und Jugendliche [074140]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Anna-Lena Jesussek, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder und Jugendliche [074138]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Anna-Lena Jesussek, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder und Jugendliche [074139]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Anna-Lena Jesussek, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
    • Seminar: Praxis der Psychotherapie Teil 2: Kinder und Jugendliche [074141]
      (in cooperation with Dr. Anja Feneberg, Anna-Lena Jesussek, Dr. Judith Silkenbeumer)
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    Publications

    Research Articles (Journals)

    • , , , , , , & (). Fundamental frequency during cognitive preparation and its impact on therapy outcome for panic disorder with Agoraphobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 135, 103728–103728. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103728.
    • , , , , , , & (). The transplant evaluation rating scale (TERS): A tool for the psychosocial evaluation of lung transplant candidates. Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, 64 (2), 172–185. doi: 10.13109/zptm.2018.64.2.172.
    • , , & (). [Emotional Arousal (Voice Stress) and Posttraumatic Growth as well as Relationship Satisfaction of Partners of Women with Breast Cancer in the Context of Social Support]. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie, 67 (7), 288–295. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-108193.
    • , , , , & (). Predicting long-term risk for relationship dissolution using nonparametric conditional survival trees. Journal of Family Psychology, 29 (6), 807–17. doi: 10.1037/fam0000134.
    • , , , , , , , & (). Emotional arousal predicts observed social support in German and American couples talking about breast cancer. Journal of Family Psychology, 29 (5), 744–54. doi: 10.1037/fam0000092.
    • , , , , , , , & (). The interpersonal process model of demand/withdraw behavior. Journal of Family Psychology, 29 (1), 80–90. doi: 10.1037/fam0000044.
    • , , & (). The siren song of vocal fundamental frequency for romantic relationships. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 439–439. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00439.
    • , , & (). Fundamental frequency during couple conflict: an analysis of physiological, behavioral, and sex-linked information encoded in vocal expression. Journal of Family Psychology, 27 (2), 212–20. doi: 10.1037/a0031887.
    • , , , & (). Greater emotional arousal predicts poorer long-term memory of communication skills in couples. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 50 (6), 442–7. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.03.010.

    Review Articles (Journals)

    • (). The golden age? Paartherapie bei älteren Paaren. Psychotherapie aktuell, 3, 26–28.
    • , & (). Verhaltenstherapeutische Paartherapie bei älteren Paaren. Psychotherapie im Alter, 8, 99–110.