Information and Counseling Services of IGPP

Overview

The Information and Counseling Services Department at the IGPP offers free information and counseling for people with unusual experiences. The department responds to all informational requests concerning anomalous phenomena and the status of scientific research in the field of parapsychology.

Individual counseling sessions are possible for people who have experienced unusual phenomena. In addition the IGPP, in cooperation with the Psychological Institute at the University of Freiburg, offers the opportunity for psychotherapeutic treatment for people with unusual experiences. These treatments take place in the outpatient clinic (Ambulanz) of the Psychological Institute.

Requests for Information

The Department responds to requests for information from the public, institutions as well as mass media regarding topics such as the phenomenology of anomalous phenomena, the status of international Parapsychology research, questions about literature or training in this field and so forth. The main holdings are available on application at the University of Freiburg Library; a reference section is open for general use at the IGPP main building (Wilhelmstraße 3A) and its general hours etc. Information services are offered in German only.

Dipl.-Psych. Eberhard Bauer:+49-[0]761-20721-11 | e-mail 
Secretary: Frauke Schmitz-Gropengießer +49-[0]761-20721-20 | fax +49-[0]761-20721-99 | e-mail

Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V.
Wilhelmstraße 3a
79098 Freiburg
Germany

Counseling and Help for People with Unusual Experiences

Counseling services are offered in German only [link to German version].

Therapy for People with Unusual Experiences

For people experiencing stress due to unusual experiences, psychotherapeutic help is possible within the scope of the research project Counseling and Help for People with Unusual Experiences Project funded by the IGPP. The project focuses particularly on developing and exploring a differentiated concept of counseling and therapy for people with unusual experiences. Psychotherapeutic counseling is available in the clinic (Ambulanz) of the Psychological Institute at the University of Freiburg. Psychotherapy is only available in German.