Head/Professorship: 
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Probst, Dipl. Psych.
University Professor for Psychotherapy and Psychotherapy Research
Room 2.069, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, 5020 Salzburg
Contact:

Consultation hours:
– by appointment

Profile:
H-Index 30 in Web of Science
>200 Publications indexed in Web of Science
>200 Verified peer-reviews in Web of Science
 Web of Science
 Google Scholar
 Scopus

Further functions:
– Member of the board of the Austrian Society for Psychology (ÖGP)
– Member of the PLUS Respekt project (against discrimination and bullying)
– Representative of the Austrian University Conference in the Psychotherapy Advisory Board of the BMASGPK

Research interests:
– Digitalization in psychotherapy and clinical-psychological intervention (online therapy, digital health applications, virtual reality, artificial intelligence)
– Evidence-based, quality assurance and personalization of psychotherapy and clinical-psychological intervention (“what works best for whom”)

Editorial Board Member:
–  Psychotherapy Research
– Scientific Reports

Scientific awards:
– Adolf Ernst Meyer Prize for Therapy Research 2015, German College of Psychosomatic Medicine (DKPM)
– Young Research Award 2021, International Federation for Psychotherapy (IFP)

Scientific awards for supervised work:

Elsevier/EAPM Young Investigator Award 2022 for Severin Hennemann awarded by the European Association for Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM) and Elsevier for the work
Hennemann, S., Witthöft, M., Kleinstäuber, M., Böhme, K., Baumeister, H., Ebert,D. D. & Probst, T. (2022). Somatosensory amplification moderates the efficacy ofinternet-delivered CBT for somatic symptom distress in emerging adults: Exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 155, 110761. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110761

Best Paper Award 2024 for Yvonne Schaffler awarded by the Association of Austrian Psychotherapists (VÖPP) for the work
Schaffler, Y., Jesser, A., Humer, E., Haider, K., Pieh, C., Probst, T.* & Schigl, B.*(2024). Process and outcome of outpatient psychotherapies under clinically representative conditions in Austria: Protocol and feasibility of an ongoing study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1264039. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1264039
* Shared last-authorship

Best Paper Award 2024 for Elke Humer awarded by the Association of Austrian Psychotherapists (VÖPP) for the work
Humer, E., Kisler, I.-M., Bach, D., Schimböck, W., Pieh, C. & Probst, T. (2025). Effect of a group logotherapeutic program for older adults on mental health indicators. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 64, 68-90. DOI: 10.1002/johc.12216

Recognition Award 2025 for Christina Eberl from the German Children Cancer Foundation for her master’s thesis at the Department of Psychotherapy and Psychotherapy Research at the University of Salzburg

Qualifications:
– 2009 Diploma in Psychology, University of Regensburg
– 2013 Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist (behavioral therapy) in Germany
– 2015 Doctorate in psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin
– 2024 Entry in the psychotherapist list of the BMSGPK, psychotherapist (behavioral therapy) in Austria

Career:
– 2015-2016 Interim professorship at the University of Witten-Herdecke (clinical-psychological diagnostics, clinical psychology and psychotherapy)
– 2017 Interim professorship at the Georg-August-University Göttingen (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
– 2017 Appointed to university professor for Psychotherapy at the University for Continuing Education Krems, accepted
– 2020 Visiting professor at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Institute of Psychology)
– 2023 Appointed to university professor for Psychotherapy and Psychotherapy Research at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, accepted