Welcome to my homepage!

I am working in the fields of clinical psychology and psychotherapy in the practice, research and teaching. The most important thing that I've learnt from my professional and personal experiences is the endless potential of human development. I'm grateful to all of those trusting me to accompany them along this way. On this homepage you can read about the methods I use and the most frequent problems I'm familiar with.

If you feel that I can help you, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I can support you in case you have:

  • mood disorders
  • anxiety disorders
  • obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • sleep disorders
  • eating disorders
  • problems of social functioning
  • personality disorders
  • problems in close relationships
  • stressful life events
  • lack of self-esteem
  • need for more self-reflection

About cognitive behavioural therapy

Cognitive behavioural therapy includes several scientifically sound therapeutic methods and techniques with the aim to develop a more realistic self- and other-perception, as well as a more effective emotion regulation. The goal of cognitive behaviour therapy is to achieve an optimal change in the behaviour, thinking, emotional reactions, social interactions and physical reactions. The main task of the therapeutic process is to develop such skills that support a more focused and efficient dealing with one's own problems. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a transparent, well-structured, easy-to-follow process that involves the activity and a responsible attitude of both the therapist and the patient.

Therapy process and conditions

Therapy process

After contacting me per phone or mail, the first appointment can be arranged. In the first session we get to know each other, discuss the most important problems, therapy goals and the therapeutic methods to be applied. Similarly to the further ones, the first session takes 50 Minutes. The overall length of the therapy and the regularity of the appointments depends on individual needs and on the nature of the problem to be treated.

Confidentiality

All the contents of the psychotherapy sessions are confidential and protected by the Austrian law (§ 37 Psychologengesetz, § 15 Psychotherapiegesetz).

Fees

The hourly rate of a session is 120 EUR/50 min. The health insurance refunds part of the costs in case of diagnosed disorders.

Cancellation

Time is valuable for all of us. If you need to cancel the session, please let me know at least 24 hours before. I reserve the right to charge the full rate for sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice.

About me

Born in Szeged, Hungary.

Family situation: married, mother of two children

Professional experience:

2019- psychologist and university assistant post doc, Vienna Medical University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Inpatient Unint 6B 

2018-2019 research associate, Department of Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems

2018- private practice 

2018 psychotherapy internship, Department of Social Psychiatry, Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien)

2014-2018 university assistant prae doc, University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology: Health, Development, Enhancement and Intervention

2007-2014 psychologist, later clinical psychologist, Semmelweis University, Department of Clinical Psychology and Treatment Unit, Budapest, Hungary

2006-2007 psychologist, National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Department of Psychotic and Personality Disorders, Budapest, Hungary

2003-2006 psychologist, Psychiatric Outpatient Unit, Monor, Hungary

2003 psychologist, Family Centre, Siófok, Hungary

Education:

2022 completed training in cognitve behavioural therpy (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie, Wien)

2017 basic part of psychotherapy training (psychotherapeutisches Propädeutikum), Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Personenzentrierte Psychotherapie, Gesprächsführung und Supervision, Wien

2016 PhD, mental health sciences, clinical psychology

2008 completed training in clinical psychology (acknowledged by the Ministry of Health in Austria and registration as a chartered clinical psychologist in 2015)

2003 degree in Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (acknowledged by the University of Vienna in 2014)

List of publications

Peer-reviewed articles:

Kocsis-Bogár, K.,Ossege, M., Aigner, M., Wancata, J., & Friedrich, F. (2023). Involvement, depressive symptoms and their associations with problems and unmet needs in caregivers of adult eating disorder patients. Eating and Weight Disorders: Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 28, 45.

Fellinger, M., Knasmüller, P., Kocsis-Bogár, K.,Wippel, A., Fragner, L., Mairhofer, D., Hochgatterer, P., Aigner, M. (2022.) Adverse childhood experiences as risk factors for recurrent admissions in young psychiatric inpatients. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 988695

Humer, E., Kocsis-Bogár, K., Berger, T., Schröder, J., Späth, C., Meyer, B., Moritz, S., Lutz, W., Probst, T., Klein, J. P. (2020). A comparison of the three-year course between chronic depression and depression with multiple vs. few prior episodes. Psychiatry Research, 291, 113235

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Mészáros, V., & Perczel-Forintos, D. (2018). Gender differences in the relationship of childhood trauma and the course of illness in schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 82, 84-88.

Pietschnig, J., Gittler, J., Stieger, S., Forster, M., Gadek, N., Gartus, A., Kocsis-Bogar, K., Kubicek, B., Lüftenegger, M., Olsen, J., Prem, R., Ruiz, N., Serfas, B. G., & Voracek, M. (2018). Indirect (implicit) and direct (explicit) self-esteem measures are unrelated: A meta-analysis of the Initial Preference Task. Plos One,13, e0202873

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Kotulla, S., Maier, S., Voracek, M., & Hennig-Fast, K. (2017). Cognitive correlates of different mentalizing abilities in individuals with high and low trait schizotypy: findings from an extreme-group design. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 922. 

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Nemes, Zs., & Perczel, Forintos D. (2016). Factorial structure of the Hungarian version of Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences and its applicability on the schizophrenia-schizotypy continuum. Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 130-136.

Kocsis-Bogár, K., & Perczel Forintos, D. (2014). The relevance of traumatic life events in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Clinical Neuroscience, 67, 301-308.

Miklósi, M., Martos, T., Szabó, M., Kocsis-Bogár, K., & Perczel Forintos, D. (2014). Cognitive emotion regulation and stress: A multiple mediation approach. Translational Neuroscience, 5, 64-71.

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Miklósi, M., & Perczel Forintos, D. (2013). Impact of adverse life events on individuals with low and high schizotypy in a non-patient sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 201, 208-215.

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Miklósi, M., & Perczel Forintos, D. (2012). Hungarian version of the Impact of Event Scale. Psychometric Evaluation. (Az Események Hatása Kérdőív magyar változatának pszichometriai vizsgálata.) Psychiatria Hungarica, 27, 245-254. 

Miklósi, M., Martos, T., Kocsis-Bogár, K., Perczel Forintos, D. (2011). Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. (A Kognitív Érzelem-Reguláció Kérdőív Magyar változatának pszichometriai jellemzői.) Psychiatria Hungarica, 26, 102-111.

Kocsis-Bogár, K., & Kiss, Zs. (2010). Unusual experiences, unusual logic. A cognitive perspective of hallucinations and delusions. (Különös élmények, különös logika: a hallucinációk és a téveszmék kognitív szemlélete.) Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle, 66, 169-183.

Conference papers:

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Ossege, M., Aigner, M., Wancata, J., & Friedrich, F. (2022). Depressive symptoms in caregivers of adult anorexia and bulimia patients – how are these connected to ED severity? A pilot study. 20th Congress of European Psychiatric Association Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry, Cambridge, 8-10. September 2022

Kocsis-Bogár, K.,Probst, T., König, D., Pieh, C., Voracek, M. (2019). The contribution of childhood trauma to the emotional reactions and emotion regulation in trait schizotypy. World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Berlin, Germany, 17-20. Juli 2019

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Lipp. F., Scheingraber, J., Srownal, C. (2018). Subjective life dissatisfaction in disorganized schizotypy. Poster presentation. 19th Congress of European Psychiatric Association (EPA), Section of Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria, 4-7th April 2018

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Bürger, L., & Hennig-Fast, K. (2017). Schizotypy and childhood trauma as suicidal risk factors in a non-clinical sample. Poster presentation. 6th European Conference on Schizophrenia Research, Berlin, Germany, 14-16th September 2017

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Oppenauer, G., Kotulla, S., & Hennig-Fast, K. (2016). Perception of media characters and social cognition in the schizotypy spectrum. Oral presentation. European Psychiatry Association (EPA) Section Meeting in Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry, Gothenburg, Sweden, 30th November-3rd December 2016

Kocsis-Bogár, K. & Perczel Forintos, D. (2014). Traumatic life events behind psychotic symptoms: results of an empirical study. Oral presentation. (Megrázó életesemények a pszichotikus tünetek hátterében: egy empirikus kutatás eredményei) In: Corpus sanum in mente sana. 8th National Congress of the Hungarian Psychiatric Society, Budapest, Hungary, 22-25th January 2014

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Miklósi, M., & Perczel-Forintos, D. (2013). Adverse life events, intrusions and psychometric schizotypy in a healthy sample. Oral presentation. (A kedvezőtlen életesemények, a szkizotípia vonás és az emlékbetörések összefüggései egészséges mintában.) In: A határtalan elme korlátai. 18th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Psychiatric Society. Győr, Hungary, 23-26th. January 2013

Kocsis-Bogár, K., Perczel-Forintos, D., & Miklósi, M. (2012). Traumatic life events and suicidality in people with schizophrenia. Oral presentation. (Traumatikus életesemények és az öngyilkos magatartás összefüggései szkizofréniával élőknél). Semmelweis University PhD Scientific Days, Budapest, Hungary, 12-13. April 2012

Kocsis-Bogár, K., & Perczel Forintos, D. (2012). Impact of traumatic life events and suicide risk in people with schizophrenia. Poster presentation. 42nd Congress of European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Geneva, 29th August – 1st September 2012.

Miscallenous:

Kocsis-Bogár, K. (2010). Magical connection with the objects: a behavioural diagnostic report of a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Mágikus kapcsolat a tárgyakkal: egy kényszerbeteg nő esetének leírása) In: Perczel-Forintos, D. (ed.) Higgyünk a szemünknek! Kognitív visekedésterápiás esettanulmányok. Budapest: ELTE Eötvös Edition, 2010, 77-90.


CONTACT

CONSULTING ROOM:

1090 Wien Zimmermannplatz 4/27

APPOINTMENTS:

TEL: +43 660 4846455 

e-mail: psychologiekocsis@gmail.com