Dr. Roxana Pittig (née Kotter)

Dr. Roxana Pittig currently leads the Specialized Outpatient Clinic "Anxiety" (part of the Therapie- und Beratungszentrum), Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Branch Accouchierhaus, Kurze-Geismar-Str. 1).

Research interests

  • Transfer of exposure-based treatments of anxiety disorders, cognitive processes in anxiety and anxiety disorders across the lifespan
  • Prevention of disordered gambling

Curriculum vitae

since 04/2023

Head of Specialized Outpatient Clinic "Anxiety"
University of Goettingen, Therapie- und Beratungszentrum (TBZ)
Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

2020 – 2023 Head of the Research Ambulatory for Psychotherapy
University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy)
Responsibilities: design and coordination of research therapies, patient management, supervision of therapists in training, teaching (bachelor, master, post-graduate)
2018 – 2020 Research assistant/Post-doc
University of Wuerzburg/Leibniz University Hannover
(Prof. Dr. Anne Böckler-Raettig)
2015 – 2018 Research assistant/PhD student
University of Dresden, Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,
Work Group Addictive Behaviors, Risk Analysis and Risk Management 
(former Chair of Addiction Research; Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bühringer)
2018 – 2020 Outpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) 
University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy)
2017 Intpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) 
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2016 – 2018 Outpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) 
University of Dresden (IAP – TU Dresden GmbH Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy)
2016 Oupatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists)
University of Dresden, Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,
Work Group Addictive Behaviors, Risk Analysis and Risk 

Academic Education

2021 – 2023 Additional qualification for psychotherapeutic treatment of children and adolescents
IFT München (Institut für Therapieforschung)
Licensed in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2018 – 2020 Postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists
University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy)
Licensed in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2018 PhD thesis School of Science (Dr. rer. nat.)
University of Dresden, Faculty of Psychology („summa cum laude”)
Title: „Investigating the impact of casino exclusion: A cross-sectional study among self- and forced excluders focusing gambling behavior and mental health problems”
2015 – 2018

Postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists
University of Dresden (IAP – TU Dresden GmbH Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy)

2009 – 2015 Study at the university (Diploma in psychology)
University of Dresden
Diploma thesis: "Schlafprobleme bei Soldaten der Bundeswehr in Zusammenhang mit Angststörungen" [Sleeping problems in soldiers of the German Armed Forces and interrelationships with anxiety disorders] 

Awards and Scholarships

2019

Werner-Straub-Award for excellent doctoral thesis

2018 Graduate academy scholarship (University of Dresden)
2012 –  2015 "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" scholarship

Publications