Guenter Karl Schiepek

Günter Karl Schiepek is a Professor at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg. He serves as Director of the Institute of Synergetics and Psychotherapy Research at Paracelsus Medical University and co-directs the Center for Complex Systems in Stuttgart. His work integrates computational models, synergetics, and nonlinear dynamics into psychotherapy research.

• Primary Affiliations: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
• Research Focus: Synergetics, complex systems, psychotherapy process analysis, psychiatric disorders

His research explores phase transitions in psychotherapy, unconscious dynamics in dream analysis, and neural reuse in OCD. Articles demonstrate cross-disciplinary approaches combining statistical mechanics, computational neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

Editorial roles include Associate Editor for Health Psychology at Frontiers in Psychology and Guest Associate Editor for Psychological Therapy at Frontiers in Psychiatry. Collaborators include Wolfgang Aichhorn, Helmut Schöller, and Kathrin Viol.