Thi Minh Tam Ta

PD Dr. med. Thi Minh Tam Ta is a Senior Physician and Head of the Special Outpatient Clinic for Vietnamese Migrants at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin's Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. She co-founded Europe's first specialized outpatient clinic for Vietnamese migrants in 2010 and established a psychosocial network for Vietnamese migrants in 2012 to improve psychiatric access in Germany.

Her research focuses on women's mental health, migrant/refugee mental health, and transcultural psychiatry. She pioneers culture- and language-adapted psychotherapy models while developing intercultural competency training frameworks. Her work bridges clinical practice with global mental health initiatives through participatory approaches.

• Global Mental Health Leadership: Co-directs hospital partnership programs and research collaborations between Charité and Hanoi Medical University/National Institute of Mental Health to modernize Vietnam's psychiatric care system
• Professional Leadership: Vice-Chair of Vietnamese Psychotherapeutic Association since 2023

Scientific Recognition:

• Honorary Professorship in Psychiatry from Hanoi Medical University (2022)

Dr. Ta's clinical work integrates trauma therapy expertise with transcultural sensitivity, addressing systemic barriers in mental healthcare access for migrant populations while advancing emotion-focused therapeutic methodologies through international knowledge exchange.