Jakob Mechler Researcher

I am a licensed psychologist and hold a PhD in clinical psychology.

My dissertation was based on studies from the ERiCA project, a larger project where we evaluate the effectiveness of internet-based psychodynamic treatment for teenagers with depression. The treatment, which I have been involved in developing, has subsequently been adapted and evaluated for adults with social anxiety, as well as serving as a transdiagnostic treatment for adults with anxiety and/or depression. The treatment has also been translated into English and subsequently evaluated as a treatment for depressed teenagers and later for depressed university students in England.

I teach several courses during the psychology program. I am responsible for the PSPR16 course in semester 4. I have also previously given lectures on the psychotherapy program.