prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.

Department Vice-Head, Department of Psychology

Office: 2.56
Joštova 218/10
602 00 Brno

Phone:	+420 549 49 4871
E‑mail:

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Curriculum vitae

Person Identification

Workplace

Employment Position

Education and Academic Qualifications

Professor in general psychology, Masaryk University, Brno (2023)
Habilitation in clinical psychology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague (2018)
Psychotherapy training in Gestalt therapy, IVGT Prague (2009)
Ph.D. in general psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University Brno (2008)
Training in telephonic crisis intervention, Remedium Prague (2002)
M.A. in psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Brno (2002)

Employment Summary

Scientific and Research Activities

Research of Excellence on Digital Technologies and Wellbeing (DigiWELL, CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004583)
Deep learning in psychotherapy: Machine learning analysis of psychotherapy session recordings (TL03000049)
The effectiveness of psychotherapy in patients with medically unexplained somatic symptoms: A multicentric naturalistic study (GA18-08512S)
Formation of an integrative perspective in psychotherapy (GAP407/11/0141)

Academical Stays

07-11/2021: Counseling Psychology Department, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA (Fulbright-Masaryk scholarship)
04/2018: Universität Trier, Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

University Activities

2018-2020: Academic Senate of the Masaryk University - member
2022-now: Psychotherapy Research (editorial board member)
2021-now: Psychotherapy (editorial board member)
2018-now: European Journal of Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy (editorial board member)
2011-now: Editorial Board of the "Psychoterapie" journal (editorial board member)

Extrauniversity Activities

2024/03/11