About me
M.Sc.Psych. Stefan Passvogel
My clinical focus is on adult attachment patterns and the treatment of attachment disturbances, with a particular emphasis on the Three Pillars Approach. I trained in this method with Daniel P. Brown and continue to work under ongoing supervision with David S. Elliott. Since 2023, I have been a speaker on this topic at the MEG Annual Congress and teach C level seminars on this approach. In addition, I regularly provide trainings through the International Institute for Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT). Before working in psychotherapy, I worked as a business consultant and supported large scale change management projects.
Alongside my work in psychotherapy, I have practiced meditation for more than 15 years. I began with Vipassana in the tradition of S. N. Goenka and mindfulness practice. Over the last 10 years, I have focused on Mahayana and Vajrayana, especially Mahamudra and Dzogchen, under the guidance of Daniel P. Brown and Dustin DiPerna. In this context, I offer courses aimed at reducing meditation related adverse effects and avoiding risks such as spiritual bypassing. I also develop approaches that integrate Western psychotherapy, especially attachment focused therapy, with contemplative methods.


Loki, Athena und Hera
Loki, Athena, and Hera are my unofficial co therapists. They remind me that inner calm rarely comes from trying harder, but from presence, rhythm, and enough pauses.
In everyday life, they are my quiet teachers. When I get stuck in my head, they bring me back to the here and now in their own very particular timing. And whenever I think I have the day under control, they offer a gentle counterproof.
Memberships
Three-Pillars-Approach with Daniel P. Brown and David Elliot
Psychological psychotherapist (retired)
Teaching trainer for hypnotherapy
Main focus:
Three-Pillars-Approach for the treatment of attachment patterns
Memberships:
Milton Erickson Society for Clinical Hypnosis e.V.
German Psychotherapists' Association (DPtV)
German Society for Body Psychotherapy e.V.
Professional Association of German Psychologist
Work experience
since 2023
- Trainer in the "Three Pillars Approach" in Germany through the Milton Erickson Society
- Psychotherapy in own (online) practice
- Self-awareness workshops on "Art of Relating
2022 - 2023
- Psychological psychotherapist (i.A.) at the ZIST Academy for Psychotherapy
- Core group therapist at the Adula Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy
2018-2022
- Senior change management consultant on group-wide change initiatives
- University lecturer for courses in Positive Psychology and Emotional Mastery at renowned universities
2012-2016
NLP Trainer, NLP Master, NLP Coach (Society of NLP), Curriculum Hypnotherapy (Milton Erickson Society)


