MedR. Dr. med. Jutta Leth

Curriculum Vitae - CV of
MedR. Dr. med. Jutta Leth

Specialist in Psychiatry & Psychotherapeutic Medicine, client-centered psychotherapist, various specializations: psychotherapeutic & psychosocial & psychosomatic medicine, addiction medicine & geriatrics, client-centered psychotherapist

Focus areas

• Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders including anxiety disorders, somatization disorders and trauma-related disorders
• Addiction disorders (alcohol, medications), abstinence support (NO OPIOID SUBSTITUTION)
• Affective disorders
• Psychoses
• Obsessive-compulsive disorders
• personality development disorders
• Sleep disorders
• Case management in complex cases of somatic and psychiatric comorbidity
• Disorder-specific client-centered treatment for anxiety

In addition to my work as a specialist in Psychiatry & Psychotherapeutic Medicine, I offer client-centered psychotherapy:

What is client-centered psychotherapy?

“If I accept myself as I am, I change.” (Carl R. Rogers)

What makes psychotherapy effective is the therapeutic relational offer of the psychotherapists to the clients in the "socially consequence-free space" of psychotherapy. Here everything can be thought and spoken as it is experienced.

No medications are prescribed in psychotherapy. Psychotropic drugs may not be prescribed by psychotherapists; they can only be prescribed by a physician. For many mental illnesses – depending on severity and course – psychotropic drugs can, however, be a sometimes necessary and sensible supplement to treatment. Therefore, at JUVENIS it has always been important to us that psychotherapists and specialists in psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine can cooperate and work closely together when the patient so wishes. Many mental disorders show the best evidence of recovery with a combination of both methods, especially at the beginning of treatment.

The goal of psychotherapeutic treatment is to alleviate existing suffering, to learn to understand oneself better and thereby become more autonomous in order to cope better with difficult situations in life. Both acute and chronic mental problems or illnesses can be well treated psychotherapeutically, since psychotherapy promotes a stable and deeper further development of the whole personality.

However, psychotherapy is only effective if a person is truly willing to engage with themselves and does not shy away from confronting their own feelings and emotions — which can sometimes be unpleasant. Psychotherapy helps to get to know and understand oneself better and to develop personally (“self-exploration”), even independently of any possible existing mental illness.

What is a person-centered psychotherapy according to Carl R. Rogers with MedR. Dr. Jutta Leth?

The most important therapeutic factor of this form of psychotherapy is the relationship between client and therapist. That may sound unspectacular, but it presupposes a kind of relationship that is very special and that cannot usually be experienced in everyday life.

The therapeutic process is comparable to a shared journey to get to know and understand oneself better in order to accept all sides of oneself. The task of the psychotherapist is to accompany; the expert for one's own life remains the client.

Through the special kind of therapeutic relationship, characterized by empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence, personal development and unfolding are enabled. These basic therapeutic attitudes also include empathic understanding, active listening, openness, genuineness and acceptance. The quality of the working alliance and the therapeutic relationship contributes decisively to the success of the treatment.

Education & professional activities

Professional activity	Period
Awarding of the title Medizinalrat	15 September 2022
Ward-leading senior physician at the Addiction Center of Klinik Penzing	until 2025
Trauma therapy training (EMDR and Brainspotting)	2013
Cooperating physician at JUVENIS	since 2012
ÖÄK diploma in Environmental Medicine	2007
Drug substitution diploma, registration in the list of physicians authorized for substitution therapy	2007
ÖÄK Diploma in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine	2006
DFP continuing education diploma ÖÄK	since 2006
ÖÄK Diploma "Physician for psychosocial, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic medicine"	2002
Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine	2001
Specialist training at Otto Wagner Hospital	1996 to 2001
Registration in the Austrian Psychotherapists Register	1997
Training as a client-centered psychotherapist ÖGWG	1991 to 1996
Medical studies at the University of Vienna/Doctorate	1986

Languages

• German and English

...what does attractiveness mean to you?

For me, attractiveness means both a balanced harmony between body and soul at every age, and beauty that is not only associated with youth and flawlessness. Authenticity, humor and a bold, self-confident approach to life's challenges and problems also make a person appear attractive in my view.