Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Experimentelle Psychopathologie

Wallstraße 3, Raum 06-129
D-55122 Mainz

Tel.: +49 (0)6131 – 39 21717

E-Mail: sebbrand@uni-mainz.de


Sprechzeiten (während der Vorlesungszeit): n.V.

2026
Advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (Extended Specialist Qualification), Center for Psychological Psychotherapy, Heidelberg
2024Doctorate (Dr. phil.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stefanie M. Jungmann, Prof. Dr. Katajun Lindenberg, Prof. Dr. Boris Egloff; Dissertation title: Multimethod Assessment of Interoceptive Processes and Their Relationships to Psychopathology Across the Lifespan
2024State Examination in Psychological Psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Licensure as Psychological Psychotherapist (Behavioral Therapy) by the State of Rhineland-Palatinateer of Science (M.Sc.) in Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz (Thesis: “Grünes Licht für Therapie? Über die Schwere der psychischen Belastung und ihre Aussagekraft für den Behandlungserfolg“)
2019Master’s Degree in Psychology (M.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,
2017Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (B.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Since 10/2025Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
04/2024 – 09/2025Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence, Heidelberg University
08/2023 – 08/2024Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
09/2019 – 07/2023Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
08/2014 – 08/2019Student Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Methods and Statistics and the Department of Personality and Psychological Assessment, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
09/2020 – 07/2023Doctoral scholarship of the Association for the Promotion of Scientific Continuing Education for Psychological Psychotherapists and of Research and Teaching – Poliklinische Institutsambulanz e.V.

  • German Psychological Society (DGPs)
  • German Society of Behavioral Medicine (DGVM)
  • Interoception, emotion regulation and psychopathology across the lifespan 
  • Development and validation of psychometric instruments across the lifespan
  • Behavioral addictions, e-mental-health and cyberchondria across the lifespan
  • Brand, S., Lang, K., & Jungmann, S. M. (2025). Von Leistungstest bis Selbstbericht: Ergebnisse aus zwei Studien zur interozeptiven Genauigkeit, Emotionsregulation und Psychopathologie im Kindes-und Jugendalter. 26. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie (Gießen, 01.-03.09.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
  • Brand, S., Huth, D., Kewitz, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2025). From Feeling to Behavior: Interoceptive Beliefs and Emotion Regulation in Behavioral Addictions. 10th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (Nantes, 07.-09.07.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
  • Brand, S. & Jungmann, S. M. (2025). Does Negative Affect Influence Children’s Reporting of Somatic Symptoms? – A Pilot Study Using the Affective Picture Paradigm. 4. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 07.-11.04.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
  • Brand, S., Kewitz, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2024). Development of a Short Symbol-Based Screening Instrument for Gaming Disorder: The Integration of Videogame in the Self (IViS) Questionnaire. 9th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (Gibraltar, 08.-10.07.2024). Presentation at a symposium.
  • Kewitz, S., Brand, S.*, & Lindenberg, K. (2024). Entwicklung eines kurzen, symbolbasierten Screening-Instruments für Gaming Disorder: Der Integration of Videogame in the Self (IViS) Fragebogen. 3. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 11.-15.06.2024). Presentation at a symposium.
  • Brand, S., Lang, K., Bellinghausen, C., Witthoeft, M., & Jungmann, S. M. (2023). Interozeption und Psychopathologie im Kindesalter: Eine Pilotstudie zur Prüfung interozeptiver Messverfahren. 2. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 10.-13.05.2023). Poster.
  • Brand, S., Petzke, T. M., & Witthoeft, M. (2023). Interoceptive Accuracy or Attention? Which Weighs more in the Development of Somatic Symptoms: A Latent Modeling Approach. Deutscher Kongress für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie (Berlin, 03.-05.05.2023). Poster.
  • Brand S., Kolb J., Witthöft, M. & Jungmann S. M. (2019). Dr. Google vs. medical diagnostic app: What are emotional and behavioral side effects? An Experimental Study. 9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Berlin, 17.-20.07.2019). Poster.

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