Ricarda Evens
Dr. rer. nat.; psychologist and licensed psychotherapist; postdoctoral researcher
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Research Footprint
Ricarda Evens appears in 5 tracked papers (2020–2026), most studied alongside Psilocybin and Placebo, across Depressive Disorders, Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and PTSD.
Most-cited paper: Learning to Let Go: A Cognitive-Behavioral Model of How Psychedelic Therapy Promotes Acceptance (184 citations).
Frequent co-authors: Max Wolff, Lea Mertens and Henrik Jungaberle.
Background & Research
Ricarda Evens is a psychologist and licensed psychotherapist with research and clinical work focused on psychedelics, including both therapeutic potential and psychological risks. She is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and her publications include work on psychedelic use-related PTSD symptoms, psilocybin trials in treatment-resistant depression, and theoretical models of psychedelic-assisted therapy. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mind-foundation-eu_the-current-augmented-psychotherapy-training-activity-7332714697768546304-sdm_?utm_source=openai))
Key Impact
She is a psychedelic researcher and clinician whose work spans therapeutic mechanisms, safety, and long-term outcomes in psilocybin and other psychedelic studies.
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