Rahel completed her PhD on psychotherapeutic treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia at the University of Zurich (Prof. B. Kleim, Prof. Ph. Homan, Prof. S. Kaiser). Her current research activity focuses on the development of brief psychotherapeutic interventions for psychotic disorders in the context of acute inpatient treatment. Rahel is a senior psychologist and licenced psychotherapist at the Psychiatric University Hospital in Zurich.