Prof.in Dr.in rer. nat. Agnes Nocon

Institution

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Room

B1.05

Degree Programs

Social Work (B.A.)Research-based Practice Development in Social Work (M.A.)

Phone

+498215586-4015

E-Mail

Agnes.Nocon(at)tha.de

Office Hours

Thursday, 8:30–9:30 a.m., by appointment

  • Psychological Psychotherapist (Behavioral Therapy) and Supervisor
  • Spokesperson for the hlb University Group in Augsburg

Academic Background

  • 2011 Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist (specializing in behavioral therapy)
  • 2010 Ph.D. in Psychology (Dresden University of Technology) 
  • 2008 Master’s degree in Affective Neuroscience (Universities of Maastricht and Florence)
  • 2002 Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Dresden University of Technology) 

Professional Experience 

  • Since 2024: Professor of Psychology in Social Work, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg
  • 2018–2024: Professor of Psychology and Statistics, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences
  • 2012–2018 Academic Advisor, Department of Clinical and Biological Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
  • 2011–2012 Lecturer, Universities of Hamburg and Munich
  • 2007–2012: Psychotherapist and Research Associate, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
  • 2004–2007 Ph.D. Candidate, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
  • 2003–2004 Research Associate, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Dresden
  • 2003 Research Associate, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Clínica and Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Winter Semester

  • Developmental and Social Psychology
  • Introduction to Academic Research
  • Counseling and Communication
  • Applied Social Research I
  • Specialization: Behavior-Oriented Social Work
  • Master’s: Methods Workshop

Summer Semester

  • Applied Psychology
  • Health and Social Work
  • Applied Social Research II
  • FWP: International Perspectives
  • Master’s: Methodology

Virtual University of Bavaria

  • Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy (OPEN vhb)
  • Basal Ganglia (SMART vhb)

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

  • Online Training: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents (https://tfkvt.ku.de) – Led by Prof. Rita Rosner
  • Epidemiology of Mental Disorders
  • Trauma-Related Disorders 
  • Meta-analytic Methods
  • Therapy Research
  • Present-Centered Therapy

Research Article

  • Nocon, A. (2021). Help-Seeking Behavior for Mental Health Problems in Eastern Bavaria. Beratung Aktuell, 22 (2): 15-38.
  • Vogel, A., Comtesse, H., Nocon, A., Kersting, A., Rief, W., Steil, R.I., Rosner, R. (2021). Feasibility of present-centered therapy for prolonged grief disorder: Results of a pilot study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Manuscript ID: 534664. 
  • Nocon, A., Eberle-Sejari, R., Unterhitzenberger, J., & Rosner, R. (2017). The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in young war-traumatized refugees—systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 8 (sup2): 1388709.
  • Eberle-Sejari, R., Nocon, A., & Rosner, R. (2015). On the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions for young refugees and internally displaced persons with posttraumatic symptoms—a systematic review. Childhood and Development, 24 (3), 156–169.
  • Fodor, K., Unterhitzenberger, J., Chou, C.-Y., Kartal, D., Leistner, S., Milosavljevic, M., Nocon, A., Soler, L., White, J., Yoo, S., & Alisic, E. (2014). Is traumatic stress research global? A bibliometric analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5, 23269.
  • Rosner, R., Nocon, A., & Olff, M. (2013). Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. PSYCH up2date, 7 (5), 301–315.
  • Knappe, S., Beesdo-Baum, K., Nocon, A., & Wittchen, H.-U. (2012). Re-examining the differential familial liability of agoraphobia and panic disorder. Depression & Anxiety, 29 (11), 931–938.
  • Zimmermann, P., Brückl, T., Nocon, A., Heck, A., Pfister, H., Binder, E., Uhr, M., Lieb, R., Holsboer, F., & Ising, M. (2011). Interaction of variants in the FKBP5 gene and adverse events in predicting the first onset of depression: Results from a ten-year prospective community study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168 (10), 1107–1116.
  • Zimmermann, P., Brückl, T., Nocon, A., Pfister, H., Lieb, R., Wittchen, H.-U., Holsboer, F., & Angst, J. (2009). Heterogeneity of DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder as a Consequence of Subthreshold Bipolarity. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66 (12), 1341–1352.
  • Wittchen*, H.-U., Nocon*, A., Beesdo, K., Pine, D.S., Hoefler, M., Lieb, R., & Gloster, A. (2008). Agoraphobia and Panic: Prospective-Longitudinal Relations Suggest a Rethinking of Diagnostic Concepts. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 77 (3), 147–157. (*shared first authorship)
  • Zimmermann, P., Brückl, T., Lieb, R., Nocon, A., Ising, M., Beesdo, K., & Wittchen, H.-U. (2008). The Interplay of Familial Depression Susceptibility and Adverse Events in Predicting the First Onset of Depression During a Ten-Year Follow-up. Biological Psychiatry, 63 (4), 406–414.
  • Nocon, A., Wittchen, H.-U., Beesdo, K., Brückl, T., Höfler, M., Pfister, H., Zimmermann, P., & Lieb, R. (2008). Differential familial susceptibility to panic disorder and agoraphobia. Depression and Anxiety, 25 (5), 422–434.
  • Nocon, A., Bergé, D., Astals, M., Martín-Santos, R., & Torrens, M. (2007). Psychiatric comorbidity in drug abusers admitted for detoxification: prevalence and implications. European Addiction Research, 13 (4), 192–200.
  • Nocon, A., Wittchen, H.-U., Pfister, H., Zimmermann, P., & Lieb, R. (2006). Dependence symptoms in young cannabis users? A prospective epidemiological study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 40, 394–403.
  • Bergé, D., Fonseca, F., Mateu, G., Nocon, A., & Torrens, M. (2005). Age of onset of substance use and clinical severity of drug dependence. Revista de Psiquiatría de la Facultad de Medicina de Barcelona, 32 (4), 166–172.
  • Zimmermann, P., Wittchen, H.-U., Waszak, F., Höfler, M., Nocon, A., & Lieb, R. (2005). Pathways into ecstasy use: Impact of cannabis on availability and first use of ecstasy. *Drug and Alcohol Dependence*, 79, 331–341.
  • Perkonigg, A., Wittchen, H.-U., Zimmermann, P., Nocon, A., Settele, A., Spiegel, B., Bühringer, G., & Lieb, R. (2004). Fundamentals and Research Strategies for Regional Needs Assessment and Allocation Processes: The ASAT-F1 Project as a Case Study. Addiction Medicine, 6 (1), 14–21.

Books and Book Chapters 

  • Nocon, A. & Rosner, R. (2026). Present-Centered Therapy—A Therapy Manual for the Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
  • Nocon, A. (2021). Evaluating the Ethical Aspects of Online Counseling. In: Glauner, P., Plugmann, P., & Lerzynski, G. (Eds.). Digitalization in Healthcare – Implementing Innovation and Artificial Intelligence. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Nocon, A. (2010). The Place of Agoraphobia in Modern Diagnostic Classification Systems: A Contribution to a Nosological Controversy [online]. Available at: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-39344.
  • Nocon, A. (2007). Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents. Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Course. Saarbrücken: VDM-Verlag Dr. Müller.
  • Wittchen, H.-U., Lecrubier, Y., Beesdo, K., & Nocon, A. (2003). Relationships among anxiety disorders: Patterns and implications. In D. J. Nutt & J. C. Ballanger (Eds.), Anxiety Disorders (pp. 25–37). Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd.

Specialized Lectures

  • November 9, 2026. Evidence-Based Trauma Care for Refugees: Between Guidelines and Real Life. Symposium “Across Borders—Psychosocial Care for Refugees at a Turning Point?”, Refugee Mental Care, Tutzing.
  • June 14, 2025. Evaluation of online supervision for Ukrainian colleagues. 18th Biennial Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Tbilisi, Georgia.
  • October 16, 2024. Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—A Guide. 8th Augsburg Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
  • February 23, 2023. Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder. dapo Regional Group (Network of colleagues working in psycho-oncology in Eastern Bavaria).
  • February 11, 2017. The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for War-Traumatized Young Refugees—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 19th Annual Conference of the German-Speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT), Zurich, Switzerland.
  • November 12, 2016. The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions in Young War-Traumatized Refugees—Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 32nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, USA.
  • October 16, 2009. The role of genetics in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Annual Conference “Obsessions, Compulsions, Tics, Behavioral Addictions…?” of the German Society for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (DGZ) and the Tourette Society of Germany (TGD), Munich.
  • March 1, 2007. Agoraphobia and panic: rethinking diagnostic concepts. Winter Seminar in Affective Neuroscience, Bristol University, UK.
  • February 28, 2007. Using neuroimaging techniques to investigate the neural circuits of dependence. Winter Seminar in Affective Neuroscience, Bristol University, UK.
  • February 27, 2007. Tryptophan depletion does not modify the response to a CCK-4 challenge in patients with panic disorder after treatment with citalopram. Winter Seminar in Affective Neuroscience, Bristol University, UK.
  • February 26, 2007. A two-dimensional neuropsychology of defense: fear/anxiety and defensive distance. Winter Seminar in Affective Neuroscience, Bristol University, UK.
  • January 18, 2007. Panic disorder and agoraphobia: are they distinct entities? Departmental seminar at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich.
  • October 25, 2006. The familial transmission of panic and agoraphobia: A contribution to an old controversy. Research colloquium in clinical psychology at the Technical University of Dresden.
  • May 20, 2004. Can one actually become addicted to cannabis? 22nd Symposium on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Section of the DGPs, Halle (Saale).
  • March 21, 2003. Relationships among anxiety disorders: Patterns and implications. Research colloquium of the Institut Municipal d’Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain.

Popular Science and Advisory Lectures

  • November 13, 2025. Students with Mental Health Challenges—Support Options in a Higher Education Context (jointly with Ulrike Fink-Heuberger). Teaching Day, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
  • November 7, 2024. Role-playing in teaching. Teaching Day, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
  • October 20, 2023. What to Do When Your Mind Is Playing Tricks on You? Adult Education Center, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences – European Campus Rottal-Inn.
  • June 7, 2023. Self-care as a professional skill in stressful situations. Mental Health Day, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences – European Campus Rottal-Inn.
  • June 30, 2022. How to Openly Talk About Depression. Mental Health Day, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences – European Campus Rottal-Inn.
  • November 16, 2021. Experience report on creating the OPEN course “Introduction to Neuroanatomy.” Virtual vhb Courses – An Overview, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences.
  • December 7, 2020. Treatment Options for Prolonged Grief Disorder. Rotary Club Deggendorf.
  • October 9, 2018. Depression, Addiction, Anorexia, and More—What to Do About Mental Health Disorders? “People and Health” Lecture Series, Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences.
  • October 8, 2018. The Profession of Psychotherapist. Career Information Evening at Pfarrkirchen High School.
  • May 24, 2017. Mental Health of Young Refugees and Implications for Volunteer Work. “tun.starthilfe” for Refugees, Eichstätt.
  • April 28, 2016. Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. Information session for volunteers. Eichstätt District Office, Asylum Department, and Eichstätt Community Psychiatric Network.

Digital Platforms

  • April 28, 2026; May 22, 2026. Present-Centered Therapy (PCT) for People with Trauma-Related Disorders. Workshop for Professionals. Therapeutic Services for Refugees (TAFF), Diakonie Munich and Upper Bavaria.
  • February 1, 2025. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder II: Exposure. Seminar as part of the training program in child and adolescent psychotherapy. vfkv Training Institute, Munich.
  • January 11, 2025. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder I: Stabilization. Seminar as part of the training program in child and adolescent psychotherapy. vfkv Training Institute Munich.
  • June 3, 2019; July 14, 2022; June 18, 2024; May 19, 2026. Behavioral Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents. Seminar as part of the advanced training in child and adolescent psychotherapy. vfkv Training Institute Munich.
  • July 9, 2022. Taking Grief Seriously—Therapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder. Workshop for professionals and volunteers. Bavarian Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Deggendorf.
  • June 17–18, 2022. Grief in Psychotherapy. Seminar as part of the training program in Psychological Psychotherapy. Center for Integrative Psychotherapy (CIP), Erlangen.
  • August 18, 2020. Trauma and Trauma Therapy. Continuing education in the Deradicalization Working Group. Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
  • June 16, 2019. Helping Vulnerable Youth Without Losing Sight of Oneself. Workshop for social educators working in the field of court-appointed guardianship. Hamburg Family Affairs Office.
  • May 27, 2019. Dealing with Dying and Death. Seminar as part of the training program in psychological psychotherapy. vfkv Training Institute, Munich.
  • March 14, 2019. Supporting Severely Distressed Youth. Continuing education for participating teachers. MoQua Munich, an institution for vocational youth welfare.
  • January 19, 2018; February 15, 2019. TF-KVT II: Working with Caregivers. Workshop as part of the Child Trauma Curriculum for psychological and medical psychotherapists. TRAIN Trauma Institute, Munich.
  • October 23, 2018. Working with traumatized children and adolescents: Understanding specific challenges, responding with empathy. Workshop for elementary school teachers. Feldkirchen-Westerham Elementary School.
  • May 7, 2018. Intercultural Competence in School Work with Traumatized Adolescents. Professional development for teachers at vocational schools. Munich Pedagogical Institute.
  • April 26–27, 2018. Support Options for Trauma-Stressed Adolescents in Everyday Educational Settings 1: Fundamentals of Stabilization. Workshop as part of a continuing education series for educational professionals. Caritas Institute for Education and Development, Munich.
  • August 24, 2017. Mental Health. Workshop for Volunteers. tun.starthilfe Summer School for Refugees, KU Eichstätt.
  • July 11, 2017. Mental Health. Workshop for volunteers. The “With Migrants for Migrants” (MiMi) health project in Ingolstadt (Ethno-Medical Center e.V.).
  • May 20–21, 2017; May 12, 2018; May 4–5, 2019. Neurobiology of PTSD and Theoretical Foundations. Seminar as part of the Trauma Therapy curriculum (DGVT). DGVT Training Academy.
  • May 18, 2017. Behavioral therapy for traumatized children and adolescents. Seminar as part of the training program for psychological psychotherapists. vfkv Training Institute, Munich.
  • May 12–13, 2017. Support Options for Traumatized Young Refugees in Everyday Educational Settings—Fundamentals. Workshop for professionals. Caritas Institute for Education and Development, Munich.
  • April 29–30, 2017. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Traumatized Refugee Minors. Workshop for psychotherapists and social work professionals. Institute of Behavior Research and Therapy, Athens, Greece.
  • June 17, 2016. Basic skills for school psychologists in working with traumatized adolescents. Workshop as part of the conference “Refugee Flight and Migration in School Psychology—Possible Courses of Action in Turbulent Times.” KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
  • November 16, 2015; December 12, 2016; November 13, 2017. Psychotherapeutic treatment of (unaccompanied) traumatized refugee children. Workshop as part of the theory and practice seminar “School Social Work, Youth Welfare Office, Educational Assistance.” HAW Hamburg.
  • May 18, 2015, June 6, 2026, May 29, 2017: Working with Traumatized Children and Adolescents. Workshop as part of the theory and practice seminar “School Social Work, Youth Welfare Office, Educational Assistance.” HAW Hamburg.
  • January 10–11, 2015: Trauma Therapy. Seminar as part of the training program “Psychological Psychotherapy with a Specialization in Behavioral Therapy.” DGVT Training Academy, Erlangen.
  • April 13, 2010: Social Skills Training: Fundamentals – Indications – Implementation. Internal nursing continuing education. Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich.
  • October 1, 2002 – October 31, 2003: Employment integration for immigrants. Weekly job application training for immigrants. Counseling center of Red Solidaria, Barcelona, Spain.

Membership

  • Bavarian State Chamber of Psychological Psychotherapists (PTK Bayern)
  • German Psychological Society (DGPs) (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Section)
  • German-Speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT)
  • German Association of Psychotherapists (DPtV) 
  • European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
  • hlb Association of University Teachers in Bavaria (Board Member)

Peer Review Activities

  • Bavarian Journal of Applied Sciences
  • Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • European Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research