Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle

About Henrik 

Dr. sc. hum. Henrik Jungaberle is the CEO and founder of the MIND Foundation. He also supports the growth of OVID Clinic Berlin as Head of Development. Trained in medical psychology, public health, and music therapy, his work focuses on how mental healthcare can combine scientific rigor with a realistic understanding of the lived, existential dimensions of suffering, ecosystem connection, and sustainable change. 

Henrik’s long-standing interest is in human development—understood not as “self-optimization,” but as existential personal growth embedded in social systems of responsibility. In the field of psychedelic therapy, he advocates for careful, evidence-based progress: strong clinical standards, harm reduction, and an explicit commitment to avoid grandiosity, esotericism, and overclaiming. 

Career 

Henrik received his doctorate (Dr. sc. hum.) from the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University in 2000. He studied and later worked at the Institute of Medical Psychology at Heidelberg University Hospital (1996–2024), where he contributed to and led EU- and DFG-funded research in areas including salutogenesis, psychoactive substances, cultural psychology, and drug education. 

Before leaving Heidelberg University, he co-founded the nonprofit FINDER and served as its chair, working with colleagues to establish its structure and programs and later supporting leadership transition. He developed and taught curricula such as REBOUND (drug education) and co-developed training programs including Beyond Experience (psychedelic integration) and APT (psychedelic therapy training). 

Within MIND’s collaborations, Henrik contributed to clinical research initiatives including the psilocybin depression trial EPIsoDE, led by MIND/OVID co-founder Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Gründer. Together with collaborators, he is involved in efforts to fund DiMension, a Phase III/HTA trial designed to support responsible implementation of psychedelic therapy in European public healthcare. 

Henrik has authored, co-authored, or edited close to 80 scientific papers, book chapters, and books. (Profiles: Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCID; website: jungaberle.eu)