Dr. Milena Aleksic-Ayan
Temporary senior lecturer
Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
Office hours:
by appointment via e-mail.
Postal address:
Leopoldstraße 13
80802 Munich
Research Focus & Expertise
- Impact of trauma-focused psychological treatment (EMDR, Imaginative Exposure, Imagery Rescripting) on memory
- Alteration of emotional vs. factual aspects of autobiographical memories through trauma treatment
- Legal-psychological implications for credibility assessment of witness testimony
Publications
Göhre, I., Vogel, L., Brückl, T., Hupe, K., Wollinger, J., Wolkenstein, L., Aleksic, M., ... & Bertsch, K. (2026). Old Scars Don’t Hurt? A Systematic Review on the Association Between Child Maltreatment and Adult Social Functioning. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380261439146.
Wolkenstein, L., Aleksic, M., & Reineck, A. (2026). Trauma und Erinnerung. PSYCH up2date, 20(3), 229–245. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2552-6404
Aleksic, M., Ehring, T., Kunze, A., & Wolkenstein, L. (2025). Does Treating Emotional Memories Come at a Price? Effects of Single-Session EMDR, Imaginal Exposure, and Imagery Rescripting on Forced-Choice Recognition of Event Details in Healthy Adults–a Laboratory Study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 104884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2025.104884PDF (PDF, 1,019 KB)
Wolkenstein, L., Aleksic, M., Ganslmeier, M., Reineck, A., & Ehring, T. (2025). Replik zum Artikel von Niehaus und Sonnicksen. Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie, 19(3), 242-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-025-00897-0
Aleksic, M., Reineck, A., Ehring, T., & Wolkenstein, L. (2024). When does imagery rescripting become a double-edged sword?-Investigating the risk of memory distortion through imagery rescripting in an online Trauma film study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 174, 104495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104495
Academic Background
- Since 07/2026
- Temporary senior lecturer at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment, LMU Munich
- 11/2020 - 05/2025
- Doctoral candidate at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment, LMU Munich
- since 04/2025
- Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist
- 05/2019 - 04/2025
- Psychotherapist in training at the outpatient clinic of the Vfkv Munich
- 04/2019 - 10/2020
- Psychotherapist in training at the Max-Planck-Institut Munich
- 11/2018 - 03/2019
- Psychotherapist in training at the psychosomatic department of the clinic Höhenried
- 07/2018
- Master of Science, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, LMU Munich
- 04/2016
- Bachelor of Science Psychologie, LMU Munich
Scholarships & Awards
- 12/2022 – 12/2023: LMU Mentoring Program of the Faculty of Psychology and Education
- 09/2015 - 05/2016: PROSA Scholarship
Academic Background
- 11/2020 - 05/2025
- Doctoral candidate at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment, LMU Munich
- since 04/2025
- Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist
- 05/2019 - 04/2025
- Psychotherapist in training at the outpatient clinic of the Vfkv Munich
- 04/2019 - 10/2020
- Psychotherapist in training at the Max-Planck-Institut Munich
- 11/2018 - 03/2019
- Psychotherapist in training at the psychosomatic department of the clinic Höhenried
- 07/2018
- Master of Science, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, LMU Munich
- 04/2016
- Bachelor of Science Psychologie, LMU Munich