David Wilchfort, M.D. was born in 1946. He works as a licensed physician and psychotherapist in Munich, Germany, where he lives with his wife, to whom he has been married for more than thirty years.

Training and Practical Experience
Following his medical studies at Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich, McGill University in Montreal, and the University of Toronto, Dr. Wilchfort received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1971, and received additional training in psychiatry, behavioral therapy and family therapy at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto and at the Max-Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich. He studied an integrative form of couple therapy at the Institute for Research and Training in Communication Therapy in Munich and was trained as a psychoanalyst at the Munich Association of Psychoanalysis. He received his license in psychoanalysis from the Bavarian Medical Association. In 1973 Dr. Wilchfort opened his own medical practice specializing in couple and family therapies.

Educator
Dr. Wilchfort trains other therapists in family and behavioral therapy as an accredited teacher for the Bavarian Medical Association and the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (Union of Physicians working for Public Insurance Companies in Bavaria). For a period of 20 years he was a member of the training committees of both the Munich Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and the Bavarian Academy for Psychotherapy (training behavior therapy).

Professional Advisor
David Wilchfort, M.D. has been an advisor to Germany's branch of Family Guidance International since the organization's inception. His expert advice on improving conflict management and communication skills in relationships is sought by many German print publications and TV programs.

COUPLECOACHING-Interactive
Based on his extensive experience working with couples, David Wilchfort developed COUPLECOACHING, a unique form of couples therapy based in part on the theories of relationship conflict by the Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto, CA. COUPLECOACHING began as a series of seminars for couples in business together. Over the past five years, it has evolved into the German version of the COUPLECOACHING-Interactive website, which has attracted a large number of loyal users and has been widely publicized in the German media. Capitalizing on the participatory nature of the Internet, COUPLECOACHING serves as a resource for couples seeking to improve their communication skills.