Sonja Bröning

Sonja Bröning is a German-American developmental psychologist, systemic couples and family therapist, sex therapist, mediator, and professor of developmental psychology at MSH Medical School Hamburg. In her private practice, she has been working with individuals, couples, polycules, separated parents, and teams for many years.

Sonja is passionate about researching the diversity of love, sexuality, and relationship dynamics. She is deeply interested in contemporary issues of love, such as parasocial phenomena and Social Media. Sonja thinks research should inform and impact society. In her public appearances and her teaching, she discusses real life implications of psychological insights.

In her research, counseling, and teaching, Sonja advocates for a humane and inclusive coexistence of diverse identities.

More information can be found on her website and on Instagram (sonjabroening).