Markus Schirpke is a psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist who works in individual and group settings, in his own practice, as a lecturer, supervisor and training therapist at the Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie (BAP), as a trainer at the Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB), at the Berliner  Institut für Gruppenanalyse (BIG) and at the Institut für Psychologische Psychotherapie (ppt). He is head of the training department of psychodynamic group therapy at the BAP. He works as a coach and supervisor for teams. He is a supervisor BDP, group analyst and training group analyst D3G, gestalt therapist DVG and hypnotherapist M.E.G. Publications on the therapeutic handling of nightmares, group analytic supervision, experience-oriented psychodynamic training groups and social dreaming. For many years he has hosted social dreaming in national and international contexts.