Dr. Heinz Staffelbach

Heinz Staffelback studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, where he also earned his doctorate, and conducted research at a National Laboratory in the USA. After several years as an environmental consultant, he decided to go freelance in 2000. He has been publishing books and articles on various aspects of hiking, nature and mental health for over 20 years now. His books include several bestsellers, and he has been a regular contributor to the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper for many years. After training with Solution Surfers in Lucerne in the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, he is now also a coach. Heinz Staffelbach lives in Winterthur, but really loves spending his time in the great outdoors.