Monika Salzer

Monika Salzer (born 11 February 1948) is an Austrian psychotherapist, Protestant theologian and pastor, columnist, and author. She worked in hospitals handling clinical pastoral care for the seriously ill, including the education of voluntary caretakers. Later, she had a private practice as a systematic psychotherapist, helped to restructure the organisation of the Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria, was a columnist for the Kronen Zeitung, and co-founded the protest initiative Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against the Right).

Life and career Salzer was born in Vienna into a multi-cultural family. After the Matura, she was trained to be a laboratory assistant

From 1983 to 1985, Salzer worked in a research project at the , and wrote its report, Klinische Seelsorge an schwersterkrankten Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen (Clinical pastoral care for seriously ill adolescents and young adults), about taking spiritual care of young people treated for serious illnesses.

In 2017, Salzer was a founding member of the initiative Omas gegen Rechts together with Susanne Scholl. It was registered as an association in May 2018.

Personal life Monika Salzer is married and founder of Austrian Doctors for Disabled and Doctors for Disabled International. They have two children and achieved eighth place with her dance partner Florian Gschaider.

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