Psychologist. He was active in the organization of demonstrations on 23 October 1956, joined the Natioanal Guard, and worked for the daily Népszava during the revolution. He left Hungary and settled in London. He studied in Oxford and at the University College London. He was trained in psychoanalysis and worked as therapist. In 2005 he became the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Psychotherapy. In 2000 he returned to Hungary.