Process & Fees
Room for a first talk.
Making the first move often takes some courage, so I keep the start as simple as I can. You send me an email or give me a quick call. We then arrange a free initial consultation by phone, about 20 minutes. We clarify what brings you here, and you get a first sense of whether the chemistry is right. If it is, we arrange a first appointment at my practice in Hamburg-Eppendorf soon afterwards. The consultation and the sessions that follow are held in English.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
An investment in yourself.
As a private practice for psychotherapy, I can offer you a protected setting, well away from bureaucratic hurdles.
This has clear advantages for you:
Help without delay: We can start soon, with no long waiting lists.
Complete discretion: Diagnoses stay private — nothing goes into a health insurer's file.
Freedom to choose: Length and frequency entirely as you need them.
Fees & appointments.
Transparency builds trust. My fees are guided by the Gebührenordnung für Heilpraktiker, the official German fee schedule for the profession. Each session is invoiced to you privately afterwards.
The costs at a glance:
Individual therapy (60 min.): 95 euros
Couples therapy (90 min.): 150 euros
Initial consultation (20 min.): A first conversation to get to know each other, free of charge.
Reimbursement:
Statutory health insurers (gesetzliche Krankenkassen) do not usually cover these costs. If you have private health insurance or supplementary cover for Heilpraktiker treatment, reimbursement in full or in part is often possible. Please check this directly with your insurer beforehand.
Cancellations:
An appointment is reserved for you alone. If you cannot keep it, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance (on working days). I hope you understand that for later cancellations I have to charge the fee.
What happens next.
The chemistry between us decides how well therapy works. So that you can feel whether we are a good fit and whether you are comfortable with me, we always begin with a conversation that commits you to nothing.
How we begin together:
Free initial consultation: We take about 20 minutes to talk through your concern and any open questions.
First appointment: If we decide to work together, we arrange a first session at the practice soon afterwards.
Your rhythm: We set the length and frequency of the following appointments together — to suit what you need.
My licence.
Well grounded and state-recognised:
I run my practice as a licensed Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie — a state-issued German licence to practise psychotherapy under the Heilpraktikergesetz. It confirms my competence to work in a healing capacity, and it gives you a safe, protected setting for our work together.
Licence to practise under the Heilpraktikergesetz, limited to the field of psychotherapy (§1 Abs.3 Heilpraktikergesetz), issued on 9 January 2014 by the Behörde für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz, the health and consumer protection authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
