{"id":4138,"date":"2025-01-29T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westendpsychotherapie.de\/psychotherapy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:13:23","slug":"psychotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westendpsychotherapie.de\/en\/psychotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As a licensed clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, in my private practice in Frankfurt I combine clinical expertise with tact and a plain and simple therapy approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Privatpraxis f\u00fcr Psychotherapie Frankfurt am Main <\/span>Behandlungsspektrum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • neurodiversity (ADHD, ADD & high sensitivity)<\/li>
  • depression and other affective disordersDepressive St\u00f6rungen & affektive Erkrankungen<\/li>
  • anxiety disorders (phobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma)<\/li>
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    Private Psychotherapie Frankfurt am Main <\/span>Hochindividualisierte Behandlung auf Grundlage fundierter, wissenschaftlicher Methodik<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    My treatment appoach combines classical behavioral therapy with elements from analytic and systemic psychotherapy, highly individualized and flexibly tailored to your case.
    Treatment is focused on the the present, based on systematic comprehension of psychological mechanisms and pinpoint adaption of behavior.<\/p>

    Der Fokus der Behandlung liegt im Hier & Jetzt, auf dem systematischen Verst\u00e4ndnis psychischer Funktionsmechanismen und zielgenauer Verhaltensmodifikation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Psychotherapie Privat Frankfurt am Main <\/span>H\u00e4ufige Fragen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Please use the website contact form or send an email to info@westendpsychotherapie.de<\/strong>.
    I either answer within 24-48 hours or contact you via phone. <\/p>

    r privacy protection, you may keep your inquiry data-scarce. Name, age, possibly profession, phone number and insurance status (private, statutory, self-payer) is sufficient. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Yes, sessions can be held online, using a certified video software, which increases flexibility and may safe time and energy. For getting to know each other it is advantagous having the first few sessions in presence in my practice in Frankfurt. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    In the first session, i inform about all necessary modalities. You receive information concerning severity of ailment, probable duration of treatment as well as tangible recommendations how to initially counteract symptoms. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    German private health insurance usually covers 3 sessions (50 minutes) consultation hour and 24 sessions (50 minutes) short time therapy per year. For longterm therapy, at least 40 therapy hours are available in general. Your specific insurance contract may contain different agreements. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Suffering from mild ailments, 5 -10 therapy sessions over a course of 3-4 months may be sufficient. For average symptom severity, it usually takes 20-25 sessions over a course of 6-9 months. With severe or chronic symptoms, treatment ususally takes longer. Inpatient treatment may speed up healing processes in severe cases significantly. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Initial consultations provide relief, therapy doesn\u00b4t put an extra strain on you and it comes easy to you participating. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    With average severity of symptoms in the field of outpatient treatment, noticable improvements usually occur after 8 to 10 therapy sessions, sometimes earlier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Compensation of psychotherapy services is based on GOP\/GO\u00c4 (public fee regulation for psychotherapists and physicians). Hourly fees range from 153,00 Euros to 204,00 Euros, depending on the type of therapy session (consultation hour, short time therapy, long term therapy). <\/p>

    As a private practice, treatment costs are regularly not covered by statutory health insurance. With statutory health insurance, you may make use of my services as a self-payer. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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