Fees

My services are not covered by statutory health insurance.

This is related to the structural conditions of the German healthcare system. Within the statutory health insurance system, psychotherapy is reimbursed only under specific regulatory conditions and within officially recognized treatment procedures. In most cases, reimbursement also requires that the problem be diagnostically classified as a „mental disorder“.

Many people who come to me experience distress or symptoms that, within the medical system, would often be diagnosed as psychological “disorders.” Such diagnoses, however, are not neutral descriptions of an objective reality. They are a particular way of categorizing human experiences. Within the healthcare system, this categorization is used to organize and finance treatment.

My work is guided by a systemic and resource-oriented perspective. Symptoms are therefore understood less as expressions of an illness and more as part of a broader personal and interpersonal context in which they have developed.

Working outside the statutory health insurance system allows conversations that are not bound to diagnostic categories, formal applications, or predefined treatment programs. This makes it possible to focus more directly on the individual life situation and on potential paths of change.

What this framework allows

• Short waiting times
  The start of sessions is usually possible within a short time.
• Full confidentiality
  No diagnosis becomes part of official records — the consultation remains outside official registers.
• Independence from health-insurance regulations
  Frequency, duration and content of sessions are agreed individually, without external guidelines.
• No impact on insurance status
  Since no diagnosis is formally documented, there are no disadvantages when applying for private health insurance or when holding existing private policies.