What to expect — and what it costs

For privately insured clients and those with civil-service allowance (Beihilfe), the standard rate is €153 per session (GOP item 870, 3.5× rate, via a written fee agreement). How much of that is reimbursed depends on your individual policy. Whether group therapy is reimbursed is additionally policy-dependent and cannot be assumed. Please clarify reimbursement with your insurer in writing before starting; I am happy to provide a short description of services for that purpose.

Then you are a self-paying client with me — nothing is reported to your health fund. Under narrow conditions, reimbursement under § 13 (3) SGB V may be possible if you can demonstrate that no reasonable therapy place is available. This requires documented rejections and a formal application; funds frequently refuse and an appeal is often necessary. Please do not count on it.

Yes. Treatment is available in German and in English. Written materials such as the sleep diary, worksheets and the treatment contract are available in both languages.

Considerably faster than in a practice contracted with the statutory system, where the German Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists reports an average of around 142 days between a first consultation and the start of therapy. Currently available slots are visible directly in the booking calendar.

For cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and for anxiety disorders, there is good evidence of effectiveness in video format as well. Video psychotherapy is permitted under German professional regulations; I check at the outset whether the setting is suitable in your case, and we agree an approach for crisis situations including local points of contact where you live.

Please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. For later cancellations or non-attendance, a missed-appointment fee equal to the session fee applies — regardless of the reason, as the slot was reserved for you. The details are set out in the treatment contract.

A device with a camera and microphone, a stable internet connection, and a room where you can speak undisturbed. I use a certified video service with end-to-end encryption and a data processing agreement; you receive an access link before each appointment. No installation is required.

The group programme on sleep runs over six weeks with a fixed structure. Including assessment, intake call and closing session, that comes to around nine weeks in total. In individual therapy, the scope depends more on the individual case; we set a framework together after the assessment and review it regularly.

Yes. As a licensed psychotherapist I am bound by statutory confidentiality under § 203 of the German Criminal Code and by the professional regulations of the Bavarian Chamber of Psychotherapists. Without your explicit release I pass on no information — including to relatives or doctors.