How can I make an appointment for psychotherapy?
Simply fill out our contact form. You’ll soon receive an email from us with available dates and times that you can choose from. After that, your therapist will contact you by email to confirm the appointment and provide initial information, including their contact information in case you need to reschedule.
How can I change my appointment?
If you need to cancel or postpone your appointment, contact your therapist directly. Sittings cancelled less than 24 hours ahead of time (or missed without previous notice) must be paid in full.
Can I choose my therapist?
After you send in the contact form, you will receive an answer within a few days with a list of available therapists and the sessions they have open. You will remain with your therapist throughout the course of your therapy.
How much does a therapy session cost?
Our rates are posted on this website and are based on the form of therapy and length of session.
How do I pay?
You can pay on the spot with a QR code if you have internet banking or by bank transfer on the basis of an invoice. We do not accept personal checks, credit cards, or payments in cash. You pay for each sitting that has taken place or that was cancelled with less than 24 hours notice.
Will my health insurance cover therapy?
You’ll have to ask your insurer. Many, but not all, health insurance providers help cover the cost of psychotherapy services. If you are planning to use your insurance to pay for your therapy visits, be sure to review your plan or talk to your provider. Each insurer has slightly different conditions. If you plan to use a health insurance contribution to cover your therapy, please let your therapist know at your first sitting so that we can get together the necessary information for you.
Do I need a doctor’s recommendation?
No. There’s no need for a recommendation from your general practitioner. It’s entirely up to you whether you seek therapeutic help.
What can I expect from psychotherapy?
We work with the methods of postmodern systemic therapy, especially the solution-focused and narrative approach. We view clients as people, abundant in resources and possibilities, competent in many ways. The suffering that brings them into therapy does not define them. The person is not the problem, the problem is the problem. The person is the one who wants to be free from the unwanted influence of the problem and demonstrates courage and indomitability by coming into therapy. The therapist is not an expert in solving human problems, but is an expert in having useful conversations that enable people to find relief and deal with their problems.
It is impossible to say how long psychotherapy will take, but experience has shown that many cases end around the tenth session. Some take less and some take more. At the first session, the client and the therapist sign a contract for the provision of psychotherapy, which specifies the terms of cooperation, such as making appointments, payment and the ethical treatment of personal data, including confidentiality.
What does it mean for me as a client that you are a training center?
We contribute to the training of future psychotherapists by providing opportunities for observation and internships for therapists in training for whom practical experience is a compulsory part of their studies. In practice, this means that if the client agrees, one to three therapist-trainees can attend the sessions and work (free of charge) as a reflecting team for the client. The client has a conversation with their therapist just as they ordinarily would, and the reflective team sits to the side and listens carefully to the conversation. Once or twice per session, the therapist invites team members to bring up any insights, ideas, questions, or appreciations that might be helpful. The client and therapist listen, and if they find something thought-provoking, they can expand on it in the next part of the session. In this way, the client is enriched by the care and insights of other psychotherapists.
Why do you collect feedback (DeePsy) and what does it mean for me?
Research shows that more than the length of experience of the therapist, the ability to work with client feedback and information about the ongoing results of the therapeutic work contributes to the effectiveness of the therapy. To this end we use the DeePsy application. In practice, this means that the client would fill in a short questionnaire before each session about how they have been doing mentally over the last week, and again after the session about how the session went. The app collects the client's responses into clear graphs that the therapist and client can monitor and discuss with regard to the effectiveness of their work together.
What is a reflecting team and how can it help me?
Reflecting teams have earned a place in the systemic approach to psychotherapy as useful tools to extend the possibilities of the therapeutic conversation. With the client's consent, one to three therapists can participate in the session as a reflecting team. The client has a conversation with their therapist just as they ordinarily would, and the reflective team sits to the side and listens carefully to the conversation. Once or twice per session, the therapist invites team members to bring up any insights, ideas, questions, or appreciations that might be helpful. The client and therapist listen, and if they find something thought-provoking, they can expand on it in the next part of the session. In this way, the client is enriched by the care and insights of other psychotherapists. [See T. Andersen, The reflecting team: dialogue and meta-dialogue in clinical work] At Narratio centrum we invite colleagues from the center and psychotherapist-trainees to join the team.
What can therapy help me with?
Psychotherapy is an effective way to address psychological difficulties, disorders, illnesses – anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction, emotional disturbances, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, etc. – difficulties associated with relationship problems, communication or stress, and to alleviate the impact of trauma.
Will the things I say in therapy stay confidential?
Yes. For us, trust and confidentiality are fundamental premises for providing therapy.
