What is client-centred psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy means "the treatment of the human soul" or "treatment with psychological means" - through dialogue and psychological interventions. There are different forms of psychotherapy. They all try in different ways to recognise and treat the problems of those affected that have led to mental disorders.
Client-centred psychotherapy according to Carl R. Rogersis a humanistic psychotherapy and is based on the assumption that people fundamentally strive for self-realisation and that theycarries the solutions to its problems within itself.
Key concepts in client-centred psychotherapy are the terms self-concept and self-actualisation tendency.
The self-concept describes the way in which a person perceives, understands and defines themselves.
By self-actualisation tendency we mean the inner urge of a person to unfold their full potential and move towards personal development and fulfilment.
If the self-concept is incongruent, i.e. not consistent, and the self-actualisation tendency is blocked, this can lead to negative emotions such as frustration, shame or sadness and, in extreme cases, to mental disorders such as depression.
Client-centred psychotherapy is a process characterised by authenticity, empathy and congruence. In a non-judgemental atmosphere, the clients are supported in their own personal development. The client is supported in the self-actualisation process and their existing resources for problem solving are activated.
In this way, the clients themselves and not their problems are placed at the centre of the therapy. This allows inconsistencies in the self-concept or blockages in self-actualisation to be identified and resolved.
What does a psychotherapy session look like?
With the healing licence granted to me by the Berlin Health Authority, I am allowed to offer psychotherapy to my clients as a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy.
Who is client-centred psychotherapy suitable for?
Client-centred psychotherapy can be helpful when a person's thoughts, feelings and behaviour lead to an impairment of their quality of life and affect their ability to cope with everyday challenges. This manifests itself in symptoms such as:
How long does a psychotherapy process take?
In psychotherapy, a basic distinction is made between short-term and long-term therapies. The most common form of psychotherapy is short-term therapy: around three out of four psychotherapeutic treatments last no longer than 25 hours of 50 minutes each.
If it turns out during short-term therapy that longer treatment is necessary, short-term therapy can also be converted into long-term therapy. This lasts between 40 - 80 sessions, in rare cases up to 100 sessions.
What does psychotherapy cost?
A session lasts 50 minutes and costs €110 for self-payers.
Client-centred talking psychotherapy is not currently a scientifically recognised psychotherapy method recognised by health insurance companies.
Similarly, my services as an alternative practitioner for psychotherapy are not covered by health insurance. So if you want to do client-centred talking therapy, you have to pay for it yourself.
However, this fact is controversial, as studies point to the effectiveness of client-centred dialogue, at least for affective disorders, anxiety disorders.
Accordingly, some insurers offer supplementary tariffs that cover the costs of client-centred psychotherapy through alternative practitioner treatment in the field of psychotherapy.
Further information on corresponding supplementary insurance is available here.
What is the difference between coaching and psychotherapy?
While healthy people can be supported in their everyday lives through coaching, psychotherapy is aimed at people who feel restricted in their everyday lives by their problem.
The individual level of suffering is one of the decisive factors in determining whether someone is ill. The degree and intensity of "suffering pressure" and "depth of the problem" as well as the willingness and ability to undergo psychotherapy are decisive for the success of the therapy.