Psychotheraputic consultation

General psychotheraputic consultation hours

During the psychotheraputic consultation, it is clarified whether a mental illness is present and whether psychotherapy is indicated. Patients with statutory health insurance must attend a psychotheraputic consultation before psychotherapy can begin.

In our university outpatient clinic, we carry out a thorough diagnosis of your symptoms as part of the psychotheraputic consultation and advise you on adequate treatment options (e.g. outpatient psychotherapy, acute outpatient treatment, inpatient psychotherapy, etc.) as well as other offers of help (e.g. preventive measures, self-help groups, counselling centres, etc.). In doing so, we are guided by current scientific findings and recognised psychotheraputic procedures and methods. If necessary, we will also arrange for medical clarification or co-treatment with medication, prescribe occupational therapy, sociotherapy or home support from a specialist carer, or initiate inpatient treatment.

If outpatient psychotherapy is indicated for you, we will support you in finding a therapy place with an external psychotheraputic. If places are available, we can offer you outpatient training or research therapy in our outpatient clinic.

To make an appointment for a consultation, you can contactus by telephone or e-mail . A referral is not necessary.

Special consultation for anxiety disorders

Do you suffer from anxiety attacks, fears in social situations, fears of very specific objects or situations or even diffuse fears?

We offer:

• An initial consultation if an anxiety disorder is suspected
• Psychological diagnostics for further clarification
• Counselling on various treatment options for anxiety disorders
• If interested, participation in studies or study therapies for anxiety disorders is also possible.
• For certain anxieties (currently fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of flying and social anxiety disorder), we also offer exposure therapy in virtual reality in our outpatient clinic.

If you are interested in an appointment in our anxiety consultation, you are welcome to contact us by email or telephone. You can find our contact details here.

Special consultation hours for acute crises or traumatisation

If you are currently experiencing an acute psychological crisis or have (recently) been traumatised (e.g. accident, violent event, confrontation with dying and death, etc.), you can make an appointment with us for a consultation for diagnostic clarification and advice on further steps for support.

If you need support at short notice, please ask for a prompt acute appointment when making an appointment for the crisis and trauma consultation. However, please note that we are not an emergency outpatient clinic and therefore you should expect a (short) waiting time until your first consultation appointment.

In the event of an acute psychological crisis that cannot be postponed, you can also contact the following centres:

Emergency numbers for acute psychological crises