Depression Therapists in Berlin, Germany

Together, we explore how depression affects your daily life and relationships. Using psychoanalytic and semi-structured approaches, we work to uncover emotional roots and help you rediscover meaning, vitality, and joy.

You don't have to be in bed crying to be depressed. Therapy will help you to support yourself.

Depression is one of the most common mental health difficulties people experience nowadays. Having worked therapeutically with people for over 14 years, I have come to witness how there could be various causes, as well as manifestations of depression. I offer a psychotherapeutic space where we can start thinking about your personal experiences, in order to make better sense of why you have come to a point of feeling depressed and what is preventing you from moving forward.

Depression is an incredibly isolating experience. We offer support to separate the depression from your core self, and offer creative explorations of what your journey with depression might look like, and how to move through that without judgement.

We all experience sadness during difficult times, but when it starts to interfere with your daily life and self-care, you may be dealing with depression. I offer a compassionate space to explore the triggers behind your feelings of hopelessness and to understand the behaviors that follow. Together we will work to help you to manage these emotions, build resilience and create a path toward hope and fulfillment.

Berlin's reputation as a hub for creativity, counterculture, and radical self-expression attracts artists, LGBTQ+ individuals, and young migrants from across Europe, generating a therapy community with particularly strong expertise in identity, queer relationships, trauma, and the psychological challenges of creative careers. The German statutory health insurance system funds a significant number of therapy sessions annually through Kassenzulassung-approved providers — though waiting times for publicly funded slots are often long and many residents supplement with private care. Berlin's large Turkish, Arabic, and Eastern European communities drive demand for culturally competent and multilingual therapists, and the city has a well-established network of English-language practitioners serving its large expat population. Berlin's complex history — encompassing division, reunification, and proximity to living memory of authoritarian rule — shapes ongoing themes of political identity, freedom, and intergenerational trauma in clinical work.

Gender ID

	78%	Female
	22%	Male

Session Type

	67%	In Person and Online
	33%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

56%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
44%	Psychodynamic Therapy
33%	Relational Psychotherapy
33%	Internal Family Systems (IFS)
33%	Psychoanalytic Therapy
33%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
33%	Multicultural Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
56%	Young Adult
44%	Senior
33%	Teen

Client Focus

56%	Men
56%	Women
44%	Christian
33%	Black / African American
33%	Asian

Depression therapists in Berlin, Germany DE

Dr. Damla Yildirim, PhD

Gordon Wax BA HONS MBACP

Dr Aneliya Gonsard

Monique Hill

Tricia Bernard-Hector