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.

Using evidence-based practice I aim to support you to identify ways of raising mood, and esteem to help with depression.

Depression and the reasons for it are a vast field. The healing is a process that needs slowing down and patience. In-person sessions with application of the great body and energy work with TIBETAN PULSING are advised and often successful. I can support you online as well by giving support for self-regulation and by building a new orientation inside for connecting with your own value. Firstly I need a clear diagnosis and information about your situation, including medication and history.

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

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

	56%	In Person and Online
	44%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

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

Ages Served

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

Client Focus

67%	Men
67%	Women
44%	Christian
33%	Asian
33%	Black / African American

Depression therapists in Berlin, Germany

Dr. Damla Yildirim, PhD

Fiona Corbett

Adima Hawkes

Gordon Wax BA HONS MBACP

Tricia Bernard-Hector