LGBTQ+ Issues Therapists in Berlin, Germany

Drama therapy online offers creative and embodied therapy which welcomes all of who you are, whether you are questioning, exploring, or hurting. We are an inclusive practice with experience working with people across the gender and sexuality spectrums.

Our world is becoming more and more diverse and openly addressing LGBT issues is important and widely accepted in this part of the world. If you are struggling with questions about your gender identity, sexual orientation and/ or preferences and the consequences you fear or experience in your life, therapy can be very helpful. I would like to encourage you to get competent help to find your own paths with these topics and the place in life that you want.

For nearly two decades, I've worked closely with folks in the LGBTQIA+ community—queer, trans, questioning, and beyond! Whether you're grappling with identity, belonging, isolation, being valid or "queer enough", being a late bloomer/feeling like an impostor, struggling with invisibility or erasure, feeling torn between different desires, struggling with family members, or feeling intense stress and anxiety in the current political/social climate... this is a space for you to be yourself, to process openly, to be understood without having to explain yourself. My work, especially with queer and trans folks, is affirming and trauma-informed. I'm also kink-informed and friendly toward alternative sexualities and relationship models. I offer specialized support to LGBTQ+ folks who are also neurodivergent and/or immigrants.

I have some experience being in the LGBTQ+ community but this may be different from you. I help people navigate their thoughts about their identity and the community.

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

	49%	Female
	17%	Male
	17%	Non-Binary
	17%	Gender Fluid

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

75%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
50%	Relational Psychotherapy
50%	Psychodynamic Therapy
50%	Psychoeducational Therapy
25%	Narrative Therapy
25%	Behavioral Therapy
25%	Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
75%	Young Adult
50%	Teen
50%	Senior

Client Focus

75%	LGBTQ+
75%	Women
50%	Men
25%	Black / African American
25%	Jewish

LGBTQ+ Issues therapists in Berlin, Germany DE

Monique Hill

Dr. Birte Nachtwey

Molly Toomey

Gordon Wax BA HONS MBACP