Psychotherapy for expats & internationals
Crash landings, rough patches, feelings running the show? Finding support in a foreign country – and a foreign language – can feel like one hurdle too many. That's why I offer psychotherapy in English: in person in Wuppertal or online from anywhere in Germany and abroad.
Sessions fully in English – including all paperwork guidance for German health insurance, private insurance or self-pay.
Meet me in my practice in Wuppertal's Luisenviertel – or online via a certified, GDPR-compliant video service.
For private and self-pay clients a first session is usually available at short notice – no months-long waiting list.
M.Sc. in clinical psychology, German state licence (Approbation), published author with S. Fischer and Beltz.
I work with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and clarification-oriented psychotherapy, combined with body-oriented methods. I'm convinced that if we want to move something in our lives, we have to get moving ourselves – feet included. The practice even has its own movement room.
My clinical focus areas:
Movement-based & body-oriented therapy – embodiment, body awareness,
and occasionally therapy at the bouldering wall.
ADHD & neurodivergence – resource-oriented support for adults with
ADHD or autism; I see neurodivergence as a variation of human experience, not a deficit.
Trauma-sensitive therapy – working gently, at your pace, with the body
in mind (currently completing the DeGPT curriculum in psychotraumatology).
I'm Alexandra – psychologist, psychotherapist, author, and team psychologist for simulated space missions. My own path has taken plenty of turns: dance therapy, virtual reality research, science communication, a writing workshop for autistic people, a hospital in China. I know first-hand what winding biographies feel like – including the expat experience of finding your feet somewhere new.
I find it lovely when a therapeutic relationship is a meeting between two real people. If you'd like to know whether we're a good fit, the first session is exactly for that.
Online sessions are available for all clients – publicly insured, private and self-pay – via a certified, GDPR-compliant video service, 50 minutes per session. For private and self-pay clients this works from anywhere in Germany or abroad; combinations are possible, e.g. regular online sessions with occasional in-person appointments in Wuppertal. For clients living outside Germany, we'll clarify the practical framework in the first session.
Private health insurance: German private insurers (PKV) and Beihilfe usually
cover outpatient psychotherapy depending on your plan; billing follows the German fee schedule
(GOP/GOÄ). I'll provide all documents and support you through the application.
Self-pay: You can simply start without involving any insurer – discreet,
flexible, no application process. Fees follow the official fee schedule; we'll discuss the exact
rate transparently in the first session.
Public insurance (GKV): I also hold a German public-insurance licence
(Kassenzulassung) – sessions in person in Wuppertal or online, usually with a
waiting list.
Fill in the form below and your enquiry will reach me directly. I'll get back to you as soon as I can offer a first appointment. You can also call during my phone hours: Thursdays 10:00–11:40 (CET), +49 1511 0343721.