Couples Therapy

In many relationships, there are phases when communication becomes more difficult, conflicts recur, or intimacy is lost. Sometimes these phases revolve around specific issues such as trust, sexuality, daily life, children, jealousy, differing needs, or coping with stress. Other times, the central question is whether and how the relationship can continue.

Couples therapy provides a safe space to reconnect with one another, understand entrenched patterns, and develop new ways of communicating. The goal is not to assign blame, but to better understand the dynamics between both partners and work together to make change possible.

The goal is to gain clarity: What do both of you need? What hurts are standing between you? Which patterns are repeating themselves? And what next steps are right for your relationship?

Couples therapy can be helpful for:

• recurring conflicts and escalations

• communication problems and misunderstandings

• emotional distance, withdrawal, or a lack of closeness

• Breaches of trust, jealousy, or insecurity

• Stress caused by work, family, or major life changes

• Differing needs for closeness, autonomy, sexuality, or commitment

• Decision-making crises and thoughts of separation

• The desire to make the relationship more conscious and stable

How Couples Therapy Can Help

Couples therapy helps bring typical relationship patterns to light: Who withdraws, and when? Who seeks closeness, and when? When do conversations turn into accusations, justifications, or silence? What unspoken desires, fears, or hurts lie beneath these patterns?

Through structured conversations, behavioral therapy, and systemic approaches, both partners can learn to express themselves more clearly, listen to each other better, and develop new solutions.

Couples therapy can help,

• De-escalate conflicts

• Deepen mutual understanding

• Make communication clearer and more respectful

• Rebuild emotional closeness

• Make joint decisions more consciously

• Stabilize the relationship or gain clarity about the future in a respectful manner

This service is designed for couples who want to better understand their relationship and actively work to improve it. It can be helpful both during acute crises and as a preventive measure when early signs of problematic patterns emerge or important joint decisions are on the horizon.

This service is intended for self-paying clients. All sessions take place online. It’s safe, flexible, confidential, and eliminates the need for travel.

Improve communication. Understand conflicts. Consciously shape relationships.

Self-Pay Patients

The cost for a 75-minute couples therapy session is 210€. Couples therapy costs may be tax-deductible as “other health expenses” under the “extraordinary financial burden” provision, or as business expenses if the couple is engaged in joint professional activities.

Private Health Insurance & Subsidies

In my private practice, I can bill all private health insurance providers. For private insurance, potential reimbursement depends on the individual plan.

Statutory Health Insurance

Couples therapy is not considered “guideline-based psychotherapy” under statutory health insurance and is not covered by statutory health insurance plans.

Coverage of Costs

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