Private practice for psychotherapy · Berlin Neukölln

Hold still, to hold what is within.

Psychodynamic, transcultural and discrimination-sensitive psychotherapy for children, adolescents and young adults aged 3 to 21.

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Services

Therapy, counselling and workshops — held together by one approach.

I offer psychotherapeutic care for children, adolescents and their families — and workshops, training and supervision for schools, professionals and teams.

01 For families

Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic. For children and adolescents, their caregivers and young adults.

  • Depression
  • Anxieties and phobias
  • Emotional disorders
  • School stress, bullying, performance pressure
  • ADD and ADHD
  • Post-traumatic stress and trauma-related disorders
  • Eating disorders
  • Aggressive or dissocial behaviour
  • Tics and obsessive-compulsive disorders
  • Self-harm · emotion regulation
  • Gender identity
  • Attachment and relationship disorders
  • Enuresis and encopresis
  • Psychosomatic complaints
  • Adjustment after separation or loss
02 For schools & institutions

Workshops

As a doctoral researcher and anti-discrimination trainer I design workshops for schools and educational institutions.

  • Racism
  • Bullying and cyberbullying
  • Media use
  • Identity development and self-esteem
  • Conflict resolution and respectful coexistence
03 For professionals

Continuing education

For professionals in psychosocial and educational fields.

  • Migration and displacement
  • Culturally sensitive practice
  • Trauma-sensitive stance
  • Working with stress and strain
  • Strengthening professional confidence
04 For teams

Supervision

Supporting teams in psychosocial settings — reflection, case discussion and development.

  • Individual and team supervision
  • Case discussions
  • Reflection on care for people with refugee backgrounds

Approach

Transcultural and discrimination-sensitive.

I am committed to seeing and understanding people in their diversity. I aim to create a space where different lived realities, cultural backgrounds and social experiences have their place and are respected.

A safe and non-judgemental space — also for what lives between languages.

Process

How therapy begins.

From the first call to therapy — in four calm steps.

  1. 01

    Initial consultation

    No obligation. You describe your concern, we form a first impression and discuss whether psychotherapeutic support makes sense.

  2. 02

    Trial sessions

    Usually five sessions for diagnostic assessment and to develop therapy goals together.

  3. 03

    Application & decision

    We decide together: short-term therapy (12–24 sessions) or long-term therapy (up to 90 sessions). Application to the health insurer.

  4. 04

    Therapy

    Usually weekly, 50 minutes each. With children and adolescents, complemented by regular parent meetings. Confidentiality from the first contact.

Fees

Who covers the costs?

Statutory health insurance
If no timely insured therapy place is available, the insurer covers the cost in private practice under § 13 SGB V.
Private health insurance
Usually covered. Number of sessions depends on your tariff. Billed according to GOP.
Beihilfe (civil servants)
Coverage is usually unproblematic. Billed according to GOP.
Self-payers
Self-funded therapy possible. Private invoice in line with the GOP.
Youth welfare office
Via § 27 or § 35a SGB VIII (KJHG). Requires a therapy need confirmed by KJPD, school psychology service or EFB.
Counselling
Not covered by health insurance, provided as a self-funded service.

About me

Psychodynamic child and adolescent psychotherapist.

I work with children, adolescents and young adults aged 3 to 21 — closely with parents for younger children, and with adolescents from 15 also without parents on request. With younger children I work in a play-therapeutic way.

Qualifications and background

  • Licensed child and adolescent psychotherapist (Approbation)
  • Specialism: psychodynamic (Wiesbaden Academy)
  • Additional qualification in psychodynamic group psychotherapy (Berlin Academy)
  • Lecturer in social work, trauma-informed practice and displacement
  • Supervision in psychosocial care for people with refugee backgrounds
  • M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and Psychological Empowerment

Memberships

  • Berlin Chamber of Psychotherapists
  • Listed in the practitioner register of the Berlin Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV Berlin)
  • Working Group on Forced Migration and Gender · Network for Refugee Studies

Contact

Get in touch.

Initial consultations are non-binding. I usually reply by e-mail within a few working days.

Practice
Khulud Sharif-Ali
Kienitzerstraße 20
12051 Berlin