It's Complicated

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The difference between counselling and psychotherapy

By Johanne Konnerup Schwensen February 23, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Amongst foreigners working as mental health care practitioners in Berlin, it’s common knowledge that even if they have trained to be a certain kind of psychotherapist in their home country, German legal intricacies mean they can’t just call themselves psychotherapists when promoting their therapeutic services. Instead, the go-to title for those who want to be on the safe side is “counsellor”. Why is this?

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How to find the right therapist

By Johanne Konnerup Schwensen January 24, 2019

Reading Time: 12 minutes Working as a therapist can be just as complicated as it can be rewarding. For starters, when dealing with another human, many factors are impossible to predict and control. Add to the mix that many clients don’t know what exactly they’re looking for, and might not know how to even conceptualize the problem at hand. Therapy is hard work!

For Therapists

New Counsellor in Berlin. How Do I Get Started?

By Johanne Konnerup Schwensen December 4, 2018

Reading Time: 9 minutes

When I moved to Berlin, everything that happened to me seemed to happen by lucky chance. Unexpectedly, within a couple of months, I was my own boss, working as a counsellor in a private practice in Mitte. This is the story of how I went from sharing a counselling room to setting up a practice community and the project It’s Complicated.

For Therapists

Life is complicated — also for a therapist

By Johanne Konnerup Schwensen November 16, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Working as a therapist can be just as complicated as it can be rewarding. For starters, when dealing with another human, many factors are impossible to predict and control. Add to the mix that many clients don’t know what exactly they’re looking for, and might not know how to even conceptualize the problem at hand. Therapy is hard work!