It's Complicated
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Dr. Janina Botsford

Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist

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I’m a Clinical Psychologist and therapist with an American and Croatian background. I offer therapy for individuals, couples and families and specialize on the treatment of women.
  • €100 / session
  • Students/unemployed/low income/ - €85 / session
  • Couples session (50 minutes) - €120 / session
  • Couples session (90 minutes) - €180 / session
Based inBerlin
Last active
5 years at It's Complicated
Available online

About me

I’ve found myself working more and more with women in their twenties, thirties and forties who already have many experiences to look back on (and some challenging ones too) who also have a lot ahead of them, and want to find the strength and energy to go into this future as healthy, confident and free individuals. Many of these women face the same challenges: emotional imbalances marked by fear and anxiety, nervousness, excessive thinking and a variety of non-successful attempts to cope. Feelings of loneliness, low self-esteem or even self-hatred and often struggles with anger and the expression of anger. P.S. This is my specialization, however, I work with individuals and couples of all ages and genders. Besides I am currently undergoing a specializiation for the treatment of children and families, too.

My approach

I mostly work with CBT and mindfulness-based methods, however, I have found techniques from Psychodynamic Therapy, Systemic Therapy and Body Psychotherapy to round off my therapeutic work. Especially for individuals who display difficulties to stay in touch with and regulate their emotions, working with the body and the autonomous nervous system can be extremely transformative. Besides this, analyzing relational patterns and understanding where a person comes from - what they have learned about relationships, the world in general, other people and themselves - seems inevitable for understanding current difficulties. Generally, the basis of my work is always a stable and dependable therapeutic relationship. Whether you face a difficult life transition or repeating cycles of negativity - there is a potential in all of us to move from crisis to personal growth.

Where I practice

Qualifications and experience

Education
2020 PhD in clinical psychology at Freie Universität Berlin 2018 Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie Since 2016 Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and adolescents at ZGFU Berlin 2014 Diplom Psychologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany
Experience
2021 - 2022 Working with children, adolescents and families at "Medigreif Inselklinik Usedom" Since 2019 Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist (HeilprG) with own practice in Berlin 2018 Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie Since 2017 Clinical Interviews with patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at Hochschulambulanz Freie Universität Berlin Since 2016 Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and adolescents at ZGFU Berlin 2015 - 2020 Doctoral program in clinical psychology at Freie Universität Berlin
Languages
English
German
Insurances
Private Pay
  • €100 / session
  • Students/unemployed/low income/ - €85 / session
  • Couples session (50 minutes) - €120 / session
  • Couples session (90 minutes) - €180 / session
Based inBerlin
Last active
5 years at It's Complicated
Available online
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