MA (Clin Psych) Francois de Wet

Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, high-functioning individuals who struggle in ways that few people around them — even those who know them well — would ever suspect.

Whatever their gender or sexual orientation, these capable individuals “keep it all together” while privately struggling to make sense of things that happened in their past, heal from a painful breakup, or cope with anxiety and loneliness. Many are haunted by a persistent feeling that the satisfaction or meaning life once had now somehow escapes them. For many expats, Berlin itself can be a particularly isolating place — surrounded by people, yet somehow alone.

I specialize in those who suffer secretly.

My approach to therapy is warm, reflective, and non-judgmental. Come as you are. Bring it all. Bring it on. Nothing is unacceptable or unwelcome.

Rather than simply focusing on symptoms, we focus our enquiry on understanding your deeper emotional patterns and unconscious dynamics that influence how you relate to others, to yourself, and the world.

I have lived and worked across Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East before settling in Berlin, and have travelled to more than 60 countries. I’ve been around the block. Because not everything can be learned from books, I like to believe that these experiences help me understand people on a deep and uniquely personal level, regardless of their walk of life, their country or creed.

I hold two degrees in philosophy, which inform my approach through an existential lens.

I obtained my M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin and am accredited in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).