Joseph Hamer, PhD
Psychotherapist (Depth Psychology)
Available for new clients
I am an American Psychologist, registered as a Psychologischer Psychotherapeut with the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung, and practicing in Berlin.
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At a glance
Your story is important.Feel free to contact me here if you feel that we could be a good fit.
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About me
I work with a range of problems, from longstanding difficulties to current adjustment issues, including depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, immigration-integration problems, new life phase / identity issues, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, and borderline conditions. I enjoy working with people of every age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class and background.
I come from the United States and have also studied and done research in a number of countries throughout Central America, East Africa, and Eastern Europe. Prior to private practice I trained and worked in a number of settings. Very formative was the volunteer work I was a part of in California State Prison, Sacramento. I did my doctoral internship at Rutgers among one of the most diverse student bodies in the U.S. And for two years I was a counselor at Chatham University, a women’s college in Pittsburgh.
My theoretical influences include Zen Buddhism, Continental Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology, Critical Theory, Humanistic Psychology, and Psychoanalysis. I live and work in the existential paradox that while so much of what impacts us is beyond our control we are ultimately responsible for the lives we live. Sorting that out sometimes requires help.
I speak:
English
Location:
Mierendorffplatz 2, 10589 Berlin, Germany
Approach
Treatment Approaches
Psychodynamic therapyRecommended for those looking to explore their emotions deeply and understand how past experiences shape their present life.
My approach to psychotherapy is psychodynamic with special attention to cultural difference and individual uniqueness. The German term for psychodynamic therapy is Tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie, the emphasis being on Tiefe or depth. Depth Psychology attends to the unconscious elements of human behavior and experience, those things about ourselves that, while perceivable to some extent by others, seem to escape our own self-awareness and in problematic ways. Psychodynamic therapy affords you the opportunity to get to know yourself in a deeper way, to sort out conflicting desires, motivations, and feelings. By providing the space for the expression of feelings that may seem unacceptable or otherwise hard to face, I help you not only to deal with your emotions but also to access the wisdom they offer you.
What you can hope to gain from psychotherapy depends on your problems and concerns. In addition to reducing symptoms and acute psychological distress, general benefits can include self-knowledge, increased sense of freedom or agency, greater discernment, new power to confront obstacles to life goals, self-acceptance, joy, and increased capacity for both intimacy and solitude.
Experience
Private Practice, Berlin, Germany.
Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship, Vermont.
Doctoral Internship, Rutgers ADAP, New Jersey.
Internship, American Psychological Association at the United Nations, New York.
Psychology Instructor, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.
Counseling Externship, Chatham University, Pittsburgh.
Clinical Practicum, Duquesne University Psychology Clinic, Pittsburgh.
Elementary School Teacher, Art, Research & Curriculum, Oakland.
Education
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Masters in Clinical Psychology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Bachelors in Psychology & Cultural Anthropology, Colorado Mesa University, USA.
Cost
Individual Session
€135
Insurances
Private PayPrivate Insurance
At a glance
Your story is important.Feel free to contact me here if you feel that we could be a good fit.
Usually responds after 24 hours
Usually responds after 24 hours