Get matched - the simple way to start your therapy.
Skip the endless search for a therapist. Built by psychologists, the It's Complicated therapy matching service combines data-driven insights with human care to connect you with a trusted therapist who understands your needs.
Get matched with a therapist in three simple steps.
Take our matching survey
Fill out a simple, personalised 5-minute survey to help us understand your unique needs and goals. This helps us identify qualified practitioners.
Browse your matches
Discover therapists who match your unique needs and preferences. Review their expertise, background, and approach before reaching out.
Book your first session
Choose the therapist that resonates with you most and message them to book your first session or free introductory call.
Why matching is important
Research shows that the most important factor for successful therapy is a strong therapeutic relationship and alliance. That's where our matching service comes in - by combining the best of human engineering with personalised support by our psychologists, we do some of the groundwork to find the right fit. We'll help you connect with a therapist with a good track record and whose experience and personality best fit your needs.Start matching
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Explore the directory
Prefer to choose for yourself? Browse our directory of over 2,500 mental health practitioners across Europe.
Fiona Walsh
Body Counsellor & Psychological Counsellor
Berlin, Germany
š³ļøāšQueer body/somatic psychotherapist with over 20 years experience.
I offer a nurturing space, enabling healing & growth by accessing your core resources & identifying negative scripts & behaviours.
Mariia Massaliutina
Psychologist & Psychoanalytic Counsellor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
My work as a contemporary psychoanalytic psychologist and psychotherapist aims to help people to achieve better understanding of themselves and others in order to improve the quality of their life and relations.
Iām a holistic counselor using CBT and ACT to support clients with anxiety, trauma, burnout, and personal growth. My sessions are compassionate, practical, and tailored to your needs. I support you in feeling better.
Max Gadow
Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy & Systemic Therapist
Berlin, Germany
I am a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy with a focus on systemic and trauma therapy.
Miguel Moita
Counsellor
Lisbon, Portugal
As a Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in Lisbon I see my work as supporting people and communities transforming life, from difficulties in being and relating to embodied relational freedom and belonging.
Joana Maksimova
Counselling Psychologist
Sofia, Bulgaria
A licensed psychologist specialized in CBT (relationships; fertility journeys). Using a warm, compassionate approach, it is my passion to guide you towards a meaningful change and empower you to live an authentic life.
Sina Karbasizade
Clinical Psychologist
Berlin, Germany
The decision to begin is the main and only part causing change.
Therapy in English or Farsi. Expertise in depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment and mentalization.
Zehra BekiÅoÄlu
Psychologist
Dortmund, Germany
I'll be by your side with a psychodynamic approach to acknowledge, bear, and put into perspective your emotional life.
Pedro Ferreira Gomes
Clinical and Health Psychologist
Porto, Portugal
I help you understand your inner tides.
Clinical psychologist with a psychoanalytic approach. Focused on meaningful and last long changes.
Iām a psychologist in Barcelona specializing in anxiety, stress, and emotional well-being. EMDR clinical psychologist. I offer integrative therapy, combining CBT and mindfulness, with both in-person and online sessions.
Genica Robbins
Psychological Psychotherapist
Copenhagen, Denmark
I use warmth and respect to work with people and clarify their thoughts and what they want from their lives, so that they can make the best choices for themselves moving forward.
Anne Alter
Psychologist & Systemic Counsellor
Berlin, Germany
Feeling stuck in repeating relationship patterns, people-pleasing, anxiety or emotional exhaustion?I help individuals and couples understand the roots of these dynamics and create lasting change.
Sessions: English/German
Annette Smith
Counsellor
Portland, United States
As a holistic counselor, I work with adults who are seeking relief, clarity, and meaning in their lives. Whether it's life transitions or in need of clarity, I honor each individual's meaning-making process.
Luiza Rodrigues
Psychologist
Barcelona, Spain
I offer a safe place to work with the perspective that psychoanalytic therapy can help us leave up to life. This means being able to look and analyze certain aspects of life that no longer make sense to keep.
Julika Sophia Meier
Neuropsychologist & EMDR Counsellor
Cologne, Germany
Evidence-based practices are essential to my work. That is why I combine elements from bilateral stimulation techniques, somatic theories and ego-state therapy.
Francesca Galafti
Systemic Therapist
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Yes, there are many therapists here and itās hard to know who fits you.
If anxiety, low confidence or overwhelm keep looping, I offer a space for real change, not just talking.
I work with expats & couples worldwide.
Carolin Kleinmann
Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy & Systemic Therapist
Berlin, Germany
As a trauma-informed practitioner, I support you in working through stress, trauma, life transitions, and relationship patterns while strengthening self-regulation and reconnecting with your body and inner resources.
Francesca Sciandra
Counsellor
Bristol, United Kingdom
Integrative counsellor working with individuals and couples addressing relational patterns, attachment dynamics, anxiety, developmental trauma, and concerns that persist despite insight, effort, or previous therapy.
Kahturah Hodsman-Ferguson
Integrative Psychotherapist & Psychotherapist
London, United Kingdom
Iām an English speaking therapist from Canada, offering confidential online sessions. Iām here to support you in exploring the areas of your life you want to focus on. Your enquiry into working together is welcome!
Athina Skondra
Psychologist
Athens, Greece
I am a Greek Psychologist - Psychotherapist specialised in Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Relational Psychoanalysis. I work with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties.
Melania Focone
Clinical Psychologist & Gestalt Counsellor
Berlin, Germany
Aim of my work is to help you break free from recursive behavioral patterns and emotional blocks. So it becomes possible to make room for new ways of thinking and relating to others and yourself.
Katharina Maria Ippisch
Psychosocial Counsellor & Relationship Coach
Vienna, Austria
Ich arbeite nach der Personzentrierter Traumatherapie nach Carl Rogers mit Fokus auf Bindungs - & Beziehungstrauma und Atemarbeit. Ich begleite Menschen dabei, sich mit ihren Gefühlen und inneren Wahrheit zu verbinden.
Ken Stamper
Counsellor
Florence, Italy
I am a US-licensed therapist in California working with English-speaking clients across countriesāparticularly expats, international professionals, and people navigating life transitions between cultures.
Chelsey McGovern
Counsellor
Berlin, Germany
ENG & ę„ę¬čŖ -Berlin, Germany.
Using mindfulness-based cognitive approaches for mental health counseling. Neurodiversity affirming & informed. When possible we can incorporate expressive arts, yoga, and ecological practice
In 2019, two therapists set out to tackle a complicated problem.
One does not have to be a therapist to realise that life is complicated. But finding the right therapist, with whom you can build a strong alliance, doesn't have to be. This is the founding principle of It's Complicated, a global network of 2,500+ therapists on a mission to build the world's most sustainable therapy platform.A few years in, we've helped tens of thousands of clients and counting, and built thriving therapy communities in major European cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Lisbon, and Vienna.
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