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.
Over 13 years of experience offering evidence-based CBT for adults. Practical support for anxiety, neurodivergence (ADHD/autism), burnout, and self-esteem.
Jan Müller-Popkes
Clinical Psychologist
Hamburg, Germany
I am an English- and German-speaking psychologist aiming to help individuals struggling with day-to-day life.
Ilayda Aydin
Psychologist & Counsellor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Every person carries a story that deserves to be heard. Not judged, not rushed, not silenced. Come as you are, with your contradictions and grief. Together, we can find the thread that leads back to yourself.
Oleksii Tkachenko
Gestalt Psychotherapist & Psychologist
Kyiv, Ukraine
I offer my services for mutual exploration with a grounding in partnership, helping you embrace self-compassion, navigate shame, explore identity and existential questions, strengthen relationships, and overcome fears.
Dr Nushka Marinova
Psychologist & Integrative Counsellor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
My approach to therapy is grounded in research, nature and trauma-informed. We will honour your unique story and identity while exploring new ways of being that can help you live the fulfilling life that you deserve.
Hendrik Berg
Counsellor
Berlin, Germany
As a systemic therapist in trn., I’m committed to supporting people with care and respect - both in facing everyday challenges and in exploring their identity and always with sensitivity to their own lived experience.
Ken Stamper
Counsellor
Florence, Italy
I’m a California and Florida-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living in Florence, Italy.
Dr. Olga Cook
Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist
London, United Kingdom
Hi! I'm a UK-trained psychologist with over 10 years experience in helping people to improve their mental health and navigate life’s challenges.
John Sandblom
Person-Centred Therapist
Berlin, Germany
Hej! I'm a Swedish therapist (MBACP) in Berlin with Scottish training background. My humanistic approach draws on a deep valuing of your own unique growth process, promoting thriving through compassionate self-awareness
Iris Cosar
Developmental Psychologist & EMDR Therapist
Barcelona, Spain
As a passionate Developmental Psychologist who is working with children, teens and adults in the field more than 10 years, my work is based on PASS Theory, EMDR, Expressive Art Therapy and Solution- focused techniques.
Dr. Ednei Soares
Psychoanalyst & Psychologist
Spanbroek, Netherlands
I am a Brazilian qualified clinical psychologist with 17 years of experience in Europe and South America. I have a fluent command of both English and French, and a PhD in Psychology.
Elise Jensen
Coach & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
Hamburg, Germany
You look fine on the outside. But you don't feel fine.
You function well, but you feel disconnected, exhausted or stuck.
Together, we'll explore what needs attention, change or reconnection.
Iryna Yefremenko
Psychologist
Munich, Germany
Together, we explore how your experiences, psyche, and body influence your relationships, self-realisation, and capacity for self-love.
Anna Altman
Psychoanalytic Counsellor
Barcelona, Spain
I am an English and Russian-speaking psychotherapist based in Barcelona, specializing in individual therapy for adults using the Jungian psychoanalytic method.
Ralf Müller, Dr.
Existential Therapist & Non-medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy
Berlin, Germany
As a couples therapist, I accompany couples on their way (back) to a happy relationship. Shared values and the question of meaning are central to this. This also applies to fulfilling intimacy and sexuality.
Esther Prosche
Family Therapist & Supervisor
Berlin, Germany
Als systemisch arbeitende Therapeut*in begleite ich Menschen in Phasen von Unsicherheit und Neubeginn und betrachte dabei Schwierigkeiten im Zusammenhang von Beziehungen, Geschichten und vorhandenen Ressourcen.
Kyra Taxhet
Clinical Psychologist
Hamburg, Germany
As a German and English-speaking psychologist (MSc.) I am supporting you with navigating life's challenges, such as anxiety, low mood, perfectionism and loss, creating a safe space for vulnerability and self-reflection.
Marta Serna
Psychologist
Haarlem, Netherlands
I am a NIP-registered psychologist and BACP-approved psychotherapist.
Noemi Libel
Psychologist
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Are you carrying more than you can name? I work with anxiety, relationship crossroads, grief, identity and queerness, and psychedelic integration with warmth, curiosity, and no pressure to have it all figured out.
Dr. med. Dr. phil. Tobias Schüth
Medical Psychotherapist & Coach
Düsseldorf, Germany
I am a medical psychotherapist and Senior Coach (DBVC). In both fields, I work psychodynamically, and draw on Jungian psychology. The aim is to understand more deeply in order to act with greater freedom.
Laura Natz
Systemic Therapist & Family Therapist
Berlin, Germany
I am a systemic therapist. I work in German and English, in person and online. I particularly enjoy working with women, parents, couples, and families with adult children. https://www.reflaect.de/
Anuj Mukherjee
Somatic Coach
Singapore, Singapore
I work with ADHD/AuDHD, expat/immigrant concerns, perfectionism, people-pleasing, analysis paralysis, alongside other issues. We will engage with your whole being--mind, body, & breath. Come as you are.
Moulud Wahedi
Counsellor & Relational Therapist
Berlin, Germany
As a multicultural woman of color, I bring a nuanced, holistic & a systemic approach to my work. I guide couples through everyday challenges and support cross-cultural & queer individuals and relationships. Live & Online
Maciej Piotr Ślęczka
Integrative Counsellor & Psychologist
Warsaw, Poland
Integral Therapist with a background in cognitive science, helping people cultivate self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and inner coherence through empathy, authentic connection, and consciousness practices.
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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