Individual therapy
When stress, a crisis or trauma is taking up more room than is good for you: cognitive behavioural therapy in one-to-one sessions.
More about individual therapyPrivate practice in Berlin-Pankow A space for what brings you here.
Psychotherapy and coaching for adults, in English and German, in person or online.
Mr Ümit Seven, M.Sc., licensed psychological psychotherapist (cognitive behavioural therapy)
- For individuals, couples and groups
- ADHD assessment for adults
- Prenzlauer Promenade 190
How I can support you
Psychotherapy is clinical treatment for psychological difficulties. Coaching supports you with questions about work and leadership; it is not clinical treatment and is therefore billed differently.
All services in English and German. All appointments except group therapy are also available online, via a secure video connection.
Psychotherapy
Couples therapy
When the same argument keeps coming back, just with a different trigger.
More about couples therapyGroup therapy
When conversations do not go the way you meant them to: a closed group, fixed dates, with a focus on communication training.
More about group therapyAssessment and written statements
When you need a professional opinion: ADHD assessment, second opinions, statements for exam adjustments; certificates only for patients currently in treatment.
More about assessmentCoaching
Coaching
When you lead others, find yourself caught between conflicting expectations or want to know where your working life goes next.
- Leading
- Caught in the middle
- What comes next
- Stepping back
M.Sc. Ümit Seven
Licensed psychological psychotherapist (cognitive behavioural therapy)
Languages: English and German
Who will be sitting opposite you
You know your own life. I bring professional expertise and a clear framework.
I am a licensed psychological psychotherapist (cognitive behavioural therapy) and work exclusively with adults. My private practice is in Berlin-Pankow, right on the border with Prenzlauer Berg.
First we clarify what matters to you, then we decide together what we will work on. Evidence-based, clearly structured and open to your circumstances.
Cognitive behavioural therapy for adults
Psychotherapy
When relationships keep getting stuck in the same place, the pressure inside will not ease or self-doubt refuses to budge, in your private or working life, cognitive behavioural therapy starts by looking at what keeps your difficulties going. Then we try out in everyday life what can change.
Areas of focusStress, burnout and bullying · Depression · Anxiety disorders · Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) …
- Stress, burnout and bullying
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Crisesshort-notice appointments subject to availability · Emergency numbers
- Trauma, violence and abuse
- Psychosomatic complaints
- Addiction
- Personality disorders
- ADHD in adulthood
- General psychological difficulties and questions about life
On your own, as a couple or in a group
Individual therapy
Time set aside for your concerns alone: cognitive behavioural therapy in one-to-one sessions, in English or German.
Book an appointmentCouples therapy
When one word leads to another and you both find yourselves back in the middle of the old argument, the three of us look at how you get there and what keeps the conflict going.
Book an appointmentGroup therapy
Practise what you find hard in conversation, with the same people, on fixed dates: psychotherapy in a closed group focusing on communication training.
Enquire about group therapyAssessment first, then an opinion
Assessment and written statements
I only sign what I have assessed myself. That applies to ADHD assessments just as much as to second opinions, written statements and certificates.
ADHD assessment for adults
If you want to know whether ADHD lies behind what you have long noticed in yourself. Interviews, questionnaires and tests over at least three appointments, or more depending on your pace; at the end you receive a written report.
Second opinion
A second, independent look at an existing diagnosis: I carry out my own assessment and draw on earlier reports only with your consent. The result is not decided in advance; it may confirm the diagnosis or lead to a different conclusion.
Statement for exam adjustments (Nachteilsausgleich)
If you are 18 or over and have an exam ahead of you at school, in vocational training, at university or in state examinations, I assess whether a mental health condition is present and how it affects you in the exam. Whether you are granted adjustments is decided by the examination office.
Certificates
For authorities and other bodies, only for patients currently in treatment: I certify what I have found. How the certificate is weighed is decided by the body that receives it.
No assessment has a predetermined result, and I only write a statement if my findings support it. If you are seeking exam adjustments, please ask the examination office beforehand what evidence it requires.
Online therapy
All appointments except group therapy are also available online via a secure video connection, in English or German. This includes the first conversation.
Individual therapy online
Cognitive behavioural therapy in one-to-one sessions, with the same time and attention as in person.
Couples therapy online
You sit together in front of one device and I join by video. The three of us look at what keeps the conflict going.
First conversation online
We get to know each other and work out how to proceed, without you having to come to the practice.
You need a quiet room where you can talk undisturbed, a computer or tablet with a camera and a stable internet connection. You do not need an account for the video session: I will send you the link in advance. The connection is encrypted and runs on servers in Germany. Nothing is recorded.
Therapy appointments can be booked via Doctolib or by email. If you would like your session to take place online, please send me a short email to let me know, even if you booked via Doctolib.
For people who carry responsibility
Coaching
Some questions from work do not end when the working day does: how you lead, how you decide, whose expectations you live up to. I have particular experience with the police, the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) and other emergency and operational personnel.
Topics
Leading
When everyone is waiting for your decision and the difficult conversation is still ahead of you.
Caught in the middle
When the team expects one thing and management another, or duty asks one thing and family another, we sort out together what belongs where.
What comes next
A new role, a career change or a crossroads where you are still hesitating.
Stepping back
Your own patterns, seen from the outside: how you make decisions, react and deal with pressure.
How we work
Individual coaching
Your work-related questions, one to one; I involve your employer only if you wish.
Coaching is also available online, via a secure video connection.
Framework, fees and confidentiality
In coaching we work on your work-related questions. Because coaching is not clinical treatment, I do not make a diagnosis.
The costs are paid by you or your employer; no health insurance is involved. If you are self-employed, coaching may be deductible as a business expense; please check this with your tax adviser. We agree duration, scope and fee in our first conversation.
I only involve your employer if you want me to. My duty of confidentiality applies towards your employer too: they learn only what you agree to share. If it becomes clear that the strain you are under is clinically significant, psychotherapy is the right route; we clarify this in our first conversation.
The first step is a conversation.
You do not need to know beforehand what you need. In our first appointment we get to know each other and work out together how to proceed. The first conversation can also take place online.
Get in touch
Individual and couples therapy and assessments can be booked via Doctolib or by email. For coaching and groups, please send me an email.
Tell me
I ask questions to understand what brings you. How much you share the first time is up to you.
Decide
At the end we lay out side by side what might suit you: psychotherapy, assessment or coaching. Whether and how we continue is your decision.
Fees and billing
Fees
Mine is a private practice: I do not bill your health insurer directly; you receive an invoice from me. What is reimbursed depends on the service and on your insurance.
| Service | Duration | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Individual therapy | 50 minutes | usually €153, exempt from VAT; may vary depending on the work involved |
| Couples therapy | 75 minutes | on request |
| Group therapy | 100 minutes | €135 per session |
| ADHD assessment | at least three appointments | about €600, including the written report |
| Second opinion, other assessments and written statements | depending on scope | I give you the expected costs in writing in advance; they are payable regardless of the result |
| Coaching | by arrangement | agreed in our first conversation; paid by you or your employer |
- Billing
- I bill psychotherapy according to the Gebührenordnung für Psychotherapeuten (GOP), the official German fee scale for psychotherapists; it does not apply to coaching.
- Payment
- By card (all common payment methods) or by invoice.
- Private health insurance and Beihilfe
- For psychotherapy, reimbursement depends on your insurance plan or, if you receive Beihilfe (the healthcare allowance for German civil servants), on the Beihilfe rules. Please check in advance with your insurer or Beihilfe office whether couples or group therapy is also reimbursed.
- Statutory health insurance
- For psychotherapy, you can apply to your health insurer for Kostenerstattung, i.e. reimbursement of the costs of private treatment, before treatment begins. Whether the costs are covered is for your insurer to decide.
- Written statements
- Insurers usually do not reimburse written statements.
- Coaching and tax
- If you are self-employed, coaching may be deductible as a business expense. Please check with your tax adviser whether this applies to you.
Appointments, enquiries, directions
Contact
The easiest way to reach me is via Doctolib or by email. For coaching and groups, please enquire by email.
Practice
Prenzlauer Promenade 190
13189 Berlin-Pankow
- kontakt@therapie-seven.de
Please use email for organisational matters only and do not include any information about your health, as emails are not encrypted end to end. For an enquiry, simply name the service you are interested in; we will discuss everything else in person.
- Phone
- 01512 8947985
For appointments and enquiries, please use Doctolib or email. I can rarely take calls directly; I will call you back.
Good to knowBooking via Doctolib · Cancellations · Online appointments · Your visit · Getting here
Booking via Doctolib
To book via Doctolib you need a free Doctolib account. If you would rather not create one, send me an email.
Cancellations
The practice works strictly by appointment. Please cancel at least 12 hours in advance. If you booked via Doctolib, please cancel there directly so that the slot becomes available again.
Online appointments
All appointments except group therapy, including the first conversation, are available online via a secure video connection.
Your visit
The practice is on the third floor, and there is no lift. Please try to arrive close to your appointment time, so that you do not have to wait and sessions in progress are not disturbed. If you are early, there are cafés nearby.
Getting here
The Prenzlauer Allee/Ostseestraße stop is a 2 to 3 minute walk away; it is served by trams M2, M13 and 12 and bus 156. The M2 takes you to Alexanderplatz in about 15 minutes. The nearest S-Bahn station is Prenzlauer Allee (S41, S42, S8, S85), about 12 minutes on foot or 2 stops on the M2.