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Psychotherapists
Psychotherapy is any activity carried out using scientifically recognized psychotherapeutic methods to diagnose, treat or alleviate disorders of clinical significance for which psychotherapy is indicated.
License to practice
The legal basis for practicing this medical profession is the Law on the Professions of Psychotherapists (Gesetz über die Berufe des Psychotherapeutinnen und -therapeuten – PsychThG) and the Licensing Regulations for Psychotherapists (Approbationsordnung für Psychotherapeutinnen und Psychotherapeuten – PsychThApprO).
Anyone wishing to practice the profession of psychotherapy in Germany must obtain a license to practice as a psychotherapist (§ 1(1) PsychThG).
Temporary Professional License
The practice of the psychotherapeutic profession may also be permitted on a temporary and limited basis for a maximum period of three years pursuant to a professional license (§ 4 section 1 to 3 PsychThG). This is possible in the following cases:
- to prepare for the knowledge examination or to participate in adjustment measures to determine the equivalence of the level of psychotherapeutic training
- in the presence of a special interest
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Contact
Phone hours:
Mondays and Thursdays,
01.00-4.00 PM
Tuesdays and Fridays,
09.00 AM-12.00 PM.
Licenses to practice
with completion of training in Rhineland-Palatinate
Ms. Sevim
approbation-rp(at)lsjv.rlp.de
Licenses to practice
for applicants who have completed their education in countries inside and outside the EU, the EEA, and Switzerland
Ms. Herzog
Phone 0261 4041-263
anerkennung-psychotherapeut(at)lsjv.rlp.de
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Training in Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate
Training in the EU/EEA/Switzerland
Please contact Ms. Herzog to submit your application.
Training in a country other than those listed (third country)
Please contact Ms. Herzog to submit your application.