Therapists by Speciality

A therapist's speciality is the area in which they have the most experience and additional training. One specialist may have several specialities: for example, working with trauma, anxiety and emigration. Choose the speciality that most accurately describes your concern.

Below are all the specialities represented in the catalog, with a description of typical concerns and the number of specialists.

1. Emotional difficulties

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Anxiety and panic attacks	Generalized anxiety (GAD), panic attacks, social phobia, health anxiety, constant worry, intrusive thoughts	CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR	130+
Depression and apathy	Clinical depression, low mood, loss of interest in life, seasonal affective disorder, anhedonia	CBT, MBCT, ACT, psychodynamic	120+
OCD and obsessions	Obsessive-compulsive disorder, intrusive thoughts and rituals, compulsive checking, contrast obsessions	CBT (ERP), ACT, strategic therapy	40+
Emotional regulation	Sharp mood swings, anger outbursts, difficulty controlling emotions, BPD traits, impulsivity	DBT, schema therapy, CFT, ACT	55+
Anger and aggression	Uncontrollable anger, passive aggression, suppressed anger, conflict-proneness, irritability	CBT, REBT, Gestalt, DBT	35+
Self-esteem and confidence	Low self-esteem, insecurity, imposter syndrome, fear of evaluation, perfectionism, self-criticism	CBT, schema therapy, CFT, Gestalt	90+
Phobias and fears	Specific phobias (flying, heights, enclosed spaces), agoraphobia, social phobia, emetophobia	CBT (exposure), EMDR, hypnotherapy	45+
Burnout and stress	Professional burnout, chronic stress, caregiver burnout, loss of motivation	MBSR, ACT, CBT, existential	70+

2. Relationships and family

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Couples and romantic relationships	Conflicts, misunderstanding, crisis of trust, recurring fights, cooling, different visions of the future	EFT, the Gottman method, systemic family, Imago	70+
Breakup and divorce	Experiencing a breakup, divorce (in process and after), property division and custody, recovery after a relationship	CBT, ACT, existential, EMDR	50+
Infidelity and rebuilding trust	Experiencing infidelity, deciding to stay or leave, rebuilding trust, working with guilt and shame	EFT, the Gottman method, couples therapy	35+
Attachment and relationship patterns	Recurring scripts, fear of closeness or abandonment, dependent relationships, counter-dependency	Schema therapy, EFT, psychodynamic, ACT	45+
Parent-child relationships	Conflicts with parents (adult children), raising children and adolescents, separation, parental burnout	Systemic family, CBT, narrative	55+
Loneliness and isolation	Chronic loneliness, difficulty building relationships, social isolation, fear of loneliness	CBT, ACT, Gestalt, existential	40+
Communication and conflicts	Inability to express needs, passive-aggressive behavior, toxic communication, difficulty with boundaries	DBT (interpersonal effectiveness), CBT, Gestalt	50+

3. Trauma and its consequences

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Trauma and PTSD	Post-traumatic stress disorder, single-incident trauma (accident, assault), complex PTSD, flashbacks, hyperarousal	EMDR, CPT, Somatic Experiencing, NET	100+
Complex trauma (cPTSD)	Consequences of prolonged abuse, childhood trauma, emotional neglect, relational trauma	EMDR, schema therapy, IFS, somatic therapy	70+
Childhood trauma and neglect	Physical/emotional/sexual abuse in childhood, neglect, dysfunctional family, ACE	Schema therapy, EMDR, IFS, somatic therapy	80+
Violence and abuse	Domestic violence (current and past), emotional abuse, gaslighting, recovery after toxic relationships	EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused, crisis counseling	55+
War trauma and refugee experience	Combat experience, loss of home, forced migration, refugee experience, loss of loved ones in military conflicts	NET, EMDR, CPT, somatic therapy	30+
Medical trauma	Experience of serious illness, surgery, intensive care, oncology, fear of medical procedures, iatrogenic trauma	EMDR, somatic therapy, ACT	20+

4. Addictions and codependency

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Chemical addictions	Alcohol and drug addiction, prescription drug abuse, the path to remission, relapses	CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, 12 steps, ACT	50+
Behavioral addictions	Gambling addiction, shopping addiction, porn addiction, internet addiction, workaholism	CBT, ACT, schema therapy	35+
Codependency	Relationships with an addicted partner/parent, losing oneself in relationships, rescuing, boundary violations	Gestalt, schema therapy, psychodynamic, 12 steps	40+
Remission and support	Maintaining sobriety, relapse prevention, building a new life in remission, working with guilt	ACT, CBT, supportive therapy	30+

5. Body, health and psychosomatics

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Psychosomatics	Chronic pain without medical cause, GI disorders, tension headaches, unexplained physical symptoms	Somatic therapy, EMDR, CBT, symbol drama	55+
Chronic pain and illness	Fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune diseases — psychological support and suffering reduction	ACT, MBSR, CFT, CBT	25+
Sleep disorders	Insomnia, nightmares, disrupted sleep patterns, fear of not falling asleep, nocturnal panic attacks	CBT-I (CBT for Insomnia), EMDR, ACT	30+
Eating disorders	Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia, body image disturbance, emotional eating	CBT-E, DBT, schema therapy, CFT	40+
Body image and self-acceptance	Rejection of appearance, dysmorphia, body shame, consequences of weight/appearance bullying	CFT, ACT, CBT, somatic therapy	25+
Sexual difficulties	Reduced libido, sexual dysfunction, vaginismus, fear of intimacy, sex after trauma	Sex therapy, EMDR, Gestalt, CBT	30+

6. Life situations and transitions

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Emigration and adjustment	Moving to another country, culture shock, nostalgia, language barrier, identity crisis in emigration, dual identity	ACT, existential, narrative, CBT	55+
Grief and loss	Loss of a loved one, complicated grief, preparing for loss, grief after divorce or loss of health	ACT, existential, CBT, narrative	60+
Career and professional development	Career change, career crisis, workplace conflicts, imposter syndrome, job loss, retirement	ACT, CBT, coaching, existential	45+
Midlife crisis	Rethinking life at 35–55, changing values and priorities, fear of aging, "did I do everything right?"	Existential, Jungian analysis, logotherapy	35+
Young adults (18–35)	Separation from parents, choosing a path, difficulties of growing up, uncertainty, quarter-life crisis	ACT, CBT, existential, Gestalt	50+
Parenting and perinatal concerns	Preparing for parenthood, postpartum depression, conception difficulties, IVF, adapting to the parent role	Perinatal psychology, ACT, CBT	30+
Financial difficulties and stress	Debt, financial anxiety, loss of income, financial conflicts in a couple, money mindset	CBT, ACT, coaching	15+

7. Personality, growth and identity

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Personality disorders	BPD, narcissistic PD, avoidant PD, obsessive-compulsive PD — therapy and skills	DBT, schema therapy, mentalization, TFP	35+
Identity and self-determination	"Who am I?", searching for oneself, identity crisis, changing values, disappointment in the chosen path	Existential, narrative, ACT, Jungian analysis	40+
Search for meaning and values	Existential vacuum, lack of meaning, loss of bearings, spiritual crisis	Logotherapy, existential, ACT	35+
Creativity and self-expression	Creative blocks, fear of the blank page, inspiration crisis, perfectionism in creative people	Jungian analysis, art therapy, ACT, coaching	20+
Giftedness and high sensitivity	Highly sensitive people (HSP), gifted adults, intellectual and emotional overexcitability	ACT, CBT, Gestalt, existential	20+
Spiritual and religious questions	Religious crisis, spiritual search, integration of spiritual experience, leaving destructive cults	Existential, Jungian analysis, logotherapy	15+

8. Special groups and concerns

Speciality	Typical concerns	Effective methods	Therapists
Neurodiversity	Adult ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), dyslexia, dyspraxia — supportive therapy and skill development	CBT, DBT, ACT, coaching	35+
Adult ADHD	Difficulty with focus and organization, procrastination, chaos in life, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation in ADHD	CBT for ADHD, coaching, DBT, ACT	25+
LGBTQ+	Coming out, self-acceptance, discrimination, relationships in LGBTQ+ couples, gender identity	ACT, narrative, CBT, humanistic	30+
Gender identity	Exploring gender identity, transgender transition (support), non-binary, gender dysphoria	ACT, narrative, CBT	15+
Bullying and mobbing	Bullying at school/university, workplace mobbing, cyberbullying, consequences of bullying in adulthood	EMDR, CBT, narrative, ACT	25+
Children of migrants and bicultural identity	Growing up between two cultures, generational conflict in migrant families, searching for "one's own" culture	Narrative, ACT, existential	15+
Support for the elderly and their families	Aging parents, caring for the elderly, dementia in the family, accepting aging, shifting family roles	ACT, systemic family, supportive therapy	15+
Students and academic stress	Study stress, procrastination, exam anxiety, burnout, choosing a specialization, relationship with supervisor	CBT, ACT, coaching	25+