English Speaking Psychologist in the Heidelberg & Mannheim Area
SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS
Please call or email me to set up an initial appointment if you are looking for an English Speaking Psychologist in the Heidelberg & Mannheim Area. You can leave me a message and or send me an email, and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.
Telephone Number : 0152 01787608
Email: drilniczky@mail.de
WHAT TO EXPECT
Initial Evaluation
This appointment is used to assess fit as well as to identify treatment goals. This initial session is 60 minutes in duration. It focuses on the exploration of your present concern, that is :
-What brings you to counseling at this time
-What you hope to accomplish
-Identifying ways in which I can assist you in this process, and assessing whether you feel comfortable with me and believe that you could benefit from working with me.
Regular Sessions
These appointments are 50 minutes in length. The first three to four sessions are typically about exploring your personal history. Learning about your past will help me to formulate a clinical understanding of your present concerns in the context of your previous experiences. Furthermore this helps me guide our work together to your best benefit. Subsequent sessions will be spent on identifying how here and now stressors are impacting your life, and how the interaction of behavioral, emotional and cognitive patterns may be affecting your current functioning. We will work collaboratively to help you increase your self awareness, learn how to more effectively cope with your emotions and thoughts using practical skills based tools, and also improve your relationship with yourself and others.
Frequency of Meetings and Length of Treatment
The recommended frequency for treatment is once a week to maximize the benefits of the process. However, some clients may benefit more from biweekly sessions due to the nature of their concerns. Regular meetings in the initial phase of treatment are vital to establishing a solid foundation for the treatment, as well as the therapeutic relationship. Over time the frequency of sessions can be titrated accordingly, depending on improvement and how comfortable the client feels without further support. Furthermore; being in treatment for a long time is not a sign of failure, it is a reflection of the underlying need.
FEES
120 Euros per session. Private pay ONLY, as I cannot accept insurance / “Kassenleitung” / – that is Government Insurance payments.
If your financial situation is of concern, I offer a limited number of sliding scale slots.
Please note that payment is due at the time of service, either by cash or wire transfer (latest by the end of the following business day).