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PartiallyCat

Finding a psychotherapist in Vienna?

Due to an extremely unfortunate series of unrelated events happening all at once, my past month has been extremely bad. My relationship has ended, and my social circle has disappeared and now I'm here all alone having a major life crisis with no friendly shoulder to cry on.

I'm extremely lonely, depressed and barely functioning. I realized I'm in dire need of professional help. I do have a psychiatrist, but I'm not seeing him for another month. While I'll certainly ask for his advice, I'd love some help from here as well, to start my search early.

I speak decent German, but would prefer to have my sessions in English as my Billa and office lingo skills don't exactly contain the vocabulary needed for deep self-expression.

I'm an expat with WGKK and can also afford to (co-)pay.

If anyone can share some of your experiences or have recommendations on where to start, I'd be deeply grateful.

Posted Sep 29, 2021, 7:14 PM UTC

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sparklingtoebones•

http://members.psychotherapie-wien.at/#

On this page, you can search for therapists filtering by gender, district, type of therapy, language and insurance! That's how I found my therapist :) I hope that helps

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PartiallyCatOP•

Thank you sparkling! I haven't found this one before!

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sophie_random•

getting an appointment fast might be difficult (especially atm) maybe use online therapy (english will also be no problem there)

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jodldoe999•

https://www.bereitschaftsdienst.at/

Try this, I found a great therapist through them rather quickly. It’s basically a personal recommendation service, self organized by therapists.

Good luck and all the best to you!

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PartiallyCatOP•

Thanks, this seems promising, will have a browse!

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PartiallyCatOP•

Thanks, am I misunderstanding it or is PASS meant for combatting addiction? I don't think I am in danger of substance abuse.

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mydogsnamesswayze•

I can highly recommend Matthias Tschannett, as he lived in Canada some time ago he is fluent in English.

Matthias Tschannett

Wish you all the best

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popeViennathefirst•

If it’s as urgent as it sounds, call them and make an appointment. They are great! http://www.kriseninterventionszentrum.at/en/

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PartiallyCatOP•

Thanks, that's good to know. I'm in an acute mental health crisis, but not really at the risk of harming myself or being harmed by others.

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