Psychotherapists help people with psychological problems, disorders and suffering. These include anxiety problems, depression, trauma, personality disorders and partnership difficulties. Depending on the problem and clinical picture, psychotherapists use different treatment methods. For example, cognitive-behavioral, body psychotherapy or depth psychology. In therapy sessions, they usually deal with individuals, couples, families or larger groups. Of course, they can also work in organizations. In therapy, feelings, thoughts, experiences and problems are addressed, analyzed, reflected upon and processed.

In order to be able to work as a federally recognized psychotherapist, in addition to a successful Master's, licentiate or diploma degree in psychology from a university or university of applied sciences or an equivalent degree, a federally accredited postgraduate course to become a federally recognized psychotherapist is also required. Only with such postgraduate training will you receive the qualification, i.e. the cantonal license to practice the profession.
It is then possible to obtain an FSP specialist title, open your own practice and be included on the list of supplementary health insurance providers. In order to be able to complete such further training to become a federally recognized psychotherapist, an admission procedure must first be completed. This includes a formal admission interview in which various topics such as professional and personal requirements or motivation are discussed. An expert committee decides on the final admission.

Participants in this type of training take part in four different content blocks on self-awareness, theory, practice and supervision. This provides them with up-to-date and practical knowledge on various topics such as ethics, anthropology, psychology, sociology and disorders. Participants also acquire professional skills and competencies in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

Would you like to become self-employed and offer psychotherapy sessions in your own practice? Then this further training to become a federally recognized psychotherapist is just right for you.

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