For anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has proven effective in treating long-standing anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The aim is to help people stop fighting their anxiety or compulsions and instead focus on the aspects of life that bring meaning and fulfilment. 

For depression

ACT helps patients develop new ways of dealing with difficult emotions such as sadness, hopelessness and anxiety. It also helps them break free from cycles of negative thinking and refocus on positive and meaningful aspects of life. 

Through mindfulness and acceptance, patients learn to step back from difficult thoughts rather than becoming caught up in them.

For personality and eating disorders

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) combines cognitive behavioural therapy with mindfulness and acceptance. It helps to manage intense emotions and develop healthier relationships with others. DBT is particularly effective in treating personality disorders and eating disorders. The aim is to support a more balanced, stable and fulfilling life.

Training social skills can have lasting positive effects on patients. It helps people communicate their needs and feelings, build and maintain social relationships and stand up for their rights. Group-based social skills training is therefore an important part of treatment, prevention and supporting patients in their return to everyday life.

For depression

This short-term therapy focuses on addressing factors that contribute to depression, particularly difficulties in relationships. By working through stressful life events and losses and addressing interpersonal conflicts, IPT can help reduce depressive symptoms.

For psychosis and schizophrenia

IPT can help strengthen attention, communication, perception and social skills. Patients learn, for example, how to feel more confident and effective in challenging social situations.

The Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) is an effective psychotherapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic depression. It was developed by James P. McCullough Jr. and combines elements of cognitive behavioural therapy with specific approaches from other therapeutic methods, such as interpersonal therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy. CBASP is aimed at people who developed depression early in life and who experience difficulties in their interpersonal relationships. The aim of the method is to change deeply rooted negative patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to the persistence and worsening of long-term depression.

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For addictions and behavioural addictions

Careful analysis of problematic behaviours or substance use helps to identify triggers and processes that contribute to the development and maintenance of an addiction. Patients learn practical skills to help them avoid and manage these processes effectively.

For depression

Situational analyses help to identify factors, as well as patterns of thinking and behaviour, that contribute to the development and maintenance of depression. Strategies for managing stress and coping with problems are developed together with patients.

For psychosis and schizophrenia

The focus is on addressing beliefs and behaviours that may contribute to the development and maintenance of psychotic symptoms. Patients develop strategies to manage symptoms more effectively and reduce the risk of relapse.

For psychosis and schizophrenia

The focus is on strengthening cognitive abilities such as memory, concentration and reaction speed. Computer-based exercises are used as part of the training.

For addictions and behavioural addiction

This treatment is based on principles of learning theory. Patients work with their therapist to develop positive behaviours, which are reinforced through rewards when successfully implemented. One example is providing “clean” urine samples as part of treatment for cocaine dependence. However, the effectiveness of contingency management has also been demonstrated for other types of addictions.

This is an integrative form of psychotherapy that combines different therapeutic approaches and draws on insights from developmental psychology, attachment theory and Theory of Mind.

Mentalisation-based psychotherapy aims to help patients better understand their own wishes, thoughts and beliefs, as well as those of other people (= mentalisation), and to recognise the mental, cognitive and emotional processes underlying their own actions. This therapeutic approach can be used both in individual and group settings.

For psychosis and schizophrenia

Patients are encouraged to critically examine thought patterns that they find distressing, such as jumping to conclusions, and to reflect on their own thinking processes.

For addictions and behavioural addictions

Motivational Interviewing (MI) involves the use of various conversational techniques that place patients at the centre of the process and support them in initiating positive changes. Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated its effectiveness, particularly in the treatment of alcohol dependence, as well as other forms of addiction.

This relaxation technique helps to develop greater awareness of physical tension and relaxation. It can have a positive effect on anxiety, nervousness and sleep problems, among other things.

For addictions and behavioural addictions

This is a specific form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) that focuses on developing strategies for managing and preventing relapse into substance use. It is used particularly in the treatment of alcohol dependence.

For personality and eating disorders

The focus is on exploring and working through experiences from a person’s life history that have shaped their thoughts, feelings and patterns of behaviour.

For addictions and behavioural addictions

Many addiction disorders develop in the context of traumatic experiences to which people have been exposed. In some cases, people may also develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The “Seeking Safety” programme addresses both addiction and trauma-related difficulties, as well as the ways in which they can influence each other. The aim is to develop safe and effective coping skills without requiring patients to relive distressing experiences in detail.

For depression

The focus is on patients’ feelings and experiences. The psychotherapeutic method provides individual support, fosters optimism and helps patients better understand and manage depression.