About me

Nice to meet you, Caterina


My name is Caterina Nicolosi Ganssmann and I work as a psychologist.

I am an Italian living in Berlin. I have a degree in the field of clinical psychology from La Sapienza University in Rome. I also specialized in Gestalt therapy and Jungian psychoanalysis.

During five years of my professional career, I collected several valuable experiences which have helped me to enhance my skills and expertise. I worked at a rehabilitation center, where I did some individual and group therapies on psychologically ill and drug addicted people.

After acquiring my diploma with summa cum laude, I continued with my education in psychological therapy in Germany where I studied the behavior therapy of kids and youngsters for one and a half years.

I have been permitted to offer my services as a diploma psychologist as well as a naturopath especially in the field of psychotherapy for self-payers since 2009.

After three years of further training, I acquired my additional qualification in systemic solution-oriented single, family and couple therapy in March 2017 and to keep myself updated with the changing standards in the discipline of psychology in December 2017 I have completed my further training in Trauma Therapy at the Institut für Traumatherapie by Oliver Schubbe using the method EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

In 2017 I also attended courses with Luise Reddemann, the founder of trauma therapy in Germany, about Trauma Therapy and the method PITT (Psychodynamic Imaginative Trauma Therapy).

I am also specialized in Ego state Therapy.

Since March 2017 I am member of the Systemic Society in Berlin.

In my work I strongly believe in continually staying up-to-date with most important and newly emerging issues in psychotherapy, allowing me to evolve constantly on a professional and personal level.

How I practice my psychological help

Methods

Integrative psychotherapy with adults, youth and children, Individual talking with adults, youth and children, Couple therapy…

Areas of specialism

If you have decided on therapy it means that you are requesting a change. This change request normally produces a certain time span and suffering. In this phase it is mostly difficult for humans to recognize the reason for their own pain…

Therapy

Talk therapy and psychotherapy are the most advanced ways to lead a patient to a change process. With such methods a patient learns to know themselves and to take responsibility for their life, through…

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Persönliche Nachrichten von Patienten, die sich bei mir für die Hilfe bedankt haben

The therapeutic relationship must not be a polite conversation or a chat in the living room, but must have the character of immediacy: the analyst must never lie, nor try to please or impress. He must remain himself, which means that he must have worked with himself.

Erich Fromm

Please dont hesitate to contact me.

Telephone:
+49(0) 160 2789 362

E-Mail:
info[at]psicologoberlino.com

I will call you back or respond to you as soon as possible.

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What is the difference between a psychologist, a psychotherapist, medical psychotherapist, a psychoanalyst, a psychiatrist and a neurologist?

The psychologist: has a degree in psychology. In order to practice as a psychologist in Germany, you must have obtained permission from the Ministry of Health to work as a Heilpraktiker/in eingeschränkt auf dem Gebiet heilkundliche Psychotherapie.

The psychotherapist: has all the characteristics of a psychologist and also specializes in psychotherapy (individual, couple, family, and group) and has attended one or more schools of specialization.

The psychotherapist: has a degree in medicine and specializes in psychotherapy. He has followed a personal psychoanalytic training.

The psychiatrist: has a degree in medicine and specializes in psychiatry.

The neurologist: graduated in medicine and specialized in neurology.

How long does psychotherapy last?

The duration of psychotherapy is very variable and is dependent on many factors (the complexity of the problem, the patient’s aspirations, their economic possibilities, and the reference theory of the psychotherapist). It ranges indicatively from a minimum of 5 sessions to a maximum of 10 years.

It is generally considered that psychotherapy is capable of significantly affecting a person’s quality of life and should last at least 1 year, with a frequency of at least once a week that may vary depending on the economic needs of the patient.

It is therefore impossible to establish the precise duration of psychotherapy, since it is first necessary to assess the nature and extent of the specific problem and the degree of suffering it entails. In addition, there are also differences in relation to the time of appearance: a discomfort or disorder developed long before and never faced, for example, may have crystallized and therefore require an extended intervention over time.
In any case, times and frequencies are agreed in advance between the patient and therapist, at the time of the therapeutic contract.

What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a complex process in which an emotionally significant and non-judgmental relationship of trust is created between the therapist and the patient that facilitates and promotes internal change.

A therapist must have the ability to empathize, to listen, to accept suffering, to transmit trust. They must have good theoretical knowledge and must be able to master the various technical tools.

The psychologist treats the “crazy”?

The psychologist is trained to work, with different methods, in the treatment of various disorders and problems. Anyone can go through a moment in life in which difficulties interfere with their individual and relational balance or with the achievement of their life goals. In such cases, the consultation with a psychologist is particularly suitable to reactivate one’s resources.

“Mad”, in the common sense, is a term used to indicate a person suffering from a serious psychiatric condition that involves altered assessment and contact with reality.

These disorders should be treated with particular caution and with the involvement of different professional figures including the psychiatrist but also the psychologist preferably with relevant and particular training. Therefore, a collaborative network between the different professional figures is activated in order to take care of the person from a psychological, medical, pharmacological, relational, family and professional point of view.