Psychologist in Berlin: counselling in person and online
M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Clinical experience at Charité and Sheba Medical Center
In the final stages of psychotherapy training in Germany (PiA)
At my private practice in Neukölln or online
In English, Hebrew and German
Sometimes a specific difficulty brings you to counselling. Sometimes there is simply a feeling that something needs to change, even if you’re not sure what. I offer a place to talk about what’s on your mind, make sense of what you’re going through and explore how to move forward. You don’t need to have a clear explanation for why you’re coming. We can work that out together.
Feeling overwhelmed or exhausted, recurring worries, low mood, restlessness and difficulty sleeping.
Difficulties with a partner or family, loneliness, separation, managing anger and setting boundaries in relationships.
Times of crisis, personal and career decisions, financial pressures and the wish to take a different direction.
Migration and life in a new country, questions around sexual and gender identity, and experiences of racism and antisemitism.
Your relationship with your body and food, worries about health, and experiences around fertility, pregnancy, parenthood and life without children.
Self-criticism, perfectionism, self-worth, heightened sensitivity and the everyday challenges of attention difficulties.
I hold an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Potsdam. I am in the final stages of systemic psychotherapy training at the Systemisches Institut für Achtsamkeit (SIA) in Berlin, working towards German licensure (Approbation). My training status in Germany is Psychologische Psychotherapeutin in Ausbildung (PiA). At my private practice, I offer psychological counselling.
I have worked with adults in an outpatient mental health setting and with children, adolescents and parents at the child and adolescent outpatient clinic at Sheba Medical Center. In Berlin, I worked in the mood disorders department at Charité and at Hedwigshöhe Hospital. In these roles, I supported people experiencing depression, anxiety, life crises and bipolar disorder.
Through my work at OFEK, I have gained experience supporting people affected by antisemitism, including questions of identity, belonging and safety in Jewish and Israeli life in Berlin. As an Israeli living here, I also know personally some of the complexities of building a life in another country.
I value an open, collaborative conversation where we can ask questions and make room for things that are difficult to say. You bring your knowledge of yourself and your life; I bring my psychological knowledge and professional experience. Together, we try to understand what is making life difficult and what might help.
The relationship we build is central to my work. What happens between us in a conversation can also help us understand something about your relationships with other people. If something doesn’t feel right, or I have misunderstood you, I want us to be able to talk about it.
I draw on systemic and psychodynamic perspectives, considering your difficulties in the context of your life, relationships and the experiences that have shaped you. Alongside understanding your story, I am interested in how you experience it in the moment: the feelings and physical sensations that come up as we talk. Where helpful, I bring in mindfulness to support awareness of what you feel and how you respond.
My integrative approach is also influenced by ACT, AEDP and EFT. ACT offers ways of relating more flexibly to thoughts and feelings and acting in line with what matters to you. AEDP and EFT place particular emphasis on emotional experience and the therapeutic relationship. I draw on these ideas according to your needs and what emerges in our conversations, at a pace we agree together.
You’re welcome to email or call me with questions or to arrange an appointment. A few words are enough to start. I’ll get back to you so we can get to know each other and see whether working together feels right for you.
nitsishalev@gmail.com+49 155 11411297