Practice in Kreuzberg · every Friday
Psychological counselling in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Support with overthinking, self-doubt, difficult decisions and periods of change – ACT-based, in person every Friday at my practice in Kreuzberg.
You don't have to feel different before you can act differently.
up to 15 minutes · free & without obligation · by phone
- Berlin-Kreuzberg · Fridays
- In person
- English & German
€130 per session (50 minutes) · the introductory call is free and non-binding
- Daniel Hanke
- Certified psychological counsellor
- B.A. Business Psychology · M.A. International Management
- ACT-based way of working
Does any of this sound familiar?
Most people don't arrive with a diagnosis. They arrive with a situation that feels stuck.
- You keep turning the same thoughts over, especially in the evening.
- You second-guess decisions long after you've made them.
- You know what matters to you – but you don't get moving.
- A change is coming up and you can't find a clear direction.
- You say yes when you mean no, and resent it afterwards.
- You want to learn a different way of handling difficult thoughts and feelings.
None of this has to be “bad enough”. It's enough that it occupies you.
In counselling
Not: getting rid of difficult thoughts. But: relating to them differently.
The obvious move is to get unpleasant thoughts and feelings under control – push them away, argue with them, grit your teeth. In the short term that often works. In the long run it costs a lot of energy and narrows everyday life.
I work in an ACT-based way: we don't start with getting rid of anything, we start with your room to act. That sounds unusual at first, and becomes very concrete within the first few sessions.
Create distance from thoughts
Notice a thought without immediately following it. “I'm not good enough” is a sentence your mind produces – not a fact you have to act on.
Make room for difficult feelings
Let tension, uncertainty or sadness be there without letting them run the whole day. That's something other than resignation.
Clarify what matters to you
Values aren't goals you tick off, they're a direction. We work out which one is currently getting too little room in your life.
Widen your room to act
Having several options instead of one automatic reaction – especially in the situations where you've always responded the same way.
Make decisions more deliberately
Less circling, more choosing on the basis of what counts for you. Including when no option feels clearly right.
Act even with uncertainty
The next step isn't waiting for the doubt to disappear. We look for one small enough that you'll actually take it.
In person
In person every Friday at my practice in Kreuzberg
My practice is at Audre-Lorde-Straße 37 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. This is where the one-to-one sessions take place on Fridays – quiet, undisturbed and with enough time.
For many people it makes a difference to have a place you go to for a conversation and leave again afterwards. Between the door and everyday life there's a short walk on which quite a bit tends to settle.
- One-to-one sessions
- 50 minutes, just the two of us, without the clock breathing down your neck.
- A quiet room
- Warm and understated – professional, but not clinical.
- Fridays, 10 am to 9 pm
- Appointments in the morning, the afternoon and the evening – after work, too.
- English & German
- You choose the language you can express yourself in more easily.
Audre-Lorde-Straße 37, 10997 Berlin · Every Friday
See the practice, times & directions
About me
Daniel Hanke
Certified psychological counsellor · ACT-based way of working
I support people in relating differently to difficult thoughts and feelings and becoming more able to act – using an ACT-based approach that combines clarity about personal values with concrete next steps.
Why work with me?
A psychological background
Degrees in Business Psychology (B.A.) and International Management (M.A.), plus certification as a psychological counsellor.
An ACT-based way of working
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as the methodological basis – a well-researched approach that I translate into something usable in everyday life.
Experience from working life
Over eight years in project work, sales and consulting – I know pressure, decisions and periods of change from more than theory.
Clear, not complicated
Plain language instead of jargon, so you leave each session with something that works outside the room.
Four steps to your first session
No intake procedure, no waiting list for a therapy place, no packages.
- 01Introductory call
- 02Book a session
- 03Counselling
- 04Further sessions as needed
Individual counselling
€130
50 minutes
The price of €130 applies to individual counselling. You'll find the framework for couples and business counselling right below.
- Fridays in person in Berlin-Kreuzberg
- German & English
- No packages
- No minimum number of sessions
Free introduction, up to 15 minutes – by phone
up to 15 minutes · free & without obligation · by phone
Ready to start straight away? Book a 50-minute session
The next step doesn't have to be perfect. It just needs to move you in the direction that matters.
Frequently asked questions
A structured conversation about a specific concern – overthinking, a decision ahead of you, a period of change. You get time, some order and methods you can keep using on your own. You don't need a diagnosis for it.
No. I offer psychological counselling and coaching, not medical psychotherapy and not treatment of illness. If psychotherapy is the better route for you, I'll say so openly and help you find your bearings.
At Audre-Lorde-Straße 37 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. The counselling day is every Friday; you'll find the times and directions on the practice page.
Not at the moment. Sessions take place in person on Fridays at the practice in Kreuzberg; the introductory call is by phone.
No. Psychological counselling isn't medical treatment and isn't reimbursed by statutory or private health insurance in Germany. In return you need no diagnosis, no referral and no waiting time.
Let's talk briefly before you decide.
You don't need to know yet whether ACT is the right approach for you, or what exactly to call your topic. In a short phone call we can look at what's going on and whether my way of working fits.
up to 15 minutes · free & without obligation · by phone
Ready to start straight away? Book a 50-minute session
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