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expat-services.ch lists 23 hand-checked English-speaking therapists and psychologists in Basel, including Andrea Gallasch-Stebler, Binia Roth Psychotherapie, Dr. med. Peter Schindler and Dr. phil. Ulrike Heitz.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Spanish and Italian. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live.
The therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists below work in Basel, one in Liestal, and say on their own websites that they offer therapy in English. Their licences were checked in October 2026 against the federal registers, PsyReg for psychotherapists and MedReg for psychiatrists (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ) (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). Under the listings are what each practice publishes about new patients, the out-of-hours numbers for Basel, what basic insurance pays and how to check a licence.
For what to compare before you book, see how to find an English-speaking therapist in Switzerland. More about the city is on our Basel page.
23 providers
Psychotherapy practice for adults in the Punkthaus at Bärenfelserstrasse in Basel, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist who lists French, Italian and English as foreign languages.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice for children, adolescents and parents in the Praxisgemeinschaft Schlüsselberg in Basel's old town, with an English version of its website.
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Is this your business?Psychiatry and psychotherapy practice at Eulerstrasse in Basel, with a full English website describing his work as a psychiatrist and body-oriented psychotherapist in practice there since 2001.
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Is this your business?Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy for adults in Basel's Praxis Freienhof, with therapy in German, English and French and a focus on expats and the perinatal period.
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Is this your business?Practice for psychotherapy and psychological counselling for adults in Basel, with an English version of its website and cognitive behavioural methods.
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Is this your business?Analytical psychotherapy practice for adults at St. Johanns-Vorstadt in Basel, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist whose English page states that psychotherapy is available in English.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy, coaching and supervision practice in Basel's old town for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, with sessions in German, English and French, in person and online.
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Is this your business?Psychoanalytic psychotherapy and couple consulting near the Spalentor in Basel, with a website in English, German, Spanish and Italian and a focus on migration-related issues.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy and psychological counselling for adults and adolescents from 15, including couples and families, at Steinenberg in Basel; therapy possible in German, English and on request French.
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Is this your business?Psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice for adults and adolescents at Steinenberg in Basel with a focus on eating disorders; its offer page states psychotherapy in English.
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Is this your business?Practice of Dr. phil. Annette Völlmin, federally approved psychotherapist (FSP), at Martinskirchplatz in Basel: psychotherapy for anxiety, depression and burnout, and counselling on women's health.
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Is this your business?Group practice of 14 specialist psychologists at Blumenrain in Basel; the pages of Esther Biedert and Esther Küng state that sessions can be held in English.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice near the Dreispitz in Basel for individuals and couples, with an English version of its website and a stated language list of German, French and English.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice for adults a few minutes from Basel SBB station, with therapy languages German and English and a focus on depression, burnout, anxiety and palliative psychology.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy and psychological counselling practice, including for athletes, in the Praxisgemeinschaft Schlüsselberg in Basel's old town; its offer page lists German and English.
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Is this your business?Group practice of eight psychologists at St. Alban-Vorstadt in Basel with a full English website and a counselling and psychotherapy offer for expats, couples, families and young people.
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Is this your business?Group practice in the Gundeldinger Feld in Basel for psychotherapy, psychiatry and neuropsychology for children, adolescents and adults; several team pages list German and English.
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Is this your business?Practice for person-centred psychotherapy for adults at Steinenring in Basel, whose offer page states that sessions are also available in English.
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Is this your business?Counselling practice near Aeschenplatz in Basel offering psychological and psychosocial counselling sessions in English and German, including body-centred and stress-relief methods.
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Is this your business?Psychiatry and psychotherapy practice for adults at St. Alban-Anlage in Basel with an English version of its website; treatment offered in German, Spanish, English, Russian and Portuguese.
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Is this your business?Group practice for psychiatry and psychotherapy at Engelgasse in Basel, treating anxiety, depression, personality and trauma disorders; the page of Dr. med. Brigitte Kober-Jüngling lists English.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy and counselling practice for adults at Lenzgasse in Basel working psychodynamically and with bioenergetic analysis, with an English website and working languages German and English.
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Is this your business?University outpatient centre for psychotherapy and counselling for all age groups on Missionsstrasse in Basel; its English page states "We speak English" and sessions are billed on prescription.
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Is this your business?Twenty-three practices in this directory, 22 in Basel and one in Liestal, state on their own websites that they work in English. Most are psychologists with the federal psychotherapy title, and four include psychiatrists. Four publish a limit on new patients, so the table shows what each practice says about space.
A practice is listed when its own website has an English version or says that sessions can be held in English. In group practices the statement can apply to some therapists only: Blumenrain, for instance, states it for two of its 14 therapists.
Licences are checked per person, because the canton where a therapist works issues the practice licence (Fedlex, SR 935.81, checked ). Psychologists in the table hold the federal title of psychotherapist and a Basel-Stadt licence, or a Basel-Landschaft licence for the Liestal entry (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). Psychiatrists hold a federal specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy, or in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ).
| Practice | Area | Languages | New patients (as published) | Out-of-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Gallasch-Stebler | Bärenfelserstrasse, 4057 | English, German, French + | Short treatments only (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Binia Roth Psychotherapie | Freie Strasse, 4001 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dr. med. Peter Schindler | Eulerstrasse, 4051 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dr. phil. Ulrike Heitz | Freie Strasse, 4051 | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Esther Bieri Psychotherapie | Steinenring, 4051 | English, German | No appointments free at the moment (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Johanna Ostertag Psychotherapie | St. Johanns-Vorstadt, 4056 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Judith Blatter | Peterskirchplatz, 4051 | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Lic. phil. Laura Szuldman Simone, Psychotherapie | Spalentorweg, 4051 | English, Spanish, German + | Not stated | Not stated |
| Martina Emmenegger, Praxis am Steinenberg | Steinenberg, 4051 | English, German, French | Self-payers only (Oct 2026) | Lists UPK, KIS and MNZ numbers |
| Praxis Claudia Gramespacher | Steinenberg, 4051 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Dr. phil. Annette Völlmin | Martinskirchplatz, 4051 | English, German | Not stated; by e-mail | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie am Blumenrain | Blumenrain, 4051 | English, German | Waiting times expected (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie beim Dreispitz (Dr. Claudia Winkler) | Güterstrasse, 4053 | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie Katharina Bochsler | Aeschengraben, 4051 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie Silvia Hatebur | Freie Strasse, 4001 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Haus zum Sausewind | St. Alban-Vorstadt, 4052 | English, German, French | Not stated | Lists MNZ (24 h) and UPK walk-in |
| Praxis Herzwerk | Gundeldinger Feld, 4053 | English, German, French + | By e-mail to each therapist | Not stated |
| Praxis Marc Bohny | Steinenring, 4051 | English, German | Not stated | Lists UPK emergency psychiatry, 24 h |
| Praxis St. Alban | St. Alban-Anlage, 4052 | English, German, Spanish + | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Talk About It | Liestal, 4410 | English, German | Not stated | Lists MNZ and Psychiatrie Baselland |
| Praxisgemeinschaft Engelgasse | Engelgasse, 4052 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ulrike Schaefer Psychotherapie | Lenzgasse, 4056 | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Zentrum für Psychotherapie, Universität Basel | Missionsstrasse, 4055 | English, German, French + | Registration by e-mail only | Not stated |
As published by each practice on its own website, checked 21 October 2026; availability changes. “Not stated” means the site says nothing either way. Rows are in alphabetical order, not a ranking.
In an emergency out of hours, the Medizinische Notrufzentrale answers on 061 261 15 15 around the clock for Basel-Stadt and Baselland. The University Psychiatric Clinics run emergency psychiatry 24 hours a day on 061 325 51 00 and a walk-in clinic from Monday to Friday. If a life is at risk, call 144.
The Notfallzentrum of the Universitätsspital Basel is open around the clock, seven days a week (Canton of Basel-Stadt, checked ). Bohny, Emmenegger, Sausewind and Talk About It list some of these numbers on their own sites.
Yes, when the therapist is admitted to bill basic insurance; the language of the session makes no difference. A psychologist needs a doctor’s prescription for up to 15 sessions, while a psychiatrist bills without one. Without a prescription a session is paid privately; Basel-Stadt puts one at CHF 170 to 200 an hour.
Since 1 July 2022, psychological psychotherapists can bill basic insurance when a doctor prescribes the therapy. One prescription covers up to 15 sessions, a second covers sessions 16 to 30, and after 30 the insurer must approve further therapy (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), checked ) (Fedlex, SR 832.112.31, checked ). Psychiatrists are doctors: their psychotherapy is covered without a separate prescription, and after 40 sessions the doctor reports to the insurer’s medical adviser (Fedlex, SR 832.112.31, checked ). Only therapists the canton has admitted can bill basic insurance (Fedlex, SR 832.102, checked ).
Therapy counts towards the deductible, CHF 300 to 2,500 for adults. Above it the co-payment is 10%, capped at CHF 700 a year for adults and CHF 350 for children (ch.ch, checked ) (Fedlex, SR 832.10, checked ). Basel-Stadt puts the cost of a session at CHF 170 to 200 an hour (Canton of Basel-Stadt, checked ).
Practices that publish a self-pay rate are in the table below, each as stated on its own site (Esther Bieri Psychotherapie, checked ) (Praxis für Psychotherapie am Blumenrain, checked ) (Praxis Marc Bohny, checked ) (Martina Emmenegger, Praxis am Steinenberg, checked ) (Dr. phil. Ulrike Heitz, checked ) (Praxis Talk About It, Liestal, checked ) (University of Basel, Faculty of Psychology, checked ). They range from CHF 154.80 to CHF 200 for a session of 50 to 60 minutes.
| Practice | Published self-pay rate |
|---|---|
| Bohny, Steinenring | CHF 200 for 60 min |
| Bieri, Steinenring | CHF 180 for 60 min |
| Blumenrain (Esther Biedert) | CHF 170 for 50 min |
| Emmenegger, Steinenberg | CHF 180 for 50 min |
| Heitz, Freie Strasse | CHF 180 for 60 min |
| Talk About It, Liestal | CHF 170 for 50 min (CHF 154.80 for 60 min on prescription) |
| Zentrum für Psychotherapie, University of Basel | CHF 154.80 for 50 min including preparation; students CHF 130 |
Prices as published on each practice’s own website, checked 21 October 2026; other practices in the table publish none.
PsyReg lists psychotherapists and MedReg lists psychiatrists, and both show whether a practice licence is granted in Basel-Stadt or Basel-Landschaft. The register has no English field, so English comes from the practice itself. The associations of the two Basels also publish a psychotherapy directory twice a year that lists members with their languages.
PsyReg filters language only by the national languages, so it cannot confirm English (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). MedReg shows the languages a doctor declared; the entries checked for this page list German only, even where the practice’s site confirms English (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ).
The Psychotherapieverzeichnis beider Basel, issued each January and July by four professional associations, lists psychologists and doctors with their languages and whether they bill basic insurance. Each professional is responsible for their own entry (VPB, PPB and the psychiatry specialist groups of Basel-Stadt and Baselland, via the canton of Basel-Stadt, checked ); the canton links to it from its mental-health page (Canton of Basel-Stadt, checked ).
Yes, as a self-paying patient. Billing basic insurance needs a doctor’s prescription for psychological psychotherapy, but a practice can treat self-payers without one. Basel-Stadt puts a session at CHF 170 to 200 an hour.
Yes. The UPK Akutambulanz at Kornhausgasse 7 takes walk-ins from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, without an appointment (061 325 81 81); waits of two hours or more are possible. Emergency psychiatry at Wilhelm Klein-Strasse 27 answers around the clock on 061 325 51 00.
Heart2Heart, the English line of Die Dargebotene Hand, answers on 0800 143 000 from 6 to 11 pm, by phone only. The 143 line itself runs around the clock in German, French and Italian. For a life-threatening emergency, call 144.
It varies. In October 2026, four of the 23 practices publish a limit: one has no free appointments at the moment, one takes only self-payers, one expects waiting times and one offers short treatments only. The other 19 say nothing either way.
Psychologists hold the federal title of psychotherapist in PsyReg with a licence from Basel-Stadt, or Basel-Landschaft for the Liestal entry. Psychiatrists hold a federal specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy, or in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy, in MedReg.
Last checked by the expat-services.ch editorial team