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expat-services.ch lists 18 hand-checked English-speaking therapists and psychologists in Genève, including Cabinet Delos, Cabinet Dr Alessandro Massa, Cabinet Médico-Psychologique du Léman and Centre Emergences.
Besides English, they also work in French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live.
The therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists below state on their own websites that they work in English. Each practice is in the City of Geneva, Carouge or Le Grand-Saconnex, and each has a federally recognised psychotherapist with a Geneva licence, checked in PsyReg (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ), or a psychiatrist, checked in MedReg (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). Counsellors and coaches without a federal title are not listed.
Titles, insurance and crisis numbers for the whole country are in how to find an English-speaking therapist in Switzerland; the city overview is on the Geneva page.
18 providers
Psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in Geneva's Champel district where a psychiatrist and a federally recognised psychotherapist list English among their working languages.
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Is this your business?Solo psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in Geneva's Champel district with a full English version of its website, offering in-person and video consultations by appointment.
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Is this your business?Interdisciplinary psychology and psychiatry practice with two Geneva sites, in Florissant and Seujet, where a federally recognised psychotherapist lists English among the team's languages.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy centre near Place Neuve in Geneva whose systemic psychotherapists work in French and English; the site states it cannot take new patients at present.
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Is this your business?Medical centre beside Cornavin station with general internal medicine and a psychology and psychiatry unit; its internists and therapists consult in English, among other languages.
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Is this your business?Solo psychology practice in Geneva's Plainpalais area offering counselling and psychotherapy in English, Spanish and French, with a website in English.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy and psychiatry centre in Geneva's Eaux-Vives district for adults, children and adolescents, with a federally recognised psychotherapist who works in French and English.
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Solo psychotherapy practice on Rue de Lausanne in Geneva, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist, with an English website, sessions in person or by Zoom and a free first contact.
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Is this your business?Solo psychiatry and psychotherapy practice on Rue de Lyon in Geneva, with appointments Monday to Friday and a statement on the site that English speakers are welcome.
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Is this your business?Psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in Geneva's Eaux-Vives area for psychodynamic and Jungian analytic therapy, with sessions in French, English and Serbo-Croatian.
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Is this your business?Group psychology practice for the international community since 2009, with rooms in Zurich, Zug and Geneva plus online sessions; therapy for individuals and couples in several languages.
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Is this your business?Solo practice for cognitive-behavioural therapy, EMDR and couple counselling on Quai Gustave-Ador in Geneva, run by an English psychotherapist who offers sessions in English.
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Is this your business?Network of five psychiatry and psychotherapy centres in Geneva; its Rousseau centre lists psychiatrists and a psychotherapist who consult in English.
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Is this your business?Solo practice for cognitive-behavioural therapy near Place Neuve in Geneva, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist who works in French and English.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice on Rue de la Servette in Geneva, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist who consults in French, German, English and Italian, including psycho-oncology.
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Is this your business?Group psychology and psychotherapy centre with sites in Plainpalais, near Geneva station and in Meyrin, offering sessions in English, French and several other languages.
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Is this your business?Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy practice in Geneva's Champel district, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist who works in French and English and publishes an English version of her site.
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Is this your business?Psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in Geneva's Eaux-Vives district with psychiatrists and psychologists, including a psychiatrist who consults in French and English.
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Is this your business?Nineteen practices confirm English on their own websites: seventeen in the City of Geneva, one in Carouge and one in Le Grand-Saconnex. They range from solo psychotherapists and psychiatrists to group centres, and each names a psychotherapist or psychiatrist with a Geneva licence. The table shows languages, what each publishes about new patients, and out-of-hours arrangements.
English is listed for at least one clinician at each practice. Centre Emergences states that it cannot take new patients at present (Centre Emergences, checked ), and Dr Massa has limited new admissions and keeps a waiting list (Cabinet Dr Alessandro Massa, checked ). The cantonal medical society’s directory marks Dr Collin of Vitapsy as accepting new patients and Dr Alt of Cabinet Delos as not (Association des médecins du canton de Genève (AMGe), checked ) (Association des médecins du canton de Genève (AMGe), checked ).
| Practice | Area | Languages | New patients (as published) | Out-of-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Delos | Champel (1205) | EN, FR, ES, RO | Not stated by the practice; AMGe lists Dr Alt as not taking new patients | Not stated |
| Cabinet Dr Alessandro Massa | Champel (1205) | EN, FR, IT, ES | New admissions temporarily limited, waiting list (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Cabinet Médico-Psychologique du Léman | Florissant (1208), Seujet (1201) | EN, FR, ES, PT and others | Not stated | Not stated |
| Centre Emergences | Place Neuve (1204) | EN, FR, PT | Not taking new patients at present (Oct 2026) | Secretariat Mon–Fri 8.30–12.30, e-mail otherwise |
| Centre Médical de Montbrillant, psychology and psychiatry unit | Cornavin (1201) | EN, FR, PT, IT, ES | Not stated | Not stated |
| Chevallier Faustino Psychology | Plainpalais (1205) | EN, ES, FR, RU | Not stated | Lists 144, Genève Médecins and HUG emergency rooms |
| Clinique de la Famille | Eaux-Vives (1207) | EN, FR, ES, RU, AR | Not stated | Not stated; open Mon–Fri 8–19 h |
| Conscious Developments (Thierry Gaillard) | Rue de Lausanne (1202) | EN, FR | Not stated; free 15-minute first contact on Zoom | Not stated |
| Dr Vincent Mansi | Rue de Lyon (1201) | EN, FR | Not stated | Not stated; appointments Mon–Fri 10–18 h |
| Dresse Dragana Favre | Eaux-Vives (1207) | EN, FR, Serbo-Croatian | Not stated | Not stated |
| Francesca Brossard Psychotherapy | Quai Gustave-Ador (1207) | EN, FR | Not stated | Evenings and weekends on Zoom, CHF 180 an hour |
| Les Psy Réunis (Rousseau – International) | Rue Rousseau (1201) and four more centres | EN, FR, PT, IT, ES and others | Not stated | Not stated; 144 for life-threatening cases |
| Lucie Figueiredo | Place Neuve (1204) | EN, FR | Not stated | Not stated |
| Lydia Müller | Servette (1202) | EN, FR, DE, IT | Not stated | Not stated |
| Psy & Co | Plainpalais (1205), Gare (1202), Meyrin (1217) | EN, FR, ES, PT, IT, DE and others | Not stated; online booking | Not stated |
| Reis Psychotherapie | Le Grand-Saconnex (1218) | EN, DE, FR | Not stated | Not stated |
| Relief-Psy | Carouge (1227) | EN, FR, ES | Not stated | Not stated; 144 for emergencies |
| Valérie Ji-Sook Burnet | Champel (1205) | EN, FR | Not stated; brief phone call before a first appointment | Not stated |
| Vitapsy | Eaux-Vives (1207) | EN, FR, ES, IT | Contact for current availability (Oct 2026); AMGe: accepts new patients | HUG emergencies 022 372 38 62 outside business hours |
As published by each practice on its own website, checked 21 October 2026; availability changes.
For a life-threatening emergency the number is 144. For anything else the canton lists Centrale Santé Genève on 0800 116 117, free of charge and open day and night, and the HUG psychiatric consultations on 022 372 38 62. The HUG adult emergency department is open around the clock from age 16.
Few practices publish their own out-of-hours arrangement. Vitapsy gives the HUG number for urgent requests outside business hours, and Francesca Brossard offers evening and weekend sessions on Zoom.
Since 1 July 2022, basic insurance (LAMal) pays a psychologist’s psychotherapy on a doctor’s prescription, 15 sessions per prescription, if the psychotherapist holds a cantonal licence and is admitted to bill. A psychiatrist’s psychotherapy is billed directly. The deductible and the 10% co-payment apply, and the language of the session does not matter.
The prescription model is described by the Federal Office of Public Health: a second prescription covers sessions 16 to 30, and the insurer’s medical adviser reviews the case after 30 sessions (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), checked ) (Fedlex, SR 832.112.31, checked ). Admission to bill basic insurance is not automatic for a licensed psychotherapist (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), checked ) (Fedlex, SR 832.102, checked ) (Fedlex, SR 935.81, checked ). For adults the deductible is CHF 300 to 2,500 a year, then 10% up to CHF 700 (ch.ch, checked ).
Several practices above state that psychotherapy is reimbursed by basic insurance, usually on prescription. Les Psy Réunis states the opposite for the practitioners on its English-speaking page: they are not recognised by compulsory insurance, patients settle each session, and international insurance may pay (Les Psy Réunis, checked ).
Yes. The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) run a sexual health and family planning unit that offers couple consultations by appointment on 022 372 55 00, and a psychiatric consultation line on 022 372 38 62. The pages checked do not state which languages these services use.
The HUG couple consultation is meant for couples in a crisis, whatever their orientation (Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), checked ). Psychiatric consultations are listed by the canton and the HUG (Canton of Geneva, checked ) (Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), checked ). Private couple therapy is offered by several practices in the table, for example Psy & Co, Francesca Brossard and Reis Psychotherapie.
Insurance does not look at the language. It pays psychological psychotherapy on a doctor’s prescription when the therapist holds a Geneva licence and is admitted to bill, and a psychiatrist’s psychotherapy directly. Deductible and 10% co-payment apply.
For basic insurance to pay a psychologist’s psychotherapy, yes: a doctor such as a GP, paediatrician or psychiatrist prescribes it. A psychiatrist needs no separate prescription, and self-paying patients can book without one.
PsyReg lists federally recognised psychotherapists and shows whether they hold a cantonal licence. MedReg lists doctors with the title Psychiatry and psychotherapy and their licence in the canton of Geneva.
Centrale Santé Genève, 0800 116 117, is free and open 24 hours a day. For life-threatening situations the ambulance number is 144.
143.ch runs an English telephone line, Heart2Heart, on 0800 143 000, from 6 to 11 pm. The 143 line itself answers around the clock in German, French and Italian.
Most do not say. Centre Emergences states it cannot take new patients at present, and Dr Massa has a waiting list. The table shows what each practice publishes.
Last checked by the expat-services.ch editorial team
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