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expat-services.ch lists 35 hand-checked English-speaking therapists and psychologists in Zürich, including Ana Hermann, Psychoanalytische Praxis, Carmen Alexe, Psychotherapy in Zürich, Catherine Wüthrich, Psychotherapy in Zürich and COPE - Praxis für Psychotherapie.
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. See also Insurance advisors in Zürich.
The therapists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists below state on their own websites that they work in English. We read each practice's pages and looked up its clinicians in the federal registers, PsyReg for federally recognised psychotherapists and MedReg for psychiatrists, each with a practice licence in the canton of Zurich (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ) (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). The list is alphabetical, not a ranking.
For how the titles differ and what basic insurance pays, see how to find an English-speaking therapist in Switzerland. More about the city is on the Zurich page.
35 providers
Solo psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Hottingen for adolescents and adults, with an English version of the website and therapy offered in German, Portuguese and English.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy and psychoanalysis practice in Zurich-Hottingen (Kreis 7) for adults, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist and offered in English, Spanish and Romanian.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy and counselling practice in Zurich-Wiedikon (Praxis Z) for individuals and couples, with an English version of the website and German and English spoken bilingually.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice in Zurich's old town for adults and couples, founded by two federally recognised psychotherapists who both list English among their languages, with a trainee therapist.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy group practice with three Zurich sites in Hottingen and Balgrist for adults, adolescents and children, stating 'We speak English' at each site.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy and couples counselling practice at the Therapiezentrum Zeltweg in Zurich-Hottingen, with an English version of the site and sessions in German, English and Spanish.
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Is this your business?Solo psychoanalytic and psychotherapy practice in Zurich's city centre for individuals and couples, presenting itself as an English-speaking psychotherapist in Zurich, with supervision and coaching.
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Is this your business?Psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Zurich-Seefeld (Kreis 8) and Lugano: psychiatric consultations in English, German, Italian and French, psychotherapy in three of them.
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Is this your business?Solo psychiatry and psychotherapy practice in Zurich's Kreis 7 for adults with depression, burnout, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, offering therapy in English as well as German.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice in Zurich's Kreis 6 for adults, including autism spectrum assessment in adults and coaching, with assessments and therapy offered in English and German, on site or online.
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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.
Solo practice for psychoanalysis and psychotherapy with an office in Zurich-Seefeld and one in Zug, stating therapy in English, Portuguese, Spanish and German, with a site in four languages.
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Is this your business?Zurich group practice offering psychotherapy and counselling in English, in person or online, led by a licensed clinical psychologist; includes short free intro calls.
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Is this your business?Solo practice for analytically oriented psychotherapy in Zurich-Hottingen for children, adolescents and adults; the therapist's native language is English.
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Is this your business?Private psychotherapy practice on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse for trauma therapy with EMDR and for couples therapy, with English and Finnish pages, plus supervision for professionals, in person or online.
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Is this your business?Solo practice in Zurich-Enge combining Gestalt therapy by a state-recognised psychotherapist with Shiatsu, with a full English version of the website.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice near Zurich main station for children, adolescents and young adults up to 30, with parent counselling and family sessions, and an English page describing the offer.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Hottingen for adults, adolescents and young adults with a psychodynamic approach, whose therapist states he is happy to hold sessions in English.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy, couples therapy, coaching and supervision practice near Zurich main station, with a full English version of the website, run by a federally recognised psychotherapist.
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Is this your business?Non-profit counselling centre for parents and children in Zurich (since 1983); the team works in German, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Is this your business?Solo cognitive behavioural psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Industriequartier for adults, run by a business psychologist, with an English version of the site and therapy offered in English and German.
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Is this your business?Group practice of psychiatrists and psychotherapists in Zurich-Seefeld (Kreis 8) for adults and adolescents, with English listed among its working languages depending on the clinician.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Hottingen, with a second room in Kreis 8 on Tuesdays, offering cognitive behavioural and schema therapy for adults, with an English page and therapy in English.
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Is this your business?Solo body psychotherapy (IBP) practice at Praxis Rigiblick in Zurich-Unterstrass for adults, couples and adolescents from 16, with a full English version of the website.
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Is this your business?Solo cognitive behavioural psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Unterstrass for adults and couples, with an English version of the website, located within a psychiatric practice.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice in Zurich-Oerlikon for adults, couples and families, stating that sessions are offered in German, English and French and that English-speaking clients are welcome.
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Is this your business?Group practice of psychiatrists and a federally recognised psychotherapist in Zurich-Oberstrass for children, adolescents and adults; several team members list English.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice in Zurich's Kreis 4 for individuals and couples, with sessions in English, remote sessions and therapy for adolescents from 16.
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Is this your business?Psychotherapy practice in Zurich; child and adolescent therapy in English is offered by Andrea Preiss.
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Is this your business?Argentinian Psychologist. Integrative approach. Individual psychological counselling and emotional support for adolescents, young adults and adults. individual online sessions.
Solo psychoanalytic practice near Zurich's Stadelhofen station, run by a psychotherapist with more than 40 years of experience, offering psychotherapy in German and in English, including EMDR.
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Is this your business?Group practice of four federally recognised psychotherapists in Zurich-Höngg for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, with English listed as a language on the team members' pages.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy and coaching practice in Zurich's Kreis 6 and in Lucerne, with an English page on psychotherapy and couples therapy for expats and international couples.
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Is this your business?Solo psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice near Zurich main station and the university, with an English version of the website and sessions in German and English.
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Is this your business?Solo psychotherapy practice in Zurich's old town for individuals, run by a clinical and child and adolescent psychologist, with an English section and German and English spoken fluently.
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Is this your business?Thirty Zurich practices state English on their own websites and have clinicians with a Zurich practice licence in the federal registers: two solo psychiatrists, two group practices that include psychiatrists, and 26 practices of federally recognised psychotherapists. Most are in Zurich's Kreise 1 to 8. The table shows the languages each practice names and what it publishes on availability.
Each entry rests on the practice's own pages (an English version, a team page listing English, or a sentence saying therapy is offered in English) and on the register entry of a clinician named there. PsyReg filters by language only for German, French, Italian and Romansh, so English has to come from the practice (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ).
Seven practices publish something about availability. Barbara Schlup and Daniela Holenstein state that they are not taking new patients (Praxis für Psychotherapie Dr. Barbara Schlup, checked ) (Daniela Holenstein, Psychotherapy and Couples Counselling, checked ), and Roland Weber is fully booked without a waiting list (Roland Weber, Praxis für Psychotherapie & Coaching, checked ). Ana Hermann mentions a wait of about three months (Ana Hermann, Psychoanalytische Praxis, checked ) and Ute Nowotka about six months (Praxis für Psychotherapie Ute Nowotka, checked ). Miriam Brintzinger offers an initial consultation "at short notice" (Miriam Brintzinger, Praxis für Psychotherapie & Coaching, checked ). Curanima marks each therapist as accepting or not accepting new clients (Curanima GmbH, checked ). The other practices state nothing on availability.
| Practice | Area | Languages (as stated) | New patients (as published) | Out-of-hours |
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| Ana Hermann, Psychoanalytische Praxis | Hottingen (8032) | English, German, Portuguese | Waiting time of about three months (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Carmen Alexe, Psychotherapy in Zürich | Hottingen (8032) | English, Spanish, Romanian | Not stated | Not stated |
| Catherine Wüthrich, Psychotherapy in Zürich | Wiedikon (8003) | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| COPE – Praxis für Psychotherapie | Old town (8001) | English, German, Italian | Not stated | Website lists Aerztefon, KIZ, 143 |
| Curanima GmbH (three Zurich sites) | Hottingen, Balgrist (8032, 8008) | English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Albanian | Marks per therapist whether accepting (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Daniela Holenstein, Psychotherapy and Couples Counselling | Hottingen (8032) | English, German, Spanish | Not accepting new clients (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Dr. Markus Fäh, Psychoanalytic Practice | Old town (8001) | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dr. med. Edoardo Caboni (psychiatrist) | Seefeld (8008) | English, German, Italian, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dr. med. Patrick Bischofberger (psychiatrist) | Kreis 7 (8044) | English, German | Not stated | Website lists Aerztefon, KIZ, university hospital |
| Eveline Frey, Psychotherapy | Kreis 6 (8006) | English, German | Not stated | Website lists KIZ, Aerztefon, 144 |
| InsLife – Praxis für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse | Seefeld (8008) | English, Portuguese, Spanish, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| June Rogivue, Psychotherapy Practice | Hottingen (8032) | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Kinnunen Privatpraxis | Bahnhofstrasse (8001) | German, English, Finnish | Not stated | Not stated |
| Kinsperger Shiatsu & Gestaltarbeit | Enge (8002) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
| Martina Heeren, Psychotherapeutische Praxis | Kreis 5 (8005) | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| minerva17 | Praxis für Psychotherapie (Jan-Erik Grebe) | Hottingen (8032) | English, German | Not stated | Website lists Aerztefon, hospital emergency, KIZ, 143 |
| Miriam Brintzinger, Praxis für Psychotherapie & Coaching | Kreis 6 (8006) | German, English | Initial consultation "at short notice" (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Praxis am Klingenpark – Sara Whitehouse | Kreis 5 (8005) | English, German | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Bellerive (psychiatrists and psychotherapists) | Seefeld (8008) | English, German, French | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Chantal Rechsteiner | Hottingen (8032) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis Dr. Esslen – Body-Psychotherapy IBP | Kreis 6 (8006) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie Dr. Barbara Schlup | Unterstrass (8006) | German, English | Not accepting new patients (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Praxis für Psychotherapie Ute Nowotka | Oerlikon (8050) | German, English, French | Waiting time of about six months (Oct 2026) | Not stated |
| Praxis im Sonneggschloss (psychiatrists and a psychotherapist) | Oberstrass (8006) | English, German, Czech | Not stated | One clinician's website lists emergency numbers |
| Praxis Margulies – Frank Margulies | Kreis 4 (8004) | English, German | Not stated | Website lists KIZ, 144, 143 |
| Psychoanalytische Praxis Zürich, Nikolaus von Luckner | Stadelhofen (8001) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
| Psychotherapie Höngg | Höngg (8049) | English, German, Portuguese, French | Not stated | Website lists KIZ, children's psychiatric emergency, hospital |
| Roland Weber, Praxis für Psychotherapie & Coaching | Kreis 6 (8057), also Lucerne | English, German, Spanish | Fully booked, no waiting list (Oct 2026) | Contact page lists emergency numbers |
| Salome Lienert, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis | Kreis 6 (8006) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tanja Rom, Psychotherapie | Old town (8001) | German, English | Not stated | Not stated |
As published by each practice on its own website, checked 21 October 2026; availability changes.
For a psychiatric emergency that is not life-threatening, the Aerztefon (0800 33 66 55) answers around the clock across the canton of Zurich, and the Crisis Intervention Centre KIZ takes calls on 058 384 65 00. When a life is at risk, the number is 144. Heart2Heart, the English line, is 0800 143 000, 6 to 11 pm.
Practices rarely publish out-of-hours arrangements. 8 of the 30 list emergency numbers on their websites, as the table shows; the others state nothing.
Yes, in two ways. A psychiatrist's psychotherapy is a doctor's service under basic insurance. A psychologist's psychotherapy has been covered since 1 July 2022 on a doctor's prescription, up to 15 sessions each, with the insurer's approval after 30, if the psychotherapist is admitted. The deductible and the 10% share, capped at CHF 700 a year, apply.
To bill basic insurance, a psychotherapist needs a cantonal licence, three years of clinical experience and an independent practice (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), checked ) (Fedlex, SR 832.102, checked ).
Six practices in the table publish a private rate: CHF 160 an hour at Ute Nowotka (Praxis für Psychotherapie Ute Nowotka, checked ), CHF 170 for 50 minutes at Miriam Brintzinger and Barbara Schlup (Miriam Brintzinger, Praxis für Psychotherapie & Coaching, checked ) (Praxis für Psychotherapie Dr. Barbara Schlup, checked ), CHF 180 for 60 minutes at Michaela Esslen (Praxis Dr. Esslen, checked ), from CHF 180 at Kinnunen Privatpraxis (Kinnunen Privatpraxis, checked ) and CHF 200 for 60 minutes at Martina Heeren (Martina Heeren, Psychotherapeutische Praxis, checked ).
A psychologist holds a recognised psychology degree. A psychotherapist adds a federal postgraduate title and needs a licence from the canton where they work to practise on their own responsibility. A psychiatrist is a doctor with the specialist title in psychiatry and psychotherapy. PsyReg lists psychologists and shows licences; MedReg lists doctors. Counsellors and coaches hold no federal title.
The Psychology Professions Act protects the title psychologist and sets five federal postgraduate titles, one of them psychotherapy; practising psychotherapy on one's own responsibility requires a cantonal licence (Fedlex, SR 935.81, checked ). A holder of the psychotherapy title may call themselves a federally recognised psychotherapist (Fedlex, SR 935.811, checked ).
PsyReg has been public since 1 August 2017 and shows titles, whether a licence is held and any restrictions (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), checked ). Psychiatrists appear in MedReg, with the specialist title and the cantons where a licence is granted (Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH/BAG), Health Professions platform, checked ). Every practice in the table has at least one clinician with a Zurich licence in one of the two registers. Counsellors and coaches without a federal title are not listed.
No. PsyReg filters by language only for German, French, Italian and Romansh. The English statements here come from the practices' own websites; PsyReg and MedReg confirm the title and the Zurich licence.
It varies. Barbara Schlup and Daniela Holenstein state that they are not, Roland Weber is fully booked, Ana Hermann mentions about three months' wait and Ute Nowotka about six. Curanima marks each therapist. Most state nothing.
Yes, since 1 July 2022, on a doctor's prescription, if the psychotherapist is licensed by the canton and admitted to bill basic insurance. One prescription covers up to 15 sessions; the insurer's approval is needed after 30. A psychiatrist's psychotherapy needs no separate prescription.
The Aerztefon, 0800 33 66 55, is free and answers around the clock. The Crisis Intervention Centre KIZ is on 058 384 65 00. When a life is at risk, the number is 144.
Yes. Heart2Heart, the English line of 143, is 0800 143 000, open 6 pm to 11 pm, by phone only. 143 itself answers around the clock in German, French and Italian.
Six practices on this page publish a rate, from CHF 160 an hour to CHF 200 for 60 minutes. Each practice sets its own price.
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