Depression Therapists in Lucerne
My expertise includes anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, eating disorders, and procrastination, as well as couples and family support.
I am a global therapist working within an international company and in private practice in Switzerland, offering personalized in-person and online counseling. I support company employees, individuals, couples, and parents of children and adolescents, including guidance in positive parenting. My work focuses on emotional well-being, resilience, and personal growth. I provide services in English, drawing on strong academic foundations and extensive practical experience. Each session is tailored to the client’s unique story. I create a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings.
My expertise includes anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, eating disorders, and procrastination, as well as couples and family support.
I am a global therapist working within an international company and in private practice in Switzerland, offering personalized in-person and online counseling. I support company employees, individuals, couples, and parents of children and adolescents, including guidance in positive parenting. My work focuses on emotional well-being, resilience, and personal growth. I provide services in English, drawing on strong academic foundations and extensive practical experience. Each session is tailored to the client’s unique story. I create a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings.
I am a BACP registered psychodynamic psychotherapist with experience of working for the NHS as an honorary psychotherapist and also in private practice in London and Switzerland. I offer open-ended and short-term therapy both in person and online.
I am a BACP registered psychodynamic psychotherapist with experience of working for the NHS as an honorary psychotherapist and also in private practice in London and Switzerland. I offer open-ended and short-term therapy both in person and online.
My ideal client is someone struggling with stress, anxiety or low mood who is ready to make a change. You feel stuck in negative thought patterns and want to break free from the cycle. Your goal is to build confidence, find balance, and live a more fulfilling life. You are seeking tools to manage your emotions and strategies to change unhelpful behaviours. You want to understand yourself better and are motivated to put in the work to create lasting positive change.
My ideal client is someone struggling with stress, anxiety or low mood who is ready to make a change. You feel stuck in negative thought patterns and want to break free from the cycle. Your goal is to build confidence, find balance, and live a more fulfilling life. You are seeking tools to manage your emotions and strategies to change unhelpful behaviours. You want to understand yourself better and are motivated to put in the work to create lasting positive change.
I am committed to support those who want to observe their life from a different perspective. Committed to working on your well-being and mental health. Through listening and reflection, an encounter takes place that enables creativity and change. For young adults, adults and couples.
I am committed to support those who want to observe their life from a different perspective. Committed to working on your well-being and mental health. Through listening and reflection, an encounter takes place that enables creativity and change. For young adults, adults and couples.
Licensed Psychologist, CBT-Trained & ACT-Focused.
For the past 13 years, I have been accompanying amazing humans on their incredible journeys. My work is rooted in psychology and research, and I combine evidence-based practices, clear strategies and tools with an empathic, authentic attitude.
Licensed Psychologist, CBT-Trained & ACT-Focused.
For the past 13 years, I have been accompanying amazing humans on their incredible journeys. My work is rooted in psychology and research, and I combine evidence-based practices, clear strategies and tools with an empathic, authentic attitude.
You are struggling to live a fulfilling life, yet you are not sure what is going on. You might have given it a name, yet it does not help. You might not know at the beginning that your presenting problem is only the surface. We will look together much deeper, at what brought you to that: at your personality.
You are struggling to live a fulfilling life, yet you are not sure what is going on. You might have given it a name, yet it does not help. You might not know at the beginning that your presenting problem is only the surface. We will look together much deeper, at what brought you to that: at your personality.
We experience difficulties in different ways. Often people seek therapy when they have been feeling feeling more anxious, stressed or frustrated more than usual, sometimes indicating a life transition such as relationship problems or difficulties at work. At other times clients get in touch when they noticed that something does not feel good but are still unsure of the reasons that may lie beneath and are keen to develop insight. We will build a shared understanding of current difficulties, and together will identify your hopes, goals and needsI draw from psychological evidence-based approaches to inform your unique treatment plan.
We experience difficulties in different ways. Often people seek therapy when they have been feeling feeling more anxious, stressed or frustrated more than usual, sometimes indicating a life transition such as relationship problems or difficulties at work. At other times clients get in touch when they noticed that something does not feel good but are still unsure of the reasons that may lie beneath and are keen to develop insight. We will build a shared understanding of current difficulties, and together will identify your hopes, goals and needsI draw from psychological evidence-based approaches to inform your unique treatment plan.
Was it curiosity that brought you here? Or perhaps pain, confusion, fear? All of You are welcome here. Years ago, life took me on a journey to find connection and authenticity. It was a gift of being human. There, I learned to embrace the light and dark aspects of myself. I now guide you to explore your body, heart-centered relationships, and authentic expression through touch, breathwork, sound, movement, compassionate inquiry, herbalism, and psychedelic consciousness. I guided hundreds of people in sessions and groups to connect to their deep truth and purpose.
Was it curiosity that brought you here? Or perhaps pain, confusion, fear? All of You are welcome here. Years ago, life took me on a journey to find connection and authenticity. It was a gift of being human. There, I learned to embrace the light and dark aspects of myself. I now guide you to explore your body, heart-centered relationships, and authentic expression through touch, breathwork, sound, movement, compassionate inquiry, herbalism, and psychedelic consciousness. I guided hundreds of people in sessions and groups to connect to their deep truth and purpose.
I specialize in difficulties with emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and the relationship with oneself. I help my clients get in touch with their inner child, learn how to listen to their emotions, validate them, and autoregulate in a safe, healthy way. I also help them with escaping vicious circles. To do so, we work together on the problematic behaviors and beliefs relying on openness, kindness, and lack of judgment. I am sensitive to difficulties encountered by sexual minorities LGBTQ+, neurodivergent adults and expats.
I specialize in difficulties with emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and the relationship with oneself. I help my clients get in touch with their inner child, learn how to listen to their emotions, validate them, and autoregulate in a safe, healthy way. I also help them with escaping vicious circles. To do so, we work together on the problematic behaviors and beliefs relying on openness, kindness, and lack of judgment. I am sensitive to difficulties encountered by sexual minorities LGBTQ+, neurodivergent adults and expats.
Solutions-, strengths-, and future-focused psychologist working with individuals, couples, intending parents, families, and young people on situational stress, anxiety, and depression.
My style is supportive, non-judgemental, and empathic with respectful challenging when appropriate.
I focus on the whole person, their strengths, and the system around them, e.g., family, work, and society. I use tools, visuals, and worksheets to promote deeper insights and self-reflection during and in between sessions.
Solutions-, strengths-, and future-focused psychologist working with individuals, couples, intending parents, families, and young people on situational stress, anxiety, and depression.
My style is supportive, non-judgemental, and empathic with respectful challenging when appropriate.
I focus on the whole person, their strengths, and the system around them, e.g., family, work, and society. I use tools, visuals, and worksheets to promote deeper insights and self-reflection during and in between sessions.
In a therapeutic relationship in which we are ourselves without a social mask and fully present, our brains, the most amazing organs in the universe, are continually shaped. You don't need to succumb to anxiety, stress, and other negative emotions. False fears and wrong beliefs affect all of us, you are not alone. Thoughts are not facts. Once you have become proficient at identifying your automatic thoughts and emotions, you could live the life you love and love the life you live. When thinking about the most meaningful life for yourself, you could also consider your strengths and how to make use of your own great potential.
In a therapeutic relationship in which we are ourselves without a social mask and fully present, our brains, the most amazing organs in the universe, are continually shaped. You don't need to succumb to anxiety, stress, and other negative emotions. False fears and wrong beliefs affect all of us, you are not alone. Thoughts are not facts. Once you have become proficient at identifying your automatic thoughts and emotions, you could live the life you love and love the life you live. When thinking about the most meaningful life for yourself, you could also consider your strengths and how to make use of your own great potential.
A space for personal growth aimed at promoting well-being and enhancing coping strategies for situations such as anxiety, depressive mood, interpersonal issues, low self-esteem, adapting to changes, among others.
My practice follows an integrative approach, adapted to the needs of each individual, informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and elements of third-wave CBT such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based interventions, and Compassion-Focused Therapy.
A space for personal growth aimed at promoting well-being and enhancing coping strategies for situations such as anxiety, depressive mood, interpersonal issues, low self-esteem, adapting to changes, among others.
My practice follows an integrative approach, adapted to the needs of each individual, informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and elements of third-wave CBT such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based interventions, and Compassion-Focused Therapy.
I help people restore the connection between their mind, body, and heart through revealing journeys into the subconscious to heal what is hidden away. To live this one life on earth with ease, as the person you truly are, and with a heart-filling sense of purpose and wholeness. I provide a compassionate and safe space for inner exploration and healing.
I help people restore the connection between their mind, body, and heart through revealing journeys into the subconscious to heal what is hidden away. To live this one life on earth with ease, as the person you truly are, and with a heart-filling sense of purpose and wholeness. I provide a compassionate and safe space for inner exploration and healing.
Have overwhelming events of the past marked your relationships with yourself and the world? Does your present life context trigger difficult emotional reactions, interpersonal or professional challenges? Do you suffer from lingering mental health issues and want to improve your wellbeing? Therapy can provide a safe transformational opportunity to explore and heal what is difficult in your life. My role is to offer you a confidential and non-judgmental space for understanding, processing and learning how to manage unresolved, often conflicting feelings, thoughts and actions which impact quality of your life and relationships.
Have overwhelming events of the past marked your relationships with yourself and the world? Does your present life context trigger difficult emotional reactions, interpersonal or professional challenges? Do you suffer from lingering mental health issues and want to improve your wellbeing? Therapy can provide a safe transformational opportunity to explore and heal what is difficult in your life. My role is to offer you a confidential and non-judgmental space for understanding, processing and learning how to manage unresolved, often conflicting feelings, thoughts and actions which impact quality of your life and relationships.
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If you are seeking a life filled with meaning, health, joy, and personal growth, or you are grappling with challenges such as anxiety, depression, work transitions, and relationship difficulties - let's work together towards creating a life where you feel better, think clearer and perform at your best, with elevated level of energy, clarity, calm and motivation.
Recognizing the link between mental and physical well-being, I use a blend of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis, Nutritional Therapy, and lifestyle modifications to craft a strategy tailored to your unique needs. We work with thoughts and emotions alongside actionable steps to improve your body's health aiming to elevate your overall wellbeing.
If you are seeking a life filled with meaning, health, joy, and personal growth, or you are grappling with challenges such as anxiety, depression, work transitions, and relationship difficulties - let's work together towards creating a life where you feel better, think clearer and perform at your best, with elevated level of energy, clarity, calm and motivation.
Recognizing the link between mental and physical well-being, I use a blend of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis, Nutritional Therapy, and lifestyle modifications to craft a strategy tailored to your unique needs. We work with thoughts and emotions alongside actionable steps to improve your body's health aiming to elevate your overall wellbeing.
Online Therapists
I am a native English speaker that specializes in working with individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship conflict, emotional disconnection, or strain due to major life changes, traumatic events or illness. My clients often need help understanding unhelpful patterns, dealing with difficult relationship situations, improving relationship communication or repairing after conflict. My goal is to ensure that all therapy participants feel heard and develop tools to build safer, more connected relationships that can better withstand their specific challenges.
I am a native English speaker that specializes in working with individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship conflict, emotional disconnection, or strain due to major life changes, traumatic events or illness. My clients often need help understanding unhelpful patterns, dealing with difficult relationship situations, improving relationship communication or repairing after conflict. My goal is to ensure that all therapy participants feel heard and develop tools to build safer, more connected relationships that can better withstand their specific challenges.
Are you struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, relationship problems, or sexual issues?
Are you struggling at the moment? Are you finding it hard to navigate life's challenges on your own? Sometimes the distress and sticking points that we experience are symptoms of disruptions in our lives. The origins of our difficulties can be rooted in our childhood when we had to fragment ourselves and adapt to our environments to cope with challenges. Struggles might also come from unanswered questions about our purpose in life and meaning. Together we will build a therapeutic relationship that will become the agent of change in your life.
Are you struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, relationship problems, or sexual issues?
Are you struggling at the moment? Are you finding it hard to navigate life's challenges on your own? Sometimes the distress and sticking points that we experience are symptoms of disruptions in our lives. The origins of our difficulties can be rooted in our childhood when we had to fragment ourselves and adapt to our environments to cope with challenges. Struggles might also come from unanswered questions about our purpose in life and meaning. Together we will build a therapeutic relationship that will become the agent of change in your life.
I support clients of all ages who are currently struggling with their psychological well-being. I have experience of working with children, teenagers, young adults, adults and couples both in school and therapeutic settings.
I support clients of all ages who are currently struggling with their psychological well-being. I have experience of working with children, teenagers, young adults, adults and couples both in school and therapeutic settings.
I am a solution-focused clinical hypnotherapist and professional counsellor, and I have been helping people overcome personal struggles since 2016. I specialise in supporting people with anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, and autoimmune conditions. I have a particular affinity to working with teenagers, after overcoming debilitating panic attacks and low self-esteem as an adolescent myself. All ages are welcome!
I am a solution-focused clinical hypnotherapist and professional counsellor, and I have been helping people overcome personal struggles since 2016. I specialise in supporting people with anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, and autoimmune conditions. I have a particular affinity to working with teenagers, after overcoming debilitating panic attacks and low self-esteem as an adolescent myself. All ages are welcome!
About Saeed Behckam: •Master degree in Clinical Psychology •Member of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) •American Psychological Association (APA)Besides English language I also welcome people of Persian/Farsi language.
About Saeed Behckam: •Master degree in Clinical Psychology •Member of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) •American Psychological Association (APA)Besides English language I also welcome people of Persian/Farsi language.
Depression Counsellors
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.