initial consultation

Initial consultation with a Egon Molineus in Hamburg Altona Ottensen und Plön Holstein – what can I expect?

The initial consultation with Egon Molineus is a psychotherapeutic intake session for clarifying your concerns. It lasts 50 minutes and is the first step before a possible collaboration in the context of outpatient psychotherapy or counselling and coaching. It is not a treatment, but a structured, professional clarification.

What happens during the initial consultation?

The session provides a structured assessment of your concerns, an initial diagnostic or counselling-related classification, and a professionally grounded recommendation for next steps. For concerns in the area of psychotherapy, it is assessed whether psychotherapeutic treatment is indicated, whether a cognitive behavioural approach is appropriate, and whether a productive working relationship can be established. For concerns in the area of counselling and coaching, goals, motivation and willingness to cooperate are reflected upon together.

Is the initial consultation a treatment?

No. This session is not a treatment. It is the entry point into a structured, work-oriented clarification and collaboration.

What is discussed during the initial consultation?

The following content is covered verbally in a binding manner, after the prospective client has made contact via the enquiry form on the website and has subsequently received, read, electronically signed and returned the registration form by email.

Informed consent and framework conditions: mutual data protection and confidentiality, fees according to GOÄ or private contract, self-payment in all cases, cancellation fee for short-notice cancellations or non-attendance, communication rules (email exclusively for organisational purposes, no therapeutic or personal content), legal distinction between psychotherapy and counselling and coaching, as well as a structured working approach with goal orientation, binding process work and tasks between sessions.

Exclusion of acute crises: In cases of acute risk of self-harm or harm to others, outpatient psychotherapeutic care at this practice is not possible. In such cases, a medical emergency unit or a psychiatric clinic must be contacted.

Diagnostic assessment for psychotherapeutic needs: Collection of current symptoms and stressors, as well as an orientating assessment according to ICD to determine a possible indication for psychotherapy.

Clarification of concerns for counselling and coaching: Structured exploration of personal, professional and interpersonal topics without clinical significance, with the aim of jointly assessing goals, ways of working, and readiness for change and active engagement.

Care recommendation: Information about psychotherapy as well as counselling and coaching, recommendation of suitable services, or referral to further options if no indication is present.

What are the prerequisites for working together?

A prerequisite for any form of collaboration is a high level of motivation for change and willingness to work, as well as the readiness to take full personal responsibility for the development process. The practice provides structured, professional support for this. The actual change takes place in everyday life.

How do I arrange an initial consultation with a psychotherapist in Hamburg?

The first step is to make contact via the enquiry form on this website. A registration form will then be sent by email, which must be read, electronically signed and returned to the practice. Only then will an appointment offer be sent.