Berlin
Startups, creative work and a large English-speaking bubble. Easy to arrive, harder to settle: short contracts, apartment hunts and a social life that's busy without being close.
In Germany · online · in English
English-speaking anxiety coaching in Germany.
Practical, CBT-based anxiety coaching by video for internationals in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and anywhere in Germany. It suits you if you’re coping, but stretched by worry, overthinking, work pressure or a move that turned out harder than it looked.
Sessions are in English, on the same time zone, with skills you practise between sessions. No waiting list, no German needed. It’s coaching, not psychotherapy.
In short
Yes, there is an English-speaking anxiety coach who works online with internationals in Germany. Rose Markotic teaches CBT-based anxiety skills by video to clients in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and elsewhere. It’s structured skills coaching for people who are coping but stretched, not psychotherapy, and the first 20-minute call is free.
Across Germany
Different cities, familiar pressures.
What brought you here, and where you landed, shapes what you’re dealing with.
Munich
Corporate, engineering and high living costs. Many internationals here are doing well on paper while running on worry underneath, with family and friends a flight away.
Frankfurt & Hamburg
Finance, consulting, logistics and media. Long hours, high expectations, and the quiet strain of building a life in a second language, even when work is in English.
Common patterns
Three patterns common among internationals here.
- 1. Paperwork dread.The Bürgeramt appointment, the Ausländerbehörde wait, the letter you haven’t opened. Coaching doesn’t touch the file, but the avoidance and catastrophising around it are very workable.
- 2. Work stress heading toward burnout.High standards, long hours and no obvious place to put it down. The skills are about noticing the build-up early and changing what you do with it.
- 3. The long winter and the language wall.Dark months, quiet Sundays and the effort of a second language can make isolation creep in. The work is building routines and connection that actually hold.
Coach, or something else?
Which kind of help you actually need.
This is skills coaching for people who are coping but stretched. It is not psychotherapy and does not address mental illness, which in Germany is the work of licensed professionals. If your anxiety is severe, getting worse, or affecting your ability to work, your Hausarzt (GP) is the usual first step. Rose will say so on the free call if that’s the better fit.
Auf Deutsch: Coaching ist keine Heilkunde und keine Psychotherapie im Sinne des Heilpraktikergesetzes oder des Psychotherapeutengesetzes. Rose stellt keine Diagnosen und behandelt keine psychischen Erkrankungen. Bei einer (möglichen) Angststörung, Depression oder anderen Erkrankung wende dich an deine Hausarztpraxis oder an eine approbierte Psychotherapeutin bzw. einen approbierten Psychotherapeuten (Terminservice 116 117).
Rose’s path here runs through more than a decade of clinical training and practice — graduate training at Santa Clara University and years inside Dr. David Burns’ TEAM-CBT group at Stanford, the home of the measurement-driven framework.
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Practical
For clients in Germany.
- —English, online. No German needed and no waiting list.
- —Same time zone. CET, so before-work, lunchtime and evening slots are easy.
- —Euro prices, posted up front. €180–€220 per 50-min session in a package, or €250 for a single session. The 90-minute intake on its own is €396.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Is there an English-speaking anxiety coach in Berlin?
- Yes. Rose Markotic works online with internationals in Berlin and across Germany, teaching CBT-based anxiety skills by video in the structured TEAM-CBT form she practised for years in Dr. David Burns' group at Stanford. Sessions are in English. It's coaching, not psychotherapy, and the first 20-minute call is free.
- Is coaching the same as psychotherapy in Germany?
- No. In Germany psychotherapy is a regulated profession for people with mental illness. Coaching is practical skills work for people who are coping but stretched, with no diagnosis. If what you need is clinical care, start with your Hausarzt, and Rose will tell you on the first call if that's the better route.
- Do I need to speak German?
- No. Sessions are entirely in English, and you book directly with no referral.
- What does it cost?
- Prices are in euros and posted up front: €180–€220 per 50-min session in a package, or €250 for a single session with no commitment. The 90-minute intake on its own is €396, credited in full toward a package if you continue within 30 days. The Discovery Call is free.
- How do I start?
- Book a free 20-minute Discovery Call: no card, no commitment. You talk through what's going on and Rose tells you honestly whether coaching fits.
Not ready to book a call?
What kind of stuck are you?
- Transition
- Identity strain
- High-functioning
- Decision fatigue
- Baseline shift
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