Dear client,

I am an experienced psychologist (PhD) based in Barcelona and Düsseldorf and I am happy to support you on your path to greater well-being and personal growth.

Thank you for your interest in me and my practice in Barcelona.

On the following pages, you will find out which areas of treatment I specialise in and which services are available at my practice.

Sometimes it happens that you cannot find a solution to a problem or feel that things cannot go on like this. As an experienced therapist, I will respond to your problems with empathy and care – and we will use the best techniques available to find a solution that suits you and provides lasting help.

Find out more here about the most modern and effective therapy and coaching methods that offer more than weeks of talking about problems without results or improvement. I always work according to the latest scientific research.

The first session is completely non-binding and free of charge for you. Afterwards, we will see whether a solution is possible within a short period of time or whether longer-term work is required.

I look forward to your call. I will be happy to take the time to answer your questions.

Yours sincerely, Dr Dipl.-Pych. Didi Schmidt, PhD

Ideally, a good therapist should work with methods from various modern ‘schools of therapy’, depending on the problem and patient type. However, these should be scientifically recognised and effective; these are primarily behavioural and solution-oriented techniques. Psychodynamic techniques can also bring optimal success if they are solution-oriented.

Scientific therapy research has shown that, in addition to an empathetic therapeutic relationship and sufficient social contacts for the patient/client, the following four factors ensure successful therapy:

- Active solution-oriented help in overcoming problems: active encouragement to try out and practise helpful patterns of behaviour and thinking

- Resource activation: Utilisation of the strengths of the patient and their social environment (context)

- Being able to talk about the problem openly and calmly: Difficulties may be expressed clearly and with emotional authenticity in therapy. The therapist should understand the patient's suffering.

- Seeing inner dynamics more clearly: Gaining insight into and understanding of inner psychological dynamics. Learning to deal with these inner dynamics.

In our therapeutic work, all these factors are taken into account in order to achieve the best possible therapeutic results in the shortest possible time, restoring your balance with yourself and the world...