I know how difficult and stressful it can be for parents and families when their own child is suffering – and dealing with this in a foreign country and an unfamiliar healthcare system can make it even harder. This information package explains, in English, what my practice offers, how psychotherapy for children and adolescents works in Germany, and what you can expect from the first contact onwards.

In my private practice I offer individual help, diagnostic assessment and comprehensive cognitive-behavioural treatment for emotional problems, developmental disorders and mental health conditions. I support children, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 21 – and work closely with their families to develop lasting solutions.

Please get in touch if you have been worried for some time about your child’s behaviour, mood or development and would like professional help. I offer initial consultations, acute therapy (short-term support in a crisis involving severe and acute distress), and short-term and long-term therapy in individual sessions.

Joachim Radtke – child and adolescent psychotherapist (behavioural therapy / CBT)

I am a state-licensed child and adolescent psychotherapist (Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeut) specialising in behavioural therapy, and I have been working with young people for many years. The foundation of my work is transparency, respect, and meeting you and your child at eye level. My goal is to build a trusting relationship together – the basis for lasting change.

Beyond my practice, I am committed to sharing knowledge and shaping the therapeutic field:

• Head of institute & lecturer at the Institut für Verhaltenstherapie Berlin (IVB)
• Lecturer at various institutions (incl. BELTZ – Therapietools, AWP Berlin, AOP – Online Akademie für Psychotherapie, AWKV, Save the Children e.V.)
• Member of the KJHG commission of the Berlin Chamber of Psychotherapists (Psychotherapeutenkammer Berlin)
• Board member of Jugendwohnen im Kiez e.V.
• Author and developer of therapy materials, including the card set “Karas große Reise” (Beltz, 2023) on talking with children about flight and migration