How to find an English-speaking therapist in Munich

KV Bayern's coordination service

The Koordinationsstelle Psychotherapie of the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (KVB) passes on the addresses of therapists who have told it they have free places. KVB lists two situations to call about: you've had your Sprechstunde and are looking for a therapist for trial sessions or ongoing therapy, or you need a therapist with a particular skill, a foreign language for example. The number is 0921 88099-40410, Monday to Thursday 8:00 to 17:00 and Friday 8:00 to 13:00, and calls are treated confidentially. An appointment you then make with a practice is binding, so cancel promptly if you can't go.

Search by language yourself

The practitioner search at arztsuche.116117.de lists every Kassensitz practice in Munich. Enter your postcode, filter by Psychotherapie and then by Fremdsprachen, and choose English. The search of the Deutsche Psychotherapeutenvereinigung at dptv.de has a language filter too, and can also show private practices that work through Kostenerstattung. Neither tells you who has capacity this week, which is the gap the Koordinationsstelle fills.

What 116117 does in Bavaria

KVB also runs Bavaria's Terminservicestelle. On 116117 or online at 116117-termine.de, it arranges a Sprechstunde, Akutbehandlung or an urgent trial session for publicly insured patients, and has to offer you an appointment within a week. KVB is clear that you can't choose the therapist and that the practice may be a longer trip away, and it suggests asking your preferred practice first. Use it to get your Sprechstunde and PTV 11 quickly, not to find an English-speaking therapist.

How long the wait is in Munich

KV Bayern measures the wait from the first Sprechstunde to the start of approved therapy, using billing data. For people who started therapy in 2021, the median was 97 days across Bavaria and 82 days in Munich, while parts of Oberfranken and the Oberpfalz were above 130 days. KVB's update of June 2026 puts the Bavarian median for 2025 at 108 days, up from 93 in 2019, and longer for under-18s and people over 60. There's no published Munich figure for 2025 yet, but the trend points the same way: plan for months rather than weeks, and start several searches at the same time.

University clinics

The Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz of LMU, at Leopoldstraße 44, offers cognitive behavioural therapy for adults, with a focus on trauma-related disorders. Its phone line is only staffed at set hours, which are listed on its website. As with any clinic, ask directly whether it can treat you in English and how long its waiting list is.

If you need help now

The Krisendienst Psychiatrie for Bavaria answers on 0800 655 3000, free of charge and around the clock, and can send a team out to you if needed. It offers phone counselling with interpreters in more than 120 languages, so ask for English when you call. In an emergency, call 112.