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Apply for a license to practice as a psychological psychotherapist

Service Description

After successfully completing your training at a state-recognized training center for psychotherapy in Thuringia and passing the state examination, you can apply for a license to practice as a psychological psychotherapist. Once your license to practice is granted, you are entitled to practice the profession of psychological psychotherapist in Germany independently and on your own responsibility. The licensing procedure takes place for all those who began their studies before September 1, 2020 and have successfully completed their training by September 1, 2032.

The license to practice is granted for an unlimited period of time, may not be subject to ancillary provisions and is valid for the entire Federal Republic of Germany.

Process flow

  • You submit the application for a license, including all required documents, to the competent authority
  • The competent licensing authority checks the content, form and completeness of the documents submitted and whether the legal requirements for granting a license have been met
  • The competent licensing authority will request any missing, incorrect or insufficient evidence.
  • The competent licensing authority will check the licensing requirements once all documents have been received in full.
  • Once the examination has been successfully completed, you will be issued with a certificate of licensure together with a notification of costs against acknowledgement of receipt or formally delivered.

Competent authority

The Thuringian State Administration Office - Department 720 Healthcare Professions, State Examination Office is responsible.

Requirements

The license to practice as a psychological psychotherapist is granted upon application if you:

  • have completed the prescribed training and passed the state examination
  • have not been guilty of any conduct that makes you unworthy or unreliable to practise the profession
  • are not unfit in terms of health to practise the profession

Which documents are required?

  • Written application
  • Curriculum vitae in tabular form
  • Birth/parentage certificate or a current extract from the parents' family register/birth register
  • Marriage certificate/change of name certificate, if applicable
  • Proof of identity
  • official certificate of good conduct (document type O - for submission to an authority), which must not have been issued more than one month prior to submission
  • Declaration as to whether the applicant is the subject of pending criminal proceedings or a public prosecutor's investigation
  • Medical certificate, which must not be older than one month, stating that the applicant is not medically unfit to practise the profession
  • The certificate of the state examination for psychological psychotherapists

What are the fees?

Administrative fees and expenses are charged for the issuing of the license, the preparation of certifications and duplicates.

Both the processing of the application and the rejection of the application, as well as the withdrawal of the application before final processing are subject to a fee!

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You do not have to observe any statutory deadlines when submitting your application. However, the certificate of good conduct to be sent by the Federal Office of Justice and the medical certificate must not be older than 1 month upon receipt. The application for a license to practice may not be submitted earlier than 4 weeks before the last examination date.

Processing duration

The processing time varies and depends on various factors. Final processing is only possible after receipt of the last application document. A decision on the application must be made no later than 3 months after submission of all documents.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Objection, administrative court action

Appeal

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No, but possible by prior appointment

What else should I know?

Detailed information, in particular on foreign documents and further formal requirements to be observed, as well as all necessary forms are provided on the website of the Thuringian State Office of Administration.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Administration Office

Professionally released on

27.03.2024

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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