Psychiatric Treatment
DEFINED HOLISTICALLY, APPLIED MORE INDIVIDUALLY
Perhaps you yourself have made the decision to get out of your comfort zone. Or perhaps circumstances – personal misfortunes, professional setbacks – may be forcing you to do so. Gordian Knot can act as your sparring partner when it comes to getting yourself used to new situations. So you can overcome hurdles. So you can make the most of your potential at all times. To help you achieve your goals. With the help of your personality and the precise use of your skills. The word ‘practice’ at Gordian Knot primarily means one thing: the opposite of dry theory.
WITH YOU, FOR YOU – HOW GORDIAN KNOT WORKS
The path to your goal is always individual, but success also requires a fixed procedure. First of all, we work with you to define a clear and achievable goal. This is followed by determining the right therapist: Lena or Johannes. Based on your goal, we will then make a plan of action in terms of content and scheduling. In doing so, we will also identify the supplementary service(s) that best meet your individual needs in combination with traditional talk therapy.
Once you have reached your defined goal, we will only consider our work finished when you wish it. Because we step up to accompany you on your journey forward. For your long-term success. According to our maxim: ‘panta rhei’ – everything flows.
Standard-therapie
Statutory health insurance
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CAREER COACHING
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
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COUPLES’ THERAPY
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THERAPY FOR UNUSUAL TENDENCIES
Additional services
Statutory health insurance
Additional services
CAREER COACHING
Together, we set clear career goals and develop strategies to achieve them. Identify and overcome obstacles together with us. Do you work at the executive level? As long-standing managers at the University Hospital, we understand the special challenges you face. Our solutions strengthen your leadership skills and maximise your professional success.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Do you have the feeling that you can no longer use your energy effectively? Are you trapped in routines but afraid to take a step in the wrong direction? Experience clarity and the fulfilment of your ambitions once more. We help you find your bearings, especially during difficult life transitions.
We work with you to analyse behavioural patterns in order to promote positive developments. We help you define clear goals and increase your mental strength so you can face challenges confidently and effectively. How to shape your future life positively.
COUPLES’ THERAPY
Has living together as partners in life become extremely stressful? Is there a lack of trust, understanding and recognition? Do you keep quarrelling over the same issues again and again? Gordian Knot creates a secure, neutral and structured environment to explore the unique perspectives in your relationship. If you would prefer to discuss a relationship problem alone, or if your partner does not feel ready for couples therapy, please make use of our one-to-one consultations. We also support couples who have already decided to separate in order to achieve a good and fair solution for all parties involved.
THERAPY FOR UNUSUAL TENDENCIES
Do you have particular inclinations that are not socially acceptable? Does your fetish lead to problems in your relationship or in your daily life? Are you afraid of harming others by living out your fantasies? Do you see it risking your image? Thanks to our psychiatric training and experience, we can offer you professional therapies in this area, too. Nothing human is foreign to us. And, of course, when it comes to this issue, as with any other, we guarantee absolute discretion.
FIELDS OF THERAPY
At Gordian Knot, you can find help and support, even if your issue seems difficult and complex. We can get you oriented together, even in critical life transitions. We work with you to analyse behavioural patterns in order to promote positive developments. You will experience clarity and fulfil your ambitions.
GENDER-SPECIFIC THERAPIES
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
DEPRESSION
LIFE CRISES/MISFORTUNES
SERIOUS PHYSICAL ILLNESSES
AGGRESSION AND ANGER
PSYCHOSIS/SCHIZOPHRENIA
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
BIPOLAR DISORDER
TRAUMA/COPING WITH TRAUMA
SLEEP DISORDERS
EATING DISORDERS/BODY IMAGE DISORDERS
PROBLEMS RELATING TO CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
GENDER-SPECIFIC THERAPIES
Panta rhei. This also applies to the (only seemingly) clearly demarcated realms of man and woman. What does masculinity stand for today? Can classic male domains even still exist any more? How does a man find his own individual place? How masculine does a woman have to be on her career path? Does she even have to be? How does she deal with the many, often blatantly contradictory expectations that are brought to bear on her? We tackle these challenges together, with no taboos. On a one-to-one basis or as a same-sex group for peer discussions.
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality disorders often make it difficult to adapt, especially in situations where fitting in is necessary or socially desirable. Recurring patterns of behaviour and entrenched thinking lead to problems in all areas of life and ultimately to a high level of suffering for the person affected and those around them. Our view is as follows: no personality trait can be seen only negatively. Our aim is therefore to work together to help you identify your own strengths and weaknesses and to develop strategies to help modify entrenched personality traits, where necessary.
DEPRESSION
Depression is the most common mental illness. Ten percent of the Swiss population have moderate to severe symptoms of depression. Sometimes there is a clearly identifiable, specific trigger (difficult life circumstances, misfortunes), but this is not always the case – depression can ultimately affect anyone. Together, we identify the trigger, the factors sustaining the disease and resources. The aim is to find the way back to your old self and to actually walk that road. For more joie de vivre, a better quality of life and more vitality.
LIFE CRISES/MISFORTUNES
Every life has its ups and downs. Violent reactions to misfortunes, such as the loss of a loved one, existential fear or serious illness, are completely normal. We humans have a lot of resilience and are able to cope with many things. However, sometimes we need help from the outside to process what we have experienced and to regain the strength we need to reflect on our own resources. This is where professional support can be of great help. A few meetings (five to 10) are often enough. However, we can of course support you for longer if necessary.
SERIOUS PHYSICAL ILLNESSES
Some diagnoses are so drastic that, in addition to the physical complaints, they also trigger fears for the future, despair, feelings of loss of control, anger and hopelessness. The intensive treatments required are often lengthy. The way back to life or the fight against an illness requires a lot of strength in body and soul. Here, professional support can help you to reflect on your mental strengths and maintain your resources. Gordian Knot attaches great importance to communicating with the attending physicians of other specialist disciplines, so that we all work together for the benefit of the patients.
AGGRESSION AND ANGER
A short fuse, blood that’s quick to boil and uncontrollably exploding emotions – sometimes the anger even goes so far that others are threatened or harmed. There’s a threat of problems with the police or other authorities. Our long experience as forensic psychiatrists comes into play in this therapeutic field. Thanks to our many years of work with people with aggression problems, excessive anger and violent tendencies, we are able to develop concrete strategies for dealing with emotions. We investigate the causes of aggression and help find suitable strategies for self-assertion.