Johanna Ostertag
Federally recognized psychotherapist
Professional psychologist for psychotherapy FSP
Graduated analytical psychotherapist
Psychotherapy in Basel
available in English
My services
Analytical approach
In principle I work analytically according to C.G. Jung. Next to working with dreams and pictures I allow room for spirituality and mindfulness within the therapeutic process.
My services are for
… Adults who wish to have psychotherapy as a means of self-awareness and who wish to be accompanied on their personal paths of development by a therapist.
… Adults with a psychiatric diagnosis who wish to receive psychotherapy and have a prescription from a psychiatrist or other medical doctor.
Subjects
Life crisis – as at the transitions of chapters in life -, depression, anxieties, addictions, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, bullying, low self-esteem, burnout syndrome, separation, grief, family difficulties and difficulties in school or training situations.
Costs
In case of a prescription for psychotherapy from a psychiatrist or other medical doctor the treatment is covered by the basic insurance (Grundversicherung).
Analytical psychology of C.G. Jung
„Become such as you are.” This quote by the Greek poet Pindar is often connected with the analytical psychology of C.G. Jung. It can even be understood as the guiding principle of it, as it refers to the main concept of analytical psychology, which is the path of development: the individuation process. It is about becoming more and more oneself in the course of one’s development; that is, becoming whole. It means to get to know oneself more and more with all parts of oneself, to develop oneself and to truly live one’s life. A very important subject of consideration in analytical psychology is the unconscious. Dreams, for instance, can provide us with messages coming from the unconscious. If we look at the dream images and try to understand what they want to tell us we get the opportunity to complete our consciousness with these insights and evolve. Painting also brings us in touch with our unconscious and in the meantime lets us enter into a creative process.
“The aim of life is self-development. To realise one's nature perfectly, that is what each of us is here for.”
Oscar Wilde
Therapist
My attitude
Our lives are paths of development. According to that I understand psychotherapy as a room in which a person should feel carried and accompanied on his or her path. Psychotherapy to me is to get to know oneself and to grow in order to be able to create one’s own life. Within every person lies a creative potential, but sometimes he or she has no access to it. Psychotherapy should be an impulse to really see oneself again, to take oneself seriously and to let oneself grow.
Education
- 2023 C.G. Jung-Institut Zürich: Federally recognized psychotherapist
- 2015 University of Basel: MSc in clinical psychology
- 2004 Ecole de Traduction et d’Interprétation, University of Geneva: Graduated translator (German, English, French, Italian)
Professional activities
In private practice since October 2023
7 years as a psychologist (inpatient and outpatient treatment). Last employment at Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG as a case leading psychologist (2019-2023)
8 years as a teacher in German and English at TEKO Schweizerische Fachschule (2008-2016)
3 years as an administrative assistant at an international trading company in Geneva (2005-2008)
Memberships
- FSP (Föderation der Schweizer Psychologinnen und Psychologen)
- VPB (Verband der Psychotherapeutinnen und Psychotherapeuten beider Basel)
C.G. Jung-Institut Zürich Accredited psychotherapist
Practice permits
Practice permit in Basel-Stadt
- Practice permit in Aargau
“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked.”
Viktor Frankl
Practice
The practice is in the center of Basel near the tram stop Universitätsspital (Tram 11) on the 1st floor. There is no lift.
“Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.”
Novalis
Contact
Johanna Ostertag
Psychotherapie
St. Johanns-Vorstadt 3
4056 Basel
ostertag-psychotherapie@fsp-hin.ch
+41 77 500 18 67