Costs and reimbursement

Please note: I currently do not have availability for new treatments. You are welcome to register, but please be aware of a waiting time of several months (expected to be between 2 and 5 months).

Psychotherapy is reimbursed under the basic health insurance when there is a you have a (suspected) DSM-5 classification and you have a valid referral letter from your general practitioner (see more about this under ‘Referral’ further down this page). The fees I charge are equal to the legally established tariffs set by the NZa (Dutch Healthcare Authority).

You can receive reimbursed treatment for, among others, the following complaints:

• ADHD
• Anxiety-related complaints (such as anxiety disorders, panic symptoms, OCD)
• Autism
• Eating-related problems (such as eating disorders)
• Behavioral problems
• Personality-related problems
• Psychotrauma-related complaints (such as PTSD)
• Somatoform complaints
• Mood-related complaints (such as depressive disorders or bipolar disorder)
• Addiction-related problems (insofar as they fit within the scope of the practice)
• Other mental health care requests that fall under insured specialized mental health care (SGGZ)

Please note: relationship and family problems are only reimbursed when there is an underlying DSM-5 disorder in one of the individuals involved.

When is care not reimbursed?
Not all care requests are covered by the basic insurance. The following types of care are not reimbursed:

• Treatment without a (suspected) DSM-5 disorder
• Adjustment disorders (such as burnout without an underlying disorder)
• Relationship or work-related problems without a psychiatric diagnosis
• Grief or life-phase issues without a disorder
• Coaching, personal development, or self-exploration
• Treatment without a valid referral letter

Contracted care (2026)
For 2026, I have contracts with the following health insurers:

• Zorg en Zekerheid
• Zilveren Kruis (and all other Achmea labels: De Friesland, FBTO, Interpolis, ZieZo, and De christelijke zorgverzekeraar)
• DSW (DSW and Stad Holland)
• Menzis (Menzis, Anderzorg, Vink Vink)
• ASR (ASR, De Amersfoortse, Ditzo)

In addition, I expect to conclude contracts with several other insurers in the coming weeks (likely including CZ and VGZ).

If you are insured with one of these providers, I will submit claims directly to your insurer and reimbursement will be paid to me. In that case, you do not need to handle invoices or claims yourself. Please note that the mandatory deductible (eigen risico) still applies, even for contracted care.

With other health insurers I do not have a contract in 2026. This does not mean that treatment cannot be reimbursed. In that case you first pay the invoice yourself and then submit it to your health insurer. The level of reimbursement depends on your policy and is usually between approximately 50% and 80% of the NZa tariff. I recommend checking with your insurer in advance how much is reimbursed for out-of-network specialist mental health care.

For more information about reimbursement for non-contracted mental health care, you can also visit: https://www.contractvrijepsycholoog.nl/vergoedingen/

Uninsured care/ self-pay

It is also possible to have sessions outside insured care, for example if you prefer not to use a referral from your GP, do not want the treatment to go through your health insurance, and/or when there is no DSM-5 classification (see examples above under ‘When is care not reimbursed). In that case you may choose to pay for the sessions yourself.

The fee for psychotherapy outside insured care is €109.50 per 45-minute session (in accordance with the tariffs set by the Dutch Healthcare Authority). The fee for coaching is €140 per session.