Articles
A few pieces, written from practice. They answer questions people actually ask.
Will my employer find out that I see a therapist?
No. When a company buys an employee mental health programme, the employer pays for a volume of sessions and sees only aggregate numbers — how much of the volume has been used and how quickly the provider responded. It does not receive names, dates, topics or the number of visits by any individual. If that is not how your programme works, the problem is the provider, not the law.
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Psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose and prescribe medication. A psychologist has a degree in psychology and may do assessment and counselling, but a psychology degree alone is not psychotherapy training. A psychotherapist has completed several years of training in a specific method, has been in therapy themselves and works under supervision. Many people need one of the three; some need two of them at once.
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Finding a therapist in Sofia who works in English
Therapy in English is available in Sofia, and the practical questions are usually four: whether the therapist is qualified in a recognised method rather than only fluent, what a session costs, whether the work can continue when you travel, and what happens if you leave the country. A session at Integria is 50 minutes and costs 85 € in English. The first meeting is for deciding, not for committing.
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What HR receives from a corporate programme
HR receives operational and aggregate data: how much of the purchased volume was used, time from request to first consultation, the number of employees supported, broad categories of concern and attendance at training. HR does not receive names, dates, therapist, topic, diagnosis or the number of visits for any individual — and below a minimum cohort size it receives no breakdown at all.
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