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Sven Law
Therapist - Heilpraktiker (Psychotherapie)
CBT Acreditted Therapist, Supervisor, Trainer
Social Worker
Email:
Address:
Clinic address for face-to-face appointments
(by appointment only):
Residenzstraße 22
33104 Schloß Neuhaus
Paderborn
Date of Birth:
June, 1983
A bit about me
German born I was raised in the UK where I lived until 2018 when I returned to Germany. I started out my career in Health and Social-Care as a Carer helping the elderly in the community live as independently as possible. Later I studies BA Social Work and worked as a social worker for 10 years, initially as with the elderly, then specialise in older-adult mental health and then mental health generally after working in community mental health teams. I retrained as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative in the UK designed to increase access to evidence-based therapies for common mental health problems by creating a stepped-care approach to mental health treatment. Training in this context taught me to work closely with evidence-based protocols for common mental health problems to achieve the best possible outcomes. I since trained as a Clinical Supervisor and have enjoyed roles as a Supervisor, Clinical Lead and other Leadership roles as well as working in the Digital Health sector where I developed a passion for technologies which can help improve the accessibility and effectiveness of evidence-based mental health care.
I am an approachable, friendly, collaborative and more relaxed/informal therapist who invests in getting to know his clients and adapting therapy to their needs, whilst trying to maintain the elements of the therapy which make it effective and help clients achieve their goals. I enjoy using humour and helping my clients feel relaxed and comfortable to open up. If you prefer a very formal and serious therapist, I am probably not for you!
About TfD Therapy
TfD Therapy is the name under which I registered my private practice in 2016 in the UK.
It reflects the close connection to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in that the
TfD stands for:
T = Think
reflecting the C in CBT, Cognitions.
f = feel
D = Do
reflecting the B in CBT, Behaviours.
In 2017 TfD Therapy rebranded to TfD online to reflect a general shift towards remote therapy following growing evidence of its equal effectiveness to face-to-face CBT.
Work Experience
November 2025 - Present
July 2010 - November 2025
July 2004 - June 2010
In 2025 I was awarded my state recognition of my Social Work qualifications after taking an adaptation course at HSBI. Following this I was awarded recognition of my Psychotherapy qualifications under the Heilpraktiker Law in Germany (HeilprG) and awarded the Health Authority (Bielefeld) permission to practice Psychotherapy.
From November 2025 I offer face-to-face & online appointments in English and German in 33104 Paderborn as well as continue my work with UK-based referees digitally, as well as providing Clinical Supervision to others therapists.
PG Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy - York University UK (2010).
PG Certificate in Psychoterhapy Supervision - Sheffield University UK (2015).
Accreditation with BABCP (UK) and EABCT (EU) as a CBT Psychotherapist (from 2010) and a CBT Clinical Supervisor (from 2016) with accreditation number 090246.
Various CBT-Therapist, Senior-Therapist, Clinical Lead and Supervisor positions.
Therapy provision from my private practice in York UK, and online, since 2016.
I have taken referrals for the UK National Health Service (NHS), Private Health Insurance companies and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs).
BA Social Work - Lancaster University UK (2004).
PG Diploma Applied Mental Health - Social Work (2008).
Various Social Work roles including Older Adult Mental Health teams, Community Mental Health Teams and Psychiatric inpatient care.