English-speaking psychotherapy in Vienna, online across Austria and worldwide
A calm, steady space to feel more like yourself again, no matter where life has brought you from.
Is this for you?
Moving somewhere new changes more than your address. It can shift how you feel, how you relate to people, and how at home you feel in your own life.
Maybe you are settling into a new country and finding it harder than you expected. Maybe you are feeling distant from your friends and family. Maybe you are facing a big change, a relationship that feels strained, a bout of anxiety or low mood, or you’re experiencing a sense of being stuck and not feeling quite yourself.
You do not need to have it all figured out to reach out. If any of this feels familiar, you are welcome here.
I am Katharina Rauscher, a psychotherapist based in Vienna.
I work with adults in both English and German, either in person here in Vienna, or online, across Austria and worldwide.
I care deeply about the person in front of me, seeing them as more than just a label. My work is warm and honest, and my aim is simple: that therapy feels real, free of judgment, and genuinely yours.
I have personal experience in finding one’s feet in a new place, and I bring that understanding into the room. Living between cultures, starting over, and reorienting your life are not small things, and they deserve real attention.
How I Work
My main approach is called existential analysis. In everyday terms, it is a way of working that helps you reconnect with what matters to you, so you can live with more clarity, agency, and inner agreement.
Together we look at what is weighing on you, the patterns and situations that leave you feeling stuck, and we work toward a way forward that actually fits your life. I will not hand you a formula. I will stay with you while you find your own footing.
People come to me for many different reasons: anxiety and panic, low mood, relationship struggles, big life transitions, loneliness, and the quieter sense that something needs to change. Wherever you are starting from, we begin there.
In person or online
We can work together in two ways:
- In person at my practice in Vienna, in the 22nd district.
- Online by secure video call, across Austria and anywhere in the world.
Sessions can be in English or German, whichever feels more natural to you. Online sessions work much like meeting in person. You join from a quiet, private space, and we talk face to face over video.
Online therapy suits many situations, but it is not right for everyone. In times of serious crisis or severe illness, in-person care or local emergency support is safer, and I will always tell you so honestly.
How To Start
Get in touch
If you have been thinking about reaching out, this is a good place to start.
Send me a message and I will get back to you to find a time. You are also welcome to simply ask a question first.
Email: kontakt@psychotherapie-rauscher.at Phone: +43 (0)677 634 821 40
A few common questions
English and German, whichever feels more natural to you.
Yes. An online session offers the same work as meeting in person. It is held by a qualified psychotherapist and follows the same process. The only real difference is that we are not in the same room, so we meet face to face over secure video instead.
We meet by secure video call, wherever you are. You just need a quiet, private space and a stable connection, and we talk as much as we would in person.
Online work can be a good fit when coming to a practice in person is hard. For example, if your schedule leaves you with little time, if you live far from a practice, if you are caring for children or relatives, if your health or mobility makes travel difficult, if you are often on the move, or if you live abroad and would like support in your own language.
Online work is not the right fit in times of serious crisis or severe mental illness. In those situations, in-person care or local emergency support is safer, and I will always say so honestly.
Yes. I am bound by professional confidentiality, the same as in-person therapy, and I use a secure, data-protected tool for every video session.
Yes. In Austria, working this way has been permitted since 2025 under the psychotherapy law. Online therapy is not a different kind of therapy, just a different setting, and a different way of meeting.
An online session lasts 50 minutes and costs €145.
If you cannot make a session, please let me know at least 24 hours before by phone, text, or email. Sessions cancelled later than 24 hours in advance are charged at the normal rate.
Reach out by email or the contact form, and we will arrange our first conversation to see how it feels.