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Gergő Stich, MSc · Psychologist

In-depth therapeutic work online, for change that lasts

I work closely with you: with what you feel, what comes up as we talk, and what is still hard to put into words. Here you can be fully yourself, and change becomes something you feel, not only something you understand. I trust that you already have your answers, and I'm here to help you find them.

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Free first session, no commitment €100 per 60 minutes after that Online in English, or in person in Budapest

Maybe you recognise yourself here

  • Your mind rarely stops: planning, checking, worrying, fixing.
  • You try so hard, and it never feels like enough.
  • On the outside things look fine, but you're exhausted.
  • Somewhere deep down, it feels like something is wrong with you.
  • You've never quite felt you belong, even among people you like.
  • Around others you're not quite yourself, and no one really seems to get you.

Who Am I

Gergő Stich working on his laptop outdoors

The base of my work is a humanistic, client-centred attitude: I meet you as a person, and you'll feel the difference from our first conversation. On top of that, I bring in whatever helps you most at that moment: working with your emotions, with patterns that go back a long way, and with what you may not have words for yet.

Psychologist (MSc, the Netherlands), state-recognised in Hungary, and a trainer and supervisor of psychologists in Amsterdam.

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Gergő Stich during his travels

I started out as a business consultant, but what fascinated me most was always the people. That curiosity led me to psychology, and to the question of what makes therapy really work. Since then, I've had more than 1,000 hours of therapeutic conversations with people from many countries and backgrounds. Having lived and worked in five countries on three continents, I know how much our culture, our story and the way we grew up shape what we feel.

Behind my work is a long path of learning across many branches of therapy: from Emotionally Focused Therapy and Brainspotting to Schema Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and ISTDP. I learned through trainings recognised by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), with trainers accredited by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), and through close personal mentoring. In our sessions, you won't see the methods, but you will feel the depth they give.

I also teach this way of working. As a founding partner of Bridging the Gap in Amsterdam, I train, supervise and mentor psychologists in an integrative approach, and help them deepen the work with their own clients. Since 2017, I've also been organising workshops, online and in person.

What drives me most is my interest in people. Everyone has their own reality to explore, and after all these years, I'm still moved by how different, and how deep, each person's world is.

Close enough to really feel with you, steady enough to let you open up.

How I Work

My approach combines what psychological research shows really works with a safe, open and honest relationship that we build together. There are no preset questions or fixed frameworks: I draw on the different approaches I've trained in, and use what helps you most in that moment. That's why every session is different, and shaped by what matters to you.

Maybe you've already talked a lot, and understand your patterns, yet little has really moved. Our work is not only talking. I work with the emotions that come up during the session, with what you experience right there and then, and with the patterns that run beneath what we can easily put into words. I rely a lot on intuition and on feeling into what you are going through, and I share what I notice, sometimes even before you have found the words for it. The aim is not only to understand things in your head, but to feel something shift, and for that change to last.

Over time, the aim is that you know yourself more deeply and can trust yourself as a guide. Old patterns lose their grip, you feel more at ease with yourself and with others, and the change stays with you outside our sessions too.

Sessions last 60 minutes and cost €100. The first one is free, with no commitment.

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Gergő Stich in conversation

Different approaches, one focus: you.

Free first session
Personalised approach
Going to the root
Whenever you need it

Testimonials

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What happens in the free first session?

The first session is free and lasts 60 minutes. We get to know each other and explore what brings you here, and we make a plan together. Most importantly, you get to feel what working with me is like: we already aim for something meaningful, and often people leave feeling truly understood, with a sense that something has started to shift.

FAQ

Research shows that what helps most in therapeutic work is the relationship between you and the person you work with. That's something you can only really feel, which is why the first session is free: you get to experience what working with me is like, and we both see whether the connection is right. We continue only if we both want to.
Many people who come to me have tried therapy before. Sometimes it felt like talking without anything really changing, or like being listened to without being met. I work actively: with emotions as they come up, with what you experience in the moment, and with the patterns underneath the words, and I share what I notice. The free first session is there so you can feel the difference for yourself, without any commitment.
What I offer is in-depth psychological counselling, shaped around you, with what suits you best from several schools of psychotherapy, mainly Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and psychodynamic work. Legally, it is not classified as psychotherapy, and therefore it is not suitable if you are dealing with severe mental health difficulties. If it turns out that you need a different kind of help, I will refer you to the mental health professional you need.
Unless we discuss it differently, one session takes about 60 minutes. I'd like to make sure that your topic is discussed thoroughly, but also that we have enough focus and energy throughout the whole conversation.
It depends on you and on what you bring. Many people already feel something shift in the first few sessions. Deeper patterns take more time, and that's where lasting change happens, so some people choose to work together over a longer period. We regularly look at your goals together, so you always know where we are.
My foundation is humanistic, client-centred work in the tradition of Carl Rogers: a warm, accepting relationship in which you can be fully yourself. On top of that, I work mainly with Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and psychodynamic approaches, including ISTDP, to reach the emotions and patterns underneath. Where it helps, I also bring in Brainspotting and Schema Therapy. Just as important are my intuition and personal presence, which make our work together truly personal.
Online sessions fit into your life: no travel, flexible times, and you can talk from a place where you feel at home, wherever you are in the world. Many people find it easier to open up in their own space, and the depth of the work is the same. It also lets me keep the energy and focus I want to bring to every session. If you live in or near Budapest, we can also meet in person.
Your privacy is a top priority. Our online sessions take place on Google Meet, which is encrypted, and they are never recorded. Our talks are handled with strict confidentiality, and any notes I keep are stored securely and never shared.
That's completely fine, you don't need a specific 'problem' for it to be worth talking. Many people reach out simply because they want to get to know themselves better, want a space to think out loud about whatever is on their mind, or are just curious what a conversation like this is like. The first session is a great, no-commitment opportunity for exactly that: we can figure out together what you actually need.
Yes. I have completed the EFT Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and also work with couples, online or in person in Budapest. Mention it in your first message and we'll find the right setting.
I live and work in Budapest, where I also see clients in person. My professional roots are in Amsterdam. I work online with people all over the world, in English or Hungarian.

Company where you can be yourself.

How To Start

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Your free first session

60 minutes, where you can already feel what working together is like.

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Decide together

If it feels right for both of us, we continue.

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