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Depression, anxiety disorder, trauma: people who are mentally ill usually seek medical help. Medication, advice, therapy. But therapy places with licensed psychotherapists are rare, and waiting lists are getting longer and longer. During the corona pandemic, mental health problems and the demand for therapy have increased sharply. Anyone who needs urgent help quickly becomes desperate. Many are looking for an alternative... and hope to find it with alternative practitioners. In Germany, they are also allowed to offer psychotherapy. But can they really help? Or do they sometimes even make mental illnesses worse because they lack the professional know-how? All you need to become an alternative practitioner is a secondary school diploma, a police clearance certificate, and a test at the health department. Journalist Christoph Kürbel is treated with a hidden camera and gains insights into some questionable treatment methods. Between energy systems, chakras, and lessons from the universe. _______________ IN THE VIDEO: Christoph Kürbel on Instagram: / ckuerbel Rabea Westarp on Twitter: / rabea_w _______________ CREDITS: Authors: Christoph Kürbel, Rabea Westarp Editing: Johan Robin, Laura Mentgen Camera: Lucas Radermacher Creative Director: Nicolas de Leval Jezierski Motion Design: Damaris Becker Social Media Editor: Fabian Mirau Editor Labo M: Luise Hermann, Cem Bozdoğan Production Labo M: Josefine Beitel, Julia Ulrich, Hendrik Neumann Editor SWR: Birgitta Weber, Achim Reinhardt, Thomas Oberfranz Production SWR: Andreas Hausmann, Jan Kist _______________ VOLLBILD: Research that shows more. Help us to develop VOLLBILD further! Topic suggestions and tips to: [email protected] Netiquette: https://www.swr.de/netiquette Imprint: https://www.swr.de/impressum/ Data protection declaration: https://www.swr.de/datenschutz CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro: How dangerous are some alternative practitioners 01:22 Conversation with affected person 1: Alternative practitioner for a mental illness? 03:39 Conversation with affected person 2: Incorrect treatment in a healing practice? 07:05 Interview with psychologist: What damage can alternative practitioners cause? 08:20 Undercover in the healing practice: Energy system, chakra and universe 12:08 How do you become an alternative practitioner? 18:30 Conversation with psychologist 2: How competent are alternative practitioners? 19:25 Conversation with the licensed psychotherapist Umut Özdemir 23:54 Undercover with a naturopath & classification of a professor of psychotherapy 28:20 End: How dangerous some naturopaths are