Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is DENKDOKTER?
DENKDOKTER is based on a clear principle: many human questions are not illnesses, but expressions of common sense. Worries about yourself, work, relationships, family, meaning or the world are part of human existence. These questions are examined at DENKDOKTER without medicalising them. We analyse your way of thinking: the assumptions, concepts and interpretations with which you shape your situation. The aim is not to solve problems, but to clarify the conceptual framework within which problems acquire meaning.
2. Is DENKDOKTER therapy?
No.
DENKDOKTER is not a medical or psychological intervention.
We do not diagnose and we do not apply treatment methods.
We work philosophically: through conceptual analysis, reasoning analysis and clarification of interpretive frameworks.
3. When do you go to DENKDOKTER?
When you seek clarity about work, choices, expectations or interpretations.
This can be preventive, in moments of doubt or in complex situations. Getting stuck is not required.
4. When not to go to DENKDOKTER?
When there is clinical concern such as severe depression, suicidality or psychosis.
In such cases we refer on.
5. Does DENKDOKTER collaborate with occupational physicians, GPs and psychologists?
Yes.
DENKDOKTER can be used before, alongside or after a medical or psychological trajectory.
We offer conceptual clarity; the medical and psychological line focuses on diagnosis and treatment.
6. What happens in a conversation?
A conversation focuses on analysis, not on therapy or behavioural change.
Concretely:
• Conceptual inquiry: what exactly do you mean by the words you use?
• Thinking patterns: which lines of reasoning underlie your conclusions?
• Noise reduction: assumptions and interpretations become visible and are separated from facts.
• Clarity about roles and responsibilities: what lies with you, what lies outside you?
• No diagnosis: no labels, no explanatory psychological theories.
DENKDOKTER examines your conceptual construction of the situation.
7. How many conversations are needed?
Usually a few.
DENKDOKTER works compactly and without trajectory pressure.
8. What is the difference between DENKDOKTER and coaching?
Coaching focuses on functioning within an existing system: organisation, family, relationship, team or social structure.
It concerns skills, communication and performance within that framework
DENKDOKTER examines the system itself: the implicit rules, expectations and concepts that shape a situation.
Tension often arises because roles or concepts are unclear, not because of behaviour as such.
In short: coaching improves behaviour; DENKDOKTER clarifies the framework.
9. What is the difference with psychology?
Psychology uses theoretical models of behaviour and emotions and applies treatment methods.
DENKDOKTER works without a psychological model and starts from your own language and concepts.
Psychology searches for causes and explanations for behaviour.
DENKDOKTER investigates how your way of thinking shapes a problem.
The focus is on clarity.
10. Does DENKDOKTER solve the cause of my problem?
No.
DENKDOKTER does not focus on detecting or removing causes.
We investigate how your way of thinking determines what you experience as a problem: which assumptions you use, what meaning you assign to the situation and which expectations underlie it.
Many unfavourable emotions do not arise from a single clear cause, but from how one interprets a situation.
By clarifying that conceptual framework, the way you understand the problem often changes — and with that, sometimes also the weight of the problem.
DENKDOKTER makes visible how the problem takes shape in your thinking.
11. Is DENKDOKTER spiritueel?
No.
Insights from Eastern wisdom traditions may be used when analytically helpful, without mysticism.
Those who wish to explore spirituality do so within a strictly conceptual framework.
12. Only for people who are stuck?
No.
DENKDOKTER is for anyone who wants to think about complexity, direction or meaning.
Calm or relief may occur, but these are side effects, not goals.
13. What does the intake conversation look like?
In the intake, we determine whether the question fits philosophical reflection or professional care.
It concerns the nature of the question, not a diagnosis.
Agreements are also made about what will and will not be discussed, and whether collaboration with or transfer to other professionals is needed.
14. What can an employer expect?
An analytical trajectory in which a visitor orders and clarifies their situation.
DENKDOKTER emphasises that many problems are human, not medical.
Feedback is provided at a high level and only with consent.
15. What does DENKDOKTER provide?
Visitors often experience:
• conceptual clarity,
• less noise in thinking and communicating,
• a sharper distinction between facts, assumptions and expectations.
This can be helpful in moments of doubt, tension or stagnation.
16. What does DENKDOKTER cost?
Business rates, depending on context and commissioning party.
No hidden trajectory hours; methods and costs are discussed in advance.
17. Can you register yourself?
Yes.
For preventive or personal questions, you can register directly.
In cases of absenteeism, registration ideally goes through the employer or occupational physician.
18. What if care is needed after all?
If concerns arise during conversations about medical or psychological issues, we refer on.
DENKDOKTER does not take clinical responsibility and does not replace care.
19. Complex situations at work
Suitable as long as no clinical problem is present.
It concerns the concepts, roles and assumptions that generate tension.
Together we examine how the situation is structured and which thinking patterns play a role.
20. Confidentiality
Conversations are confidential.
Information is not shared without consent.
If feedback to an employer occurs, it remains limited to the agreed-upon high-level points.
21. How long does a conversation last?
About 60 minutes.
The time is used for analysis, ordering and clarifying the concepts, assumptions and interpretive feelings someone uses to understand their situation.
22. Do you need to prepare anything?
No.
Everything needed is already in your own words and interpretations.
You may note examples or situations, but it is not required.
23. Young people and adults
DENKDOKTER is suitable for both young people and adults, provided no clinical problem is present.
It concerns questions about roles, meaning and interpretation — not diagnosis or treatment.
24. How quickly can you be seen?
Usually within a few days.
No waiting lists.
25. Is DENKDOKTER an alternative to therapy?
No.
It is not an alternative for necessary therapy.
It is an alternative to unnecessary therapy when there is no illness, but there are questions about meaning, choices or interpretation.
26. Are there side effects?
Sometimes.
Clear thinking can lead to calm, reduction of unfavourable emotions, overview, increased wellbeing or more adequate action.
These are side effects of the process, not intended outcomes.
27. Relationship with GP, psychologist and occupational physician
DENKDOKTER works deliberately outside the healthcare system.
We do not diagnose, we do not treat and we do not assume clinical responsibility.
When indications arise of issues that do belong in care, we refer on.
28. DENKDOKTER alongside an ongoing treatment
If someone is already in treatment, DENKDOKTER can sometimes run in parallel if content-wise appropriate.
In that case, alignment with the treating professional is advisable.
DENKDOKTER stays with analysis; care remains with treatment.
Filosofie heeft het doel de vlieg de weg uit de fles te wijzen.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
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