How Much Does Therapy Cost in The Hague? 2025 Guide

What therapy costs in The Hague in 2026

The Dutch answer is not a session fee. Mental health care (GGZ) sits in the basic insurance package: in the government's own words, "Uw zorgverzekeraar vergoedt geheel of gedeeltelijk uw behandeling in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg (GGZ)". What you actually pay first is the annual deductible, the eigen risico, which is €385 in 2026. The Hague practices rarely publish private fees, and we are not publishing a The Hague price list we cannot trace to sources that charge it.

These are guiding estimates. Practitioners outside the insured route set their own fees.

The route in, and the free door most people miss

GGZ treatment needs a referral, usually from your huisarts: "Voor een behandeling in de GGZ heeft u een verwijzing nodig. Meestal moet u daarvoor bij de huisarts zijn." The exception is stated just as plainly: no referral is needed for care you need immediately.

Here is the door most people miss. GP care carries no eigen risico at all: the government lists "huisartsenzorg" first among the care exempt from the deductible. The POH-GGZ, the mental health professional working within your own GP practice, sits inside that GP care. For mild to moderate difficulties you can be seen there without touching your €385, without a waiting list for specialised GGZ, and without a diagnosis on your record first. Ask your huisarts's practice whether it has a POH-GGZ; most do.

What determines the rest

• Specialised GGZ is reimbursed wholly or partly by your insurer once the eigen risico is met; reimbursement generally requires an established diagnosis, and your policy type (natura or restitutie) decides how freely you choose a provider.
• Waiting lists are the real constraint in Dutch mental health care, and they differ sharply by region and provider: ask about the wait before anything else.
• Uninsured therapy (coaching, some psychologists outside contracts) is paid in full; ask the rate per session and whether your insurer reimburses any of it.

If you need someone now

In an emergency call 112. 113 Zuicide Preventie is reachable around the clock; its contact routes are on its own site.

Sources

• Rijksoverheid, Vergoeding GGZ: the coverage and referral statements quoted, in the government's own words.
• Rijksoverheid, Eigen risico zorgverzekering: "Het verplichte eigen risico voor 2026 is € 385" and the huisartsenzorg exemption, read at source. The eigen risico is set annually; re-check each January.

Reviewed July 2026 against the Dutch government's own pages. The eigen risico figure carries its year deliberately. We do not publish city price lists we cannot trace to sources that charge them.