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TelefonSeelsorge

TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland is a church-supported counseling service offering anonymous, free support by telephone, mail, chat, and in person.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland offers support to people who are lonely or grieving, in a life crisis, or troubled by suicidal thoughts. It can be reached by telephone, mail, or chat, and in over 20 cities also in person; its counseling is always anonymous and free of charge. The work is carried by the Christian churches in Germany and expresses the pastoral responsibility of the Protestant and Catholic churches. It is organized as a network of over 100 regional TelefonSeelsorge offices, with around 300 permanently employed staff and about 7,700 trained volunteers. The association TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland e.V. is a professional association of the Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung, and the umbrella organization is TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland e.V., in which the TelefonSeelsorge offices and the sixteen nationwide Offene Tür offices for on-site counseling are represented.

History

TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland describes itself as a network of over 100 regional TelefonSeelsorge offices in Germany, where around 300 permanently employed staff and about 7,700 trained volunteers work. The association TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland e.V. is a professional association of the Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung, and the two large churches in Germany stand behind the name as sponsors of the TelefonSeelsorge. Its umbrella organization is TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland e.V., in which the TelefonSeelsorge offices and the sixteen nationwide Offene Tür offices for on-site counseling are represented. The homepage notes that colleagues from the Catholic TelefonSeelsorge in Munich produced a video for their sixtieth anniversary.

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Anonymous and free counseling service carried by the Christian churches in Germany.

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