Psychotherapeut/-in; Abgabe der Erklärung zum Verzicht auf die erteilte Approbation

If you no longer practice the profession of psychotherapist, psychological psychotherapist or child and adolescent psychotherapist and you no longer wish to use your professional title, you have the option of renouncing your license to practice as a psychotherapist, psychological psychotherapist or child and adolescent psychotherapist.

This also ends your compulsory membership of the Bavarian Chamber of Psychotherapists.

• original medical license

You send the original of your license to practice as well as the declaration of renunciation (see "Forms") to the responsible government.

If you last worked as a psychotherapist in the administrative districts of Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia or Lower Franconia, the government of Lower Franconia is responsible, otherwise the government of Upper Bavaria.