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Dorayne
Amsterdam on Sep 2026
I went with Daphne a few times for massage, and the first session I had with her was really good. She asked me a few questions before starting, explained everything, and was very patient with me. After every session with her, I can rest much better, and she is also really good at giving me advice and answering all the questions I ask her.
Maryam
Amsterdam on Jul 2026
I used Annalisa a few times for acupuncture treatment, and once for a yoga session in combination with acupuncture. I found the acupuncture sessions especially very nice and very relaxed, and she listens very well and asks questions to get to the underlying cause of complaints. It felt like a special acupuncture treatment, not just needles but with a lot more around it, relaxing music and Palo Santo to really get me into a very relaxed state. Overall, very nice, and the price felt fair.
Fleur
Amsterdam on Aug 2026
I got in touch with Susan about two years ago through a find a therapist site, and we immediately made an appointment, which I really liked because you can talk to someone right away and feel if it’s a match. I joined her in a project for a year and a half and also did one on one sessions with her. She is just a very nice person, she really listens, there is space for your emotions, and there is no judgment. Susan really helped me climb out of the hole, and I’ve already sent other people to her too.
Real price ranges from the jobs our vetted alternative medicine actually do. Updated July 2026
How much does a home visit cost in Amsterdam?
Some practitioners travel to you, though most of this category is done at a clinic. Our sources price the session itself at €60 to €135, and very few publish a home visit rate at all. The one that does charges €45 an hour for the visit plus €0.25 a kilometre for travel, which at least gives you a shape to expect, so ask what travel adds before you agree a time. Reimbursement works the same way as a clinic visit: nothing from the basisverzekering (basic health insurance), possibly a capped amount from your aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy), and no eigen risico (the deductible on basic cover) to pay on what you claim. Ask for an invoice with an AGB code, since insurers reject invoices without one.
How much does a clinic or studio session cost in Amsterdam?
Most Amsterdam practitioners work from their own clinic or studio, and that is where the standard rate applies. A session runs €60 to €135, with the first appointment at the top end because it lasts 60 to 90 minutes and includes a long intake. None of this sits in the basisverzekering (basic health insurance), but an aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) often repays a capped amount, and that claim does not touch your eigen risico (the deductible on basic cover). This kind of treatment runs alongside conventional care rather than replacing it, so take a medical concern to your huisarts (GP) first, and check your practitioner's beroepsvereniging (professional association) registration before you book.
How much does an online consultation cost in Amsterdam?
An online consultation is a conversation rather than hands-on work, so it suits an intake talk or a check in between appointments. Few practices publish a separate online rate, but the ones that do charge from €50 an hour for a session by video call, €60 for a 30 minute session at a distance, and €45 for an intake talk with no treatment attached. Several offer a free 30 minute introductory call before you commit to anything. Otherwise take the in-person price of €60 to €135 as your reference and ask the practice what it charges. Check whether your aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) reimburses remote consultations, because conditions differ per insurer and the basisverzekering (basic health insurance) does not cover this at all.
How much does an ayurveda consultation cost in Amsterdam?
Dutch insurers file ayurveda under natuurgeneeskunde (naturopathy), alongside herbal therapy. A first consultation is long, usually 60 to 120 minutes, and costs €90 to €135; later appointments are shorter and cheaper. It is not in the basisverzekering (basic health insurance), and not every aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) lists this field, so check the therapy list on your policy and your practitioner's beroepsvereniging (professional association) registration before you book.
How much does an energy healing or reiki session cost in Amsterdam?
Reiki and other energy work is priced per session, and Amsterdam practices publish their rates openly. A first appointment that includes an intake runs €115 to €125 and lasts 60 to 70 minutes, while later sessions are €60 to €95. An intake talk on its own, with no treatment attached, is around €45. Several practices also work at a distance, by video call or at a time you agree, from €50 an hour. Booking a course of five to seven sessions upfront brings the price per session down. Worth knowing before you book: practices here say plainly that energy work falls outside insurer reimbursement, so budget for paying the full amount yourself. It runs alongside conventional care rather than replacing it, so take a medical concern to your huisarts (GP) first.
How much does traditional Chinese medicine cost in Amsterdam?
Acupuncture is the most consistently priced treatment in this field. Amsterdam clinics tend to charge €90 to €120 for a first consultation with treatment and €50 to €90 for each session after that, while a broader Chinese medicine consultation runs about €50 to €90 an hour. This is one of the therapies most aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) packages do list, usually capped at €25 to €65 per session with a yearly ceiling on top, and claiming it never touches your eigen risico (the deductible on basic cover). Your practitioner has to be registered with a beroepsvereniging (professional association) your insurer recognises, so check that before the first appointment.
How much does a breathwork session cost in Amsterdam?
Breathwork practices set their own rates, and most publish them. A one to one hour costs €69 to €90, 90 minutes costs €99 to €135, and a longer breath journey of 90 to 120 minutes runs €125 to €150. Sharing a session with someone brings it to about €100 each, and a group circle is €20 to €55 a head. Many practices offer a free 30 minute introductory call before you commit, and a card of eight sessions at €250 works out cheaper than paying one at a time. On reimbursement: some practitioners hold an RBCZ registration and bill under a prestatiecode (treatment code), which is what lets an aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) pay part of it, so ask before you book. This runs alongside conventional care rather than replacing it, and a huisarts (GP) is the route for a medical concern.
How much does herbal medicine cost in Amsterdam?
Herbal therapy sits under natuurgeneeskunde (naturopathy) in Dutch insurance terms, and it appears on the therapy lists as fytotherapie. You pay for the consultation and the remedies separately: a first consultation of 60 to 90 minutes runs €90 to €135, with follow-ups from around €60. On remedies the rule is specific, and it catches people out. Insurers only reimburse registered products that a doctor or recognised therapist prescribed and a pharmacy dispensed, so anything you pick up yourself at a drogisterij (chemist) is on you.
How much does homeopathy cost in Amsterdam?
A homeopathy consultation costs €50 to €90 an hour, and the first appointment is the dearest because it takes 60 to 90 minutes and covers a lot of ground. Remedies are billed on top of the consultation. Reimbursement comes only from an aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) and never from the basisverzekering (basic health insurance), and for the remedies themselves insurers ask that the product is officially registered, prescribed, and supplied by a pharmacy. Nothing you claim counts against your eigen risico (the deductible on basic cover).
How much does a kinesiology session cost in Amsterdam?
Kinesiology is recognised as its own therapy field by the Dutch reimbursement guides, but none of them publish an average rate, so there is no reliable figure to quote. Amsterdam sessions across this category sit at €60 to €135, and a longer first appointment will be at the top of that. Ask the practice for its rate, then check two things on the insurance side: whether kinesiology is on your aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) therapy list, and whether the practitioner is registered with a beroepsvereniging (professional association) your insurer recognises. Insurers only pay out when both line up.
How much does shiatsu cost in Amsterdam?
Shiatsu is one of the few therapies here with a published Dutch average: €60 to €85 for an hour. Amsterdam practices sit in that range, and a first appointment can run longer and cost more because it includes an intake. Shiatsu appears on many aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) therapy lists, generally capped at €25 to €65 per session with a yearly ceiling on top, and claiming it does not touch your eigen risico (the deductible on basic cover). Check that your therapist is registered with a beroepsvereniging (professional association) your insurer recognises, because that is what decides whether the invoice is paid.
How much does a sound healing session cost in Amsterdam?
Sound healing is billed by session length, and Dutch practices publish clear rates. Half an hour costs about €40, 45 minutes about €60, and an hour €80 to €95, with the hour long version usually including a short talk beforehand. A longer session of around 90 minutes runs €110, and two of you can share one for €170 in total. A group session is the least expensive way in at about €30 a head. Insurers do not list sound healing in their therapy overviews, so check your aanvullende verzekering (supplementary policy) rather than assuming, and budget for paying the whole amount yourself. This sits alongside conventional care rather than replacing it, so a huisarts (GP) is the route for a medical concern.
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