Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, relationship difficulties, life transitions.
Rates: $250 · individual session | $300 · couples session
“I work with adults in midlife or in early adulthood. Having moved around and lived in many different countries from a young age, I have a unique perspective that resonates with clients who are first or second-generation immigrants or who define themselves as expats. I speak Swedish, English and French.”
Q & A
What kinds of patients work best with you?
Those who are willing to try really slowing down to tune into themselves during sessions. This can be remarkably hard! It can be difficult because we sense painful feelings underneath the surface, and sometimes it’s also because we have been taught that sitting still, instead of striving towards achievement, is time wasted. But all we need is that willingness to keep approaching what is there, and a lot of things can be revealed.
How do you describe your counseling style?
As the therapist, I accompany my patients as they push forward to identify and walk through the things that are holding them back from feeling like they are living full lives. I am there to create an environment in which it feels safe to take risks and explore. Sometimes I encourage and nudge the patient to keep going, sometimes I sit quietly and and sometimes I share what I am observing or what I am experiencing as I sit with them.
How do you set up therapeutic goals? What does success look like?
Early on, I facilitate a process where the client can express why they are in therapy. Goals and success are defined in relation to the “why.”
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