Our Psychologists

Compass Psychology provides clinical psychology services in English to adults and adolescents in the Helsinki area. Compass Psychology was founded by Annabel Battersby and Jane Tuomola in 2017.

Since 2024, Compass Psychology staff includes eight psychologists who are registered psychologists in Finland: Annabel, Hatty, Kim, Amy, Annelies, Lizeth, Viivi and Clara. They are passionate about offering high quality psychological therapy, training and supervision. For more on their personal bios, please read below.

Annabel
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Annabel Battersby

Therapeutic style

Collaborative, informative and directive

Training

Master’s degree in clinical psychology; Specialised training in ACT and Schema therapy

Types of therapy offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Schema therapy; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Positive psychology; Mindfulness; Motivational interviewing; Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)

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Jane
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Hatty Francis-Ehnholm

Therapeutic style

Active, Collaborative, Visualising (writing, mapping and drawing)

Training

Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology; training in health psychology, chronic health conditions and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); ongoing psychotherapist training with integrative orientation

Types of therapy offered

Integrative therapy; Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT); Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Compassion-focused therapy (CFT); Mindfulness; Narrative therapy; Motivational interviewing

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Kim Seppälä

Therapeutic style

Educational, Holistic

Training

Master’s degree in clinical and health psychology; Training in Experiential therapy, Coherence therapy, and Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

Types of therapy offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Emotionally focused therapy with couples; Integrative and experiential therapy; Mindfulness and self-compassion

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Amy Lindroos

Therapeutic style

Collaborative, Active

Training

Master’s degree in psychology and social psychology

Types of therapy offered

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), CBT for insomnia and CBT for trauma; Integrative therapy; Mindfulness; Motivational interviewing

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Annelies Van Tieghem

Therapeutic style

Open, Active, Holistic

Training

Master’s degree in clinical psychology

Types of therapy offered

Emotion-focused therapy; Client-centred and systemic therapy; Coherence therapy; Internal Family Systems; Mindfulness; Polyvagal theory and somatic therapy

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Lizeth
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Lizeth Ortiz

Therapeutic style

Collaborative, directive, feedback from client encouraged, culture-sensitive approach

Training

Master’s degree in clinical and health psychology; Training in Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Types of therapy offered

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Cognitive therapy; Mindfulness; Positive psychology, integrative elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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Viivi Elo-Rauta
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Viivi Elo-Rauta

Therapeutic style Active, Collaborative
Training Master’s degree in clinical psychology, and training in ACT and schema therapy
Types of therapy offered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Interpersonal therapy (IPT); Schema therapy; Mindfulness

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Clara de la Riva
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Clara de la Riva

Therapeutic style

Active, Talkative, Solution-focused

Training

Master’s degree in clinical psychology and human neuroscience

Types of therapy offered

Client-centred therapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Mindfulness; Schema therapy

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