Services by Compass Psychology

We offer a number of psychological, training and consulting services in English to the international community of Finland.

  • Therapy – short term and long term psychological therapy by registered psychologists in Finland. Currently our psychologists offer the following native-level languages: English, German, Dutch/Flemish, Finnish, Spanish and Swedish.
  • Webinars: We have regular free webinars throughout the year.
  • Group programs: We organise New Mothers Groups regularly and have led Parenting groups (teenagers and school aged children), emotional intelligence courses and other groups such as men’s groups and cultural adapation. 
  • Consulting: We are available to present in English to the international community on well-being and mental health.  

You can see our self-monitoring plan that details Compass Psychology’s aims, treatment quality, staff structure, patient safety and data security principles through the links below: 

Therapy

We offer individual and couples counselling. 

You can attend therapy without a referral, simply by emailing our info@compasspsychology.fi email address. We will arrange a free 15 minute phone call to assess your needs and book you in as soon as possible. 

Costs for a 50 minute session are 105€, with 10€ charged for out of hours sessions (after 4pm or on weekends/public holidays).  Couples counselling is 120€ per 50 minutes. 

New Mothers’ Group

Since 2017 we have run the New Mothers Group for English-speaking mothers of newborn babies. Some mothers have travelled from as far as Pori or Turku to attend our popular group!

The group runs every 3 months in February, May, August and November for first time mothers with babies aged 0 – 4 months.

See the webpage for more information.

Parenting Programs

Since 2022 we have run positive parenting programs for parents of younger and older children, as well as a parents of teenagers support group.

You can read more about these programs here:

Positive Parenting (coming in Autumn 2023)

Parenting Teenagers Group: Talking with your Teen

Presenting and consulting

Our psychologists are available to present material to different audiences on mental health and well-being topics. Please contact us to ask our current presenation fee rate. We are also available for clinical psychology consulting.

Presentations done by Compass Psychology psychologists include:

 

“Adolescent Brain Workshop”, International School of Helsinki, 11 May 2023, by Dr Lisa Smith. Presentation to staff and parents on adolescent behaviour. 

“Well-Being in Winter Workshop”, for City of Helsinki “New in Helsinki” series,  November 2022, Dr Hatty Francis-Ehnholm and Annabel Battersby. Presentation to new arrivals to Finland on how to maintain mental well-being during winter.

You can see a video of this event at: https://www.facebook.com/100022363701517/videos/715531053584923/

– “How and why to talk to your teenager about drug and alcohol use”, Mattlidens Gymnasium Parents Assocation, November 2017, by Dr Jane Tuomola and Annabel Battersby