Therapy

Psychological therapy

Therapeutic methods

Our practitioners are trained in a huge variety of therapeutic methods, ranging from mindfulness and somatic therapies, to cognitive and integrative techniques. Therapeutic styles and types of therapy offered vary by practitioner. For a summary of what is available, see our About Us page.

All of our psychologists aim to use evidence-based methods in determining the best possible therapeutic treatment for your particular need.

Therapy can be brief, lasting between 1 and 6 sessions, or it can be short-term therapy from 4 to 20 sessions, or it may be long term therapy lasting for 20+ sessions over a number of years. The number of sessions you attend is determined jointly in discussions between you and your psychologist.

We like to approach therapy sessions with warmth, and a respectful and attentive attitude. We can offer therapy for the following issues:

• Depression and stress related problems
• Anxiety, including panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias (fears), and OCD
• Relationship and family issues
• Difficulties with working life
• Adjustment issues due to moving country
• Chronic health problems and pain
• Eating disorders
• Trauma and problems relating to childhood trauma
• PTSD
• Psychosis and mania
• Insomnia and sleep problems
• Sexuality and gender issues
• Sexual disorders
• Pain disorders
• Grief

In many cases, you may have more than one issue to bring to therapy or your distress may be hard to define. This is completely normal. We want to work with you to help you feel less distressed about whatever your issue may be. The exact diagnosis is less important. Our approach with clients is to offer a collaborative therapeutic experience, drawing on our expertise in psychology and therapy, combined with the client’s own expert knowledge of themselves.

What if you are looking for medication or KELA therapy?

We are not medical doctors so are not able to prescribe any psychotherapeutic medication. Depending on the type and severity of your problem, therapy alone may be recommended, or may be your preference. However, if you wish to combine medication and therapy, we can work with any existing medical professionals involved in your care or recommend medical practitioners to you.

Some of our psychologists are able to provide KELA reimbursements for your psychological therapy, so be sure to check who is eligible on our About Us page.

In many cases, psychology sessions with a registered psychologist in Finland are able to be claimed on private insurance and we are able to fill out any necessary paperwork so that you can claim the costs back.

What we offer:

We will usually do a phone call with you before booking you into your first therapy session. The standard weekly therapy session length is 45 minutes, with extended sessions lasting 80 minutes. A psychological consultation every 2 -4 weeks is 50 minutes long. You may choose how many sessions you attend by agreement with your therapist, and you may cancel your session with 48 hours notice at no cost (but we charge the full fee with less than 48 hours notice). The cost of each session also includes:

Any email or phone correspondence as required
Letter writing or provision of short psychological reports to doctors, schools, social workers, or other professional services, if required

Brief psychological assessments as required, on an ongoing basis

Provision of information, resources and references as required
You can see the current therapy session fees on our front page and you can read more about what to expect from a therapy session from our FAQ page.