For whom

When can psychotherapy help?

You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis situation to seek psychotherapy. Therapy may suit you when

• there is something in your life that repeatedly weighs on you and does not ease on its own
• you want to understand yourself better
• you are in a transitional phase in life (moving, separation, loss of a loved one, new job)
• you sense that some experience from childhood or earlier life is still having an effect
• you want to practise new ways of being in relationships
• you are wrestling with questions of identity, culture or belonging

Particular areas of expertise

• Anxiety and depression
• Questions of identity and culture
• Specific Sámi-related questions (cultural safety, intergenerational trauma, residential school experiences)
• Life transitions and crises
• Challenges in working life and coping
• Expertise drawn from a background as a registered nurse in mental health and substance abuse work

When am I not the right therapist?

I recommend other help if

• you need acute crisis services (call the crisis helpline 09 2525 0111 or 112)
• you need medical care (I will refer you to cooperate with healthcare services)
• you are looking for couples or family therapy (I do not offer these services)
• you need psychotherapy for children or adolescents
• your experience or situation requires specialised expertise that I do not have (e.g. eating disorders, severe trauma background)