In shortOnline psychodynamic therapy in English for people in Malmo: fully private, paid directly, with no waitlist and nothing on a public-system record.

The work

The work I do is relational and pattern-focused. I don't run intake checklists or assign homework between sessions; I pay attention to what happens in the session, the moments when something shifts or goes flat, and the recurring pattern underneath the presenting problem. Most people already know the story of their situation and keep landing in the same place. What's missing is someone watching in real time who can name what's invisible from inside it. More on how I work, and how I work with couples.

Therapy in Malmo: a young Oresund city, thin on English depth work

Sweden's public system gatekeeps hard and works in Swedish. Care runs through your vardcentral, waits can be long, treatment is typically short-term and CBT-oriented, and couples work sits largely outside the public system. Private individual sessions run roughly 1,000 to 1,500 kronor, more for couples, and English-speaking depth therapists are scarce outside Stockholm. Malmo sits at the Swedish end of the Oresund region, young and international, with the same Swedish-language public system and the same thin English-language supply. This is private depth work in English, paid directly, outside the public system.

The Malmo patterns

The city is remaking itself and draws a mixed crowd. The professional in tech, gaming, or startups; the academic at the university; the commuter who lives in Malmo and works in Copenhagen across the bridge. The migrant or international finding their footing in one of Sweden's most diverse cities. The partner who relocated and lost their own bearings in the move. The capable person whose week looks full and whose inner life has gone quiet. The work makes room for what the busy surface does not show, in fluent English.

Why people in Malmo work with me

Three reasons. Availability, first: English-language depth work is scarce and booked out here, and I have room. Fit, second: my whole practice is people living outside their home country, so being an international in Malmo needs no explaining, and depth work in fluent English is the default. Privacy, third: I am outside the Swedish system entirely, with nothing on any public record. For public or in-person care, I will point you toward it.

Questions people ask from Malmo

Will the public system cover therapy with you?
No. Public care runs through your vardcentral, the waits can be long, the treatment is usually short-term CBT in Swedish, and couples work sits mostly outside it. I work privately and directly, in English, outside the public system, for people who want sustained depth work without the wait.
Do I need a referral to start?
No. Private work needs no referral and has no waitlist beyond my own availability, so we can usually begin within days.
Are you a licensed psychologist in Sweden?
No. The protected titles legitimerad psykolog and legitimerad psykoterapeut are issued by Socialstyrelsen, which I do not hold. I am US-trained (MA, Counseling) and work privately online, outside the Swedish registers. For a licensed Swedish clinician, public care, or medication, I will point you toward it.

What people bring to online therapy

The people I work with in English come for a wide range of reasons: anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, anger management, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, loneliness, self-esteem issues, procrastination, sleep problems, attachment patterns, self-sabotage, perfectionism, identity questions, and existential concerns. Online counseling makes this work possible from wherever you are, whether you need an English-speaking therapist, a virtual counselor, or simply someone who can work in your language at a depth that matters.

How it works

Sessions are online via secure video call. I work with individuals and couples (60 minutes). Before your first session, we have a free 15-minute call to see if this feels like the right fit for you.

Selected research on this approach

My work is psychodynamic and depth-oriented. These are some of the studies on the effectiveness of that kind of therapy. They describe research on the method in general, and are not claims about any individual outcome.

  • Shedler, J. (2010). The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 65(2), 98-109. doi:10.1037/a0018378
  • Steinert, C., Munder, T., Rabung, S., Hoyer, J., & Leichsenring, F. (2017). Psychodynamic therapy: as efficacious as other empirically supported treatments? A meta-analysis testing equivalence of outcomes. American Journal of Psychiatry, 174(10), 943-953. PMID 28541091
  • Leichsenring, F., Abbass, A., Heim, N., Keefe, J. R., Kisely, S., Luyten, P., Rabung, S., & Steinert, C. (2023). The status of psychodynamic psychotherapy as an empirically supported treatment for common mental disorders: an umbrella review based on updated criteria. World Psychiatry, 22(2), 286-304. PMC10168167