English speaking psychologist providing psychotherapy, counselling and mediation in Stockholm

Rossana Pettersén, PhD

Psychologist | Psychotherapist | Lecturer

Therapy

  • individual

    Anxiety, stress, depression, family conflict, relational conflict, self-defeating behaviour, personality disorders, impostor syndrome, history of abuse, trauma, grief, narcissistic partner/parent, divorce, personal growth, and more…

  • Couples

    Communication issues, emotional distance, infidelity, unmet emotional needs, unhealthy patterns, lack of boundaries, commitment issues, neurodiverse couples (one partner has Asperger’s syndrome), pre-marital counseling and more…

  • mediation

    Separation, divorce , conflicts related to cultural differences, child custody, infertility, inheritance disputes, decision to have children, palliative care of a relative. Also, revealing chronic disease, gender change or infidelity to a partner and more…

therapy in person

Located in central Stockholm, my office is a relaxing and private place with easy access to public transport. I’d suggest that you bring your mobile or a notebook to take notes of all the insights that you will have, the steps that you can follow and the mind maps recaping the session.

I’m trained to provide sessions online using the same methods and obtaining the same results as with sessions in person. You can meet me using any mobile device, from anywhere in the world.

You can book sessions online as your preferred way to meet me or you can mix them with sessions in person according to your own convenience.

therapy online

My approach to therapy

  • Schema therapy stockholm english

    Schema therapy

    An in-depth therapy that treats those patterns that keep us stuck in life. The goal of schema therapy is to help individuals identify and change their negative coping styles and to develop healthier and more adaptive ways of thinking and acting in life

  • Child in a field. Sad child, lonely child. Inner child therapy

    Inner child work

    An inner child mode is a mental state that appears when something triggers us and we respond feeling insecure, anxious, angry or sad like a vulnerable child. In therapy, we heal this inner child and promote instead a child mode that is a happy, spontaneous, optimistic, easy-going which may not have been present in your life for a long time.

  • Science-based strategies

    With 10+ years of scientific research and a PhD in Medical science - Psychology, my work is evidence-based integrating the best available research with the client’s individual needs, preferences, and cultural background.

  • Past, present and future you

    My work doesn't only focus on how you are feeling and coping today, but also focuses on your goals and the person you want to be in the future. For that, we will also need to heal the emotional wounds from the past which may be sustaining unhealthy patterns today.

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  • Psychotherapist Stockholm english

    Skills building

    Learn the mental health skills you need to manage painful thoughts, difficult emotions, procrastination, self-sabotage, skills to tolerate stress, skills to have healthy confrontations, etc.

  • Non violent communication stockholm

    non violent communication

    Sometimes there are conversations we don’t dare to have and keep avoiding them. Sometimes we cannot say the things we want to say when we are facing anger and conflict. Get the skills and confidence to have conversations in ways that you never believed were possible. Learn to RESPOND instead of REACT

Testimonials

  • Rossana wrote all my problems on the whiteboard and drew causal paths, unhealthy patterns, obstacles and ways to get out. And that was our first session!!!. She completely opened my eyes and helped me move forward.

    Elizabeth

  • Rossana has been a game changer for our relationship. She has helped us to communicate better and understand each other’s emotional needs. We are now able to work through conflicts in a more effective and considerate way. We are a team! as she says.

    Yasmin and Steven

  • Rossana has helped me through one of the toughest times in my life. She is a skilled therapist who made me see potential where I only saw misery. I had never felt so understood and supported. I’m so grateful to have found her.

    Beatrice

  • I’ve been seeing Rossana for a few months and I can honestly say that it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for my mental health. She is kind, understanding and incredibly knowledgeable. I feel better after every session with her

    Magnus

  • Rossana gave me what no other therapist had given me before. The feeling that I was not alone in the world anymore. She even called me on weekends to check on me when I was really down. Invaluable help! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    Barbara

  • So many things changed for the best since I started to see Rossana. I was depressed, unemployed, coming out from a painful breakup, and had zero confidence. After a lot of work on myself, now I have a dream job, know how to set boundaries, my relationships have improved and I’m engaged to a wonderful man!!

    Christine

  • The last year of my PhD was hell. I thought that I would not make it. Our weekly sessions gave me the emotional support that I needed. To hear her warm voice at 8.00am the day of my dissertation making me feel so ready is something that has no price. Highly recommended!!

    Marco

  • We were able to navigate infidelity in a non-violent way. It was not easy but all the work we did in therapy resulted in significant improvements and it has strengthened our relationship.

    Lindsay and Fredrik

  • Rossana is an exceptional therapist. She truly listened and helped me deal with my trauma. She confronted my parents and my bullies in the therapy room through visualisation exercises. Never had somebody stood up for me. So healing!! I don’t feel the weight i was carrying with me anymore.

    Susanne

  • We carried so much resentment after divorce that we were not able to talk to each other. Mediation helped us agreed on things in a calmer way. We now have a better way to communicate and I can see the positive effect on the kids.

    Janine and Christian