Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Analytical Psychology & Couples Therapy in Stockholm and Online

Annika Sahlée, licensed psychotherapist in Stockholm

Psychotherapy is offered both at the practice in central Stockholm and online through secure video sessions.

Licensed psychotherapist with extensive international clinical experience.

Here, you are offered a space in which you can be listened to – a space to put into words what is moving within you, whether it concerns current pressures or earlier experiences that continue to affect your quality of life, relationships or professional development.

In my work, inner reality – inner experience, emotional and unconscious processes – receives the same attention as outer reality: concrete life circumstances, relationships, professional demands and social contexts.

Psychotherapy here means bringing these two levels into dialogue in order to make sustainable change possible.

Give yourself a new opportunity – and set a clear course for your life.

Psychotherapy in Stockholm – individual, in-depth and grounded in real life

I offer psychotherapy in Stockholm for individuals and couples, including international clients. My work combines psychodynamic psychotherapy with Analytical Psychology according to C. G. Jung, with a clear grounding in the client’s lived reality.

Alongside symptom relief, psychotherapy here means developing a deeper understanding of inner dynamics, relationship patterns and biographical influences.

At the same time, it is important to me that therapeutic insights become effective in everyday life – in relationships, professional life and the relationship with oneself.

Online psychotherapy

Psychotherapy can also take place online by video. The approach is adapted to enable the same psychological presence, continuity and therapeutic depth as in in-person sessions.

The online format is particularly suitable for clients who are not based in Stockholm, international clients, people with high professional responsibility or limited time flexibility, and people with reduced mobility.

Sessions take place through a professional and secure video platform and follow the same ethical and clinical framework as psychotherapy at the practice.

Psychological support for professional responsibility and development

A particular focus of my work is psychological support for people carrying a high level of professional responsibility.

I support clients with:

  • complex decision-making processes
  • long-term responsibility and chronic strain
  • role conflicts and responsibility dilemmas
  • self-regulation , emotional resilience and inner clarity
  • professional transitions, reorientation and development

This work often takes place in clearly focused, time-limited therapeutic settings and requires the ability to promote psychological clarity, stability and capacity for action even within a limited number of sessions – without losing depth.

Areas in which I can support you therapeutically

Psychotherapeutic support can be helpful for clearly defined problems as well as more diffuse or complex states of psychological strain. Common areas include:

  • work-related stress, responsibility and role-related difficulties
  • decision-making under pressure, overload and professional conflict
  • anxiety, inner tension and persistent worry
  • stress, exhaustion and burnout
  • crisis, loss and grief
  • distressing memories and inner blocks
  • attachment- and relationship-related themes
  • couple conflict and relationship crises
  • neurodivergence, including autism spectrum conditions and ADHD
  • intercultural challenges and questions of identity
  • LGBTQ+ related concerns
  • psychosomatic difficulties
  • depressive periods, low mood and emotional fluctuations
  • existential questions, life transitions and midlife crisis

Sometimes the reason is a sense of being stuck, or of recurring patterns limiting your development. Psychotherapy can offer a meaningful space in these situations as well.

Couples Therapy – understanding the relationship, making patterns visible, finding new ways forward

I offer couples therapy for couples at different stages of life – during acute relationship crises as well as gradual distancing or recurring conflict.

The focus is on understanding relationship patterns and emotional dynamics and on developing the capacity to meet one another again – beyond blame, accusation and fixed roles.

Couples therapy integrates in-depth psychological perspectives with clinical sexology expertise, including IMAGO-oriented approaches. Common themes include closeness and distance, sexuality, trust, vulnerability, communication and life-cycle transitions.

My therapeutic approach

My work is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy and Analytical Psychology according to C. G. Jung. The focus is on unconscious processes, inner images, affective experiences and relationship patterns that influence how we experience and act.

Therapeutic dialogue can be complemented by dream and symbolic work, affect-focused processing and body-based awareness. The aim is to bring inner connections into awareness and make sustainable psychological development possible.

The work is circular and process-oriented. The unconscious reveals itself at its own pace – in dreams, inner images and relationship patterns.

What emerges is clearly brought out and placed in the context of your life, making the therapy effective both in longer processes and in time-limited phases of work.

Methods and therapeutic orientations

  • Psychodynamic psychotherapy
  • Analytical Psychology according to C. G. Jung
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • EMDR (used selectively and as a complement)
  • Body-oriented forms of therapy, including Trager®
  • Clinical sexology and sexual therapy
  • Couples therapy with IMAGO-oriented elements

I include EMDR in psychotherapy where helpful. For specialised, attachment-focused EMDR trauma therapy (in German), I recommend the work of Susanne Sahlée.

Professional background and extensive experience

I am a licensed psychotherapist with extensive experience and a practice base in Stockholm.

I am licensed by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). I also hold corresponding German and Swiss psychotherapist credentials. In both countries I worked within their respective insurance systems with psychiatric-diagnostic competence.

I completed my analytical training at the C. G.

Jung Institute in Küsnacht/Zurich, where over approximately seven years I undertook extensive clinical and theoretical training, including long-term personal analysis, continuous individual and group supervision, and broad clinical experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings as well as with my own clients.

For two years I held personal-development conversations with students at IMD Business School in Lausanne.

I subsequently worked for more than ten years in private psychotherapeutic practice in Zurich with both an international and local client base.

This was followed by 15 years of clinical work in my own practice in Kiel, Germany, within the public and private healthcare systems.

My professional experience across different countries and healthcare systems has shaped my ability to combine in-depth psychological precision with pragmatic, situation-sensitive clinical practice.

International healthcare networks and collaborations

Alongside my private practice and my own online therapy, I collaborate with international corporate healthcare networks.

Work with international clients takes place mainly online and is adapted to different time zones, languages and cultural contexts.

Languages

Psychotherapy and psychological support are offered for:

English-, Swedish- and German-speaking clients.

Sessions in all three languages are available both at the practice and online. Clients who speak Norwegian, Danish or Swiss German are also very welcome – I understand these languages very well.

Training analysis & lectures

Alongside my psychotherapeutic practice, I teach on a one-year foundation course in Jungian psychology according to C. G.

Jung in Sweden and work as a training analyst for participants in the programme. This work complements my clinical practice and draws on my long experience and deep grounding in Jungian psychology.

I have also given lectures, courses and seminars on topics including dream interpretation and Authentic Movement, and continue to offer these formats. Authentic Movement belongs to the more creative approaches within Jungian psychology.

In Germany, I founded an association for Jungian psychology in northern Germany ( Schleswig-Holstein ) and chaired it during its first years. The association organised seminars, lectures and professional gatherings.

Practice, location and contact

  • Location: Central practice in Stockholm, near Odenplan, as well as online in Sweden and internationally
  • Services: Psychotherapy, couples therapy, sexual therapy, and body and movement therapy
  • Clients: Individuals, couples and international clients
  • Initial consultation: Clarification of the presenting concern, goals and therapeutic approach – at the practice or online

If you feel that it is time to clarify something or initiate a change, you are welcome to get in touch.

Together, we can explore what you need and what the next step may look like.

Explore further

You can explore Couples Therapy Stockholm, Online Couples Therapy and Sexual Therapy in more detail. A self-assessment is available for initial orientation, and the questionnaires and preparation page can help you prepare for a first session.

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer psychotherapy both in Stockholm and online?

Yes. Sessions are available at the practice near Odenplan and online.

Can couples therapy be conducted online?

Yes. Couples therapy is available both in Stockholm and online, including for international couples where professionally appropriate.

Do you work with sexuality and intimacy?

Yes. Clinical sexology and sexual therapy are part of the professional scope and can be relevant in individual or couples work.

What is psychodynamic psychotherapy?

It explores current difficulties together with deeper emotional, relational and unconscious processes, with attention to how insight can become useful in everyday life.

What role does Analytical Psychology play?

Analytical Psychology according to C. G. Jung is a central part of the therapeutic orientation. The Jungian approach gives room to the unconscious – for example through dream interpretation and symbols – and focuses on personal development, beyond symptom relief.

Which languages are available?

Sessions are available in English, Swedish and German – at the practice and online. Clients who speak Norwegian, Danish or Swiss German are also very welcome – I understand these languages very well.

Do you work with international clients?

Yes. International work takes place mainly online and can be adapted to different time zones, languages and cultural contexts.

How can I prepare for a first session?

The questionnaires and preparation page helps you organise your concerns, goals and relevant background information before the first meeting.

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