As part of an individual psychologist appointment, I will meet with you one-on-one and we will work on the most important topics for you. Together, we set the goal and expectations of the process and gradually start working with them.
I work with the child from their own world and perspective – through play, storytelling, and a strong sense of safety. During the first session, I start by speaking with the parent to understand the child’s background and needs, and then I meet with the child. Throughout the process, I act as a bridge between the child and the parent, providing ongoing feedback on how to best support the child. Every child deserves to be understood and heard exactly as they are.
Working with young people, I focus more on creating a free and safe atmosphere. It is also important, with the help of parents, to set the limits of confidentiality during our first meeting, i.e. if and how much information I will share with the parent. In the course of further work, I will focus primarily on topics important to the young person and help you with what is important for you.
When working with families and couples, it is important for me to make sure that all parties feel safe. When we have gotten to know each other, we will start to address the issue and start the work.
As I am training in family therapy, let me know if you're OK with recording the sessions and I will offer a discount as a thank you for contributing to my education.
I offer addiction counselling for those with a referral. Once I have your referral, we can meet 3-10 times. During this process we start with mapping your current situations and problem areas and turn our attention towards the addiction and a life without it.
If something unexpected has happened and you need help quickly, then get in touch and let’s find an appointment ASAP. Whether it’s the death of a pet or loved one, difficult illness, sudden change in a child's behaviour or beginning of risk behaviour, suicidality assessment and forming a treatment plan, changes in you emotional well-being, trauma, or prevention of a worrisome behaviour, I am here to help.
I offer trainings on the topics of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, setting boundaries, risk behavior of young people and developing communication skills. If you want to invite me to train on another topic, get in touch and we'll find a solution!
If you wish to meet from, well, anywhere, this option is for you. You can get the best possible psychological care through online appointments, which might set some restrictions to our work but then again we can even meet if one of us is in New Zealand.
This assessment helps to understand how a child processes information, learns, and concentrates. It is suitable in cases where there are persistent learning difficulties, low motivation, or a sudden decline in academic performance. The results are compared to age-related norms and analyzed alongside background information to recommend appropriate support or accommodations in learning, if needed.
If you need to provide an overview of your mental health in order to assess work capacity, apply for disability or present a psychological profile to another specialist, I can help you with this. As part of the summary, I reflect on the work we have done so far and the topics covered, and it is up to 1 page long. As part of the assessment, I do not talk about the work done, but offer a comprehensive overview of the psychological profile that occurred during the sessions, describing the client's disposition, coherence and noticed shortcomings/strengths.
If you need an overview of your mental health for the purpose of work ability assessment, disability application, or to present a psychological profile to another specialist, I can assist you with that. The summary will reflect the work we have done together so far and the topics we have addressed, and it will be up to one page in length. In the assessment, I do not focus on describing the work done but rather provide a thorough overview of the psychological profile observed during the sessions, including the client’s disposition, coherence, and any identified strengths or weaknesses.
If you don’t have the means to pay for the service yourself, reach out to me. I deeply believe that psychological help should be accessible to all people in need of it and we can figure out the solution together.
You can pay with cash on the spot, transfer money or receive a bill. When paying the bill or transferring money, timely payment guarantees the session.
Life is full of twists and turns. When necessary, please cancel the session by 14:00 the working day prior to our meeting. After that, the late cancellation or no-show fee are equal to the session’s price and are to be paid in entirety. When registering for a session you agree to these terms.
We will meet at Vaksali 17a-202. The most convenient way to get here is to enter through the door which has the cafe sign above it. From there come to the second floor and room 202 awaits.
Of course!
Information shared during counselling is confidential and regulated by law. According to the law, there are 2-3 exceptions, depending on the situation, and they are for the protection of the person themself and others. Exceptions are as follows:
Everything else we say stays between us and no one else hears it.
You can do this if you want to. At the first meeting, I generally ask the person about the goal of our work (what they want to achieve) and what their expectations are of me. If you know why you set an appointment and what your goal is with the work, you have already done everything necessary.
During our first meeting, we get to know each other. The most important thing during this session is that you feel comfortable. Since everything starts with cooperation and mutual compatibility, I recommend thinking “is this the psychologist for me?”. If the answer is yes and it seems that we are compatible, I will introduce myself to you a little, find out about you as a person and the reason for you setting the appointment. The substantive work begins in the following meetings, so the purpose of the first meeting is to see if we are compatible.
I have visited many psychologists and I can say with certainty that working with Anette has been my best experience. I have received both support and recommendations, which have come in very handy in everyday life. Anette supported me through difficult personal problems and through the difficult journey of university admission. Thanks to cheerfulness, responsiveness and professionalism, visits to the psychologist have always been pleasant and effective. An extremely good experience, which I praise both as a patient and as a student 🙂
At the first meeting, it became immediately clear that this is a very nice psychologist who works with love and care and is able to inject it into others, and gives very good advice and always explains everything when there are questions and recommends books related to the given topic!
During the time that we have been working together, I have noticed a great development in myself. The me of 9 months ago probably wouldn’t even recognize me now. You have helped me a lot and supported me in solving complex and emotional problems, for which I am very grateful! I love that you validate my feelings, understand my dark humor and approach my concerns creatively. I would recommend you to others, but I can’t praise you too much, otherwise one won’t be able to make an appointment with you soon :D.
Would definitely recommend to others! The whole process is so professional – the space is safe, we discussed exactly the topics to the extent that I was able to do it at that moment! The recommendations for further reading/activities/referrals (psychiatrist, funding, etc.) were very good! Super “if there is a need, find a solution” mentality.
We have been working together for half a year, and I can honestly say that I do not remember such a self-aware, analytical, honest and so far the most confident me. I have shared my extremely positive experience with family and friends, and I will gladly continue to do so. In this kind of cooperation, it is very important with whom it is done, and I am extremely grateful that you have been there for me at the right time. Thanks and see you next time!
I remember when I started looking for a psychologist. Soon, however, I got a new appointment and met Annie. A wonderful, bright, warm and affectionate psychologist was waiting for me at the door, to whom I agreed to tell everything from my heart. We have been working together for a little over a year now, and I couldn’t ask for a better psychologist.
If there are difficulties in understanding a situation, you are very good at giving an example of how the given situation would feel as a bystander. Everything I’ve said, I’ve never felt you look at me or treat me with disdain or any kind of predisposition. Always a neutral look. You can ask very thought-provoking questions. They develop the ability of self-analysis very well. Very supportive and friendly. If necessary, also a nusging force, so that a person pulls themselves together and does scary, but necessary things.
Before I came to Anette-Johanna, I had met with 4 psychologists/counselors. I didn’t make it to a return visit with any of them, because somehow I didn’t have the feeling that I wanted to continue and talk more. I immediately felt different with Anette. She senses very well when it is necessary to leave a longer break between meetings and when it is necessary to meet more frequently. I like that she directs my thoughts in such a way that in the end I come to the so-called solution myself or I understand how I need to work on myself to achieve results. It’s nice to talk to her.
Anette-Johanna is a very sweet person. Already at our first meeting, she left a very warm impression. Her willingness to help and her readiness and presence for the patient at any moment are of great importance to us. The fact that we have a person to whom we can always turn and whose advice we listen to, excludes the possibility of turning to anyone other than her in the future. Deep bow!
My child has seen you for only 3 times, but their answer to my question about getting help was OHHH YEAAHHH! They will come again soon and they are very much looking forward to seeing you. You are a very warm and affectionate person. When we met for the first time, we were of the same opinion that with your help we can solve some of our problems. And on your recommendation to avoid failures, because the problems of a teenager are sometimes so complicated.
If otherwise I walk in the dark most of the time, trying to understand this world and myself, sometimes you appear with a lantern and illuminate the surroundings. You don’t dictate things, but you don’t fail to give advice. In the meantime, it seems to me that you are learning with me, and that is rather good – you don’t stay within certain frameworks, but you find a suitable approach for the patient. The first meeting was tense. The desire was to climb out of the window. But now I greet you as a good acquaintance. I would recommend you to others. I don’t think there’s a patient you can’t help.
