About Me | IFS Therapy for Sensitive Minds

I offer online IFS therapy for sensitive, neurodivergent, and deep-thinking clients across Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Norway, and internationally.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much” or “not enough” for the world around you – you’re in the right place.

I’m Sanni (she/her), an IFS Practitioner for deep thinkers, sensitive minds, and people who find the world exhausting or overstimulating.

I get the complexity of a mind that constantly analyses, questions, and feels deeply. Here, that richness is welcome. Together, we’ll work on creating more clarity, energy, and balance in your life.

Therapy for Sensitive, Neurodivergent Minds

You don’t have to explain or defend yourself here. Every part of you is welcome, especially the ones that think they need to hold it all together.

For some, the struggle looks like anxiety, stress, or burnout. For others, it shows up as numbness, overthinking, or the weight of old trauma. It can also play out in relationships: feeling unseen, misunderstood, or stuck in painful patterns with others. However it lives in you, this is a space where it can be acknowledged and worked with.

Whether you're navigating life as an HSP, an autistic or an ADHDer, someone with a gifted mind, or part of the LGBTQIA+ community, this is a space where you don’t have to mask or shrink who you are.

I also work with clients exploring alternative relationship structures, child-free living, asexuality, and other paths that don’t always fit the “norm.”

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How I Work

We’ll go at your pace while exploring the patterns, emotions, and protective parts that shape your life.

For some, that means easing anxiety, stress, or burnout. For others, it’s working through old trauma or shifting stuck relationship dynamics.

Over time, you’ll move from just getting through the day to feeling more grounded, clear, and free to create a life that fits.

Ready to explore working together?

Who I Am (Outside of Therapy)

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Finding the right therapist is about connection too. Here’s a bit about me so you can get a feel for who I am beyond sessions.

I’m originally from Finland, but I’ve spent the last 17 years abroad in Scotland, France, South Africa, and now Sweden. I’ve always loved travel; my favourite experiences were in East Africa, where I worked in global health and connected deeply with the people and nature of Rwanda.

I have two rescue dogs from Spain, and I feel a special bond with animals. When I’m not working, you’ll find me gardening, foraging, doing pottery, or escaping into films and quiz shows like University Challenge.

I’m fascinated by human behaviour in extreme situations. I love strategy-based shows like Survivor and The Traitors, and relationship experiments like Love is Blind and Married at First Sight.

I don’t follow a particular religion, but I’d describe myself as spiritual. Over the years, I’ve studied and explored non-dual traditions like Buddhism and Kashmir Shaivism.

Professional Background

  • MA (Hons) Psychology, The University of Edinburgh

  • MSc Medical Science, Karolinska Institute

  • Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Level 1, Center for Optimal Living

  • Internal Family Systems Therapy Level 1 & 2, IFS Institute (trained by Osnat Arbel and Dick Schwartz)

Ongoing Learning and Consultation

I’ve completed 150+ hours of advanced IFS training in areas like neurodivergence, psychedelic therapy, polyvagal theory, complex trauma, emotional neglect and interpersonal neurobiology.

I attend monthly professional IFS consultation and I follow the ethical principles of the International Association for Counselling. My practice is covered by professional liability insurance.

If something here resonates, let’s connect.