Tommy Hellsten

“Courage to surrender.”

in English

Our ideology

Our ideology can be summarised in one sentence: “In order for me to be able to truly encounter another person, I must face myself and confront my shadow.”

Tommy Hellsten’s book

If you seek safety, live dangerously. Read more about profound truths to discover a more fulfilling experience of life itself. Tommy Hellsten: Courage to Surrender – 8 Contradictions on the Spiritual Path.

Our story

“Through my own experiences I want to encourage others to believe that it is possible to be set free from one’s past and be born as oneself to live one’s own life!” – Tommy Hellsten

Our therapists who serve in english


  • Veli-Matti Anttila

    City
    online therapy, Turku
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Jukka Erätuli

    Process Communication Model -Coach
    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Olivia Fränti

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Aku Hentilä

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish
    Book an appointment
    +358 (0)50 584 4099 or aku@mindfaculty.fi
  • Ruusa Hentilä

    City
    Helsinki, Lahti
    Language
    English, Estonian, Finnish
  • Ulla Hukka

    City
    online therapy, Raasepori (Karjaa)
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Reeta Itävirta

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Taina Junttila

    City
    online therapy, Oulu
    Language
    Finnish, German
  • Marjo Juutilainen

    City
    Hämeenlinna, Hattula, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Maria Kalaniemi

    City
    Espoo, Helsinki, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Sami Kangas

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Linda Larsen

    City
    Helsinki, Porvoo
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Nanna Lehtiniemi

    City
    Espoo, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
    Book an appointment
    nanna@healing.fi
  • Heidi Masalin

    City
    Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Siiri McDonagh

    City
    Kotka, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
    Book an appointment
    siiri.mcdonagh@gmail.com
  • Niina Mustonen

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish, Italy
  • Henrik Nymalm

    City
    Helsinki, Porvoo
    Language
    Finnish, Swedish
    Book an appointment
    +358 (0)40 051 2643 or h.nymalm@gmail.com
  • Tanja Onduto

    City
    online therapy, Turku
    Language
    English, Finnish, Russian
  • Laura Petterson

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Annikka Peuraniemi

    City
    Helsinki, Porvoo
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Sirpa Sallanko

    City
    Etävastaanotto, Oulu
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Hannele Snickars

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Tuulia Syvänen

    City
    Helsinki, online therapy, Vantaa
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Jaana Toikkanen

    City
    Helsinki, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Anton Tulikoura

    City
    Helsinki, Porvoo
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Tarja Vasiza

    City
    Lohja, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Hanna Vettenniemi

    Theologian (MTh), priest

    As a therapist, I offer you strong professional expertise, holistic support, and a warm presence. I am both observant and conversational.

    Together, it is possible to face even the most difficult matters.

    Some of the themes we might work with include: anxiety, burnout, emptiness in life, challenges at work, depression, shame, guilt, developmental trauma, addictions, relationship difficulties, narcissism, losses, transgenerational/community-borne burdens, violence—including spiritual abuse.

    I bring long experience of meeting people in their deepest humanity. My background is in business, after which I served as a pastor. Especially the years as a prison chaplain taught me a great deal about humanity and about myself.

    What is your time in life right now?

    City
    Helsinki, online therapy
    Language
    English, Finnish
  • Micaela Vilhunen

    I offer human-centred therapy in Kallio, Helsinki. As a therapist, I want to be a safe and accepting person for you, with whom you can be exactly who you are. I want to be present when you, at your own pace, encounter the things that currently challenge your everyday life, cause conflicts, or perhaps prevent you from being who you really are.

    The therapy process is never straightforward or easy, and it is good to approach this with humility. However, as a person, I always believe in the good, and that everything will work out. That is why I also believe in you.

    On my own growth path, I have had to encounter eating disorders, codependency and themes related to a loved one’s drinking and depression. The challenges of relationships and blended families are also familiar themes to me and I have learned a lot from them, for example about setting boundaries. Issues related to sexual minorities are also close to my heart. I have written my thesis on the topic: The process of coming out of the rainbow population – effects on mental well-being and growth into who you are.

    Please contact me if you would like to book an appointment. We will get to know each other and make a preliminary plan for possible future therapy, based on which you can decide how you want to proceed. Swedish is my mother tongue so we can also work in Swedish if you wish. I am also fluent in Finnish.

    City
    Helsinki
    Language
    English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Anne Volmari

    City
    Helsinki, Kerava
    Language
    English, Finnish

Trainee therapists


What is Ihminen tavattavissa?

Ihminen tavattavissa -training program is basicly established to rise individual consciousness. The deepest longing of humanity and of all individual persons is to be known – to be seen and to feel true connection.

In order for me to be able to truly encounter another person, I must face myself and confront my shadow. If I neglect this work, I won’t able to really be in contact with another person. Instead, I will see the other as though distorted through my own unconscious shadow. In this sort of meeting, the other isn’t seen as him- or herself, but is “hijacked” into my own inner drama which is played out without my knowing. 

The solution is consciousness – I need to become conscious of my shadow.  By becoming more conscious, I am set free to live a life of my own choosing – in freedom and creativity!

It was for this purpose that the four year training program called Ihminen Tavattavissa was founded. The first class met in 2007 and to this date, about 580 people from around Finland have participated or are participating.

Please note that this training program is held only in finnish.