Hej!
I'm Malin, born and bred in Sweden now living in my adopted home town Oslo, Norway. The last two decades I've been based in England, Australia and Hong Kong.
While working in Human Resources I witnessed how intense and prolonged job pressures and relocation can negatively impact people. In fact, I was very close to burnout myself on more than one occasion. These experiences combined with my lifelong enthusiasm for psychology, made me passionate to assist improving individuals mental health.
At Leva Counselling you can explore and overcome life issues, in a non-judgmental and confidential setting. Leva means to live (in my native language). It refers to how regaining balance in your mind, can potentially make you feel more confident, content and in control of your life.​
When not working you can normally find me exploring the Norwegian countryside together with my family, friends and rescue dog Luna.
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Counselling Approach
Negative stress can develop due to many different reasons. My aim is to provide you with some hands on skills and techniques, so you can feel more on top of things. Together we could also explore and identify what's really important to you, in order to possibly bring more meaning into your life.
I'm trained in two quite practical therapy approaches; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). Although we will touch on the past, the focus is more on supporting change in the here and now. I will use the most suitable approach for the issues you're going through.
Qualifications & Experience
I have a Master in Counselling degree from Monash University, an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Stockholm University and over six years of professional experience providing therapy to multicultural individuals. Before becoming a Counsellor I worked in various international organisations within the HR field.
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Master in Counselling, Monash University , Australia
MSc, University College London (UCL), UK
BSc Psychology, Stockholm University , Sweden
Affiliations: Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling Professionals (BACP) Member of the Norwegian Cognitive Therapy Association, Norsk Forening for Kognitiv Terapi (NFKT)
Member of Norsk Forening for Integrative og Komplementære Terapeuter (NIK)
Full member of The Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association
