Treatment begins with the client attending an initial assessment session where they talk about their problem, their background and what they would like to get out of treatment. Often, self-assessment forms are used to investigate what symptoms the client has. The forms are an aid to diagnosis.

Sometimes one assessment interview is enough and sometimes several are needed. In the assessment phase, a so-called behavioural analysis and case conceptualization is carried out, examining the person's history, basic assumptions, life rules, negative automatic thoughts, and deficit and surplus behaviours.

Situation analyses are conducted to understand the person's patterns. Treatment then begins, which involves using evidence-based methods to try to achieve the client's goals and reduce mental health problems. It is important to create a hierarchy of problems, starting with the most important ones.

Setting goals is valuable because it provides a common thread throughout the treatment. Of course, new problems sometimes arise along the way. Sometimes you work with homework, which means that the client is given things to work on between sessions to bring about a change in the client's life.

A treatment can last from a few sessions to a therapy lasting several years, depending on the problem area, the treatment approach and the client's wishes. Sessions are 45 minutes long. You can also book double sessions if you wish. You usually meet a little more frequently at the beginning and then more sparsely. This can range from twice a week to once every two months. The most common is once a week, every two or three weeks.

It works just as well to come to the psychologist's office as to have the therapy via video link (online), phone or chat. We have clinics where we offer therapy in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö.