Business Details
Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples in California
Mats Hellsten is a licensed psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals and couples achieve emotional healing and personal growth. With a background in counseling psychology and specialized training in somatic and experiential therapies, he combines cognitive problem-solving skills with heart-centered empathy to address anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges. His practice emphasizes creating a supportive environment where clients can explore their concerns through emotional, cognitive, and bodily experiences.Certified in Hakomi Experiential Psychotherapy, Mats integrates mindfulness, somatic awareness, and spiritual dimensions into his work, honoring each client's inherent wisdom and capacity for growth. He maintains a sex-positive, trauma-informed approach and has served clients globally via video sessions since transitioning his practice to Malm, Sweden in 2020.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Trauma Recovery
Anxiety Treatment
Somatic Psychotherapy
EMDR Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Highlights and features
- Certified in Hakomi Experiential Psychotherapy for deep emotional processing
- Integrates somatic and spiritual dimensions into therapeutic practice
- Sex-positive therapist affirming diverse sexual expressions
- Combines cognitive skills from legal career with compassionate care
- Offers flexible video sessions across California
Associations and certifications
- California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#88243)
- Hakomi Institute
Services
Individual Therapy
Personalized psychotherapy sessions addressing anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem issues. Combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with somatic awareness to help clients process emotions and develop healthier coping strategies. Ideal for individuals seeking personal growth and emotional healing through a holistic approach.
Couples Therapy
Specialized therapy for couples improving communication and relationship satisfaction. Uses emotionally focused techniques to address conflicts, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connections. Helps partners develop healthier interaction patterns and resolve underlying attachment issues causing relationship distress.
Trauma Recovery
Specialized trauma therapy using EMDR and somatic processing techniques. Addresses symptoms from past traumatic experiences through bilateral stimulation and mindful body awareness. Helps clients reprocess traumatic memories and develop grounding techniques for emotional regulation and long-term healing.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Therapeutic approach integrating bodily sensations with psychological processing. Uses mindfulness to explore physical manifestations of emotional distress and develop embodied resources for healing. Effective for clients seeking deeper self-awareness through the connection between physical experiences and mental health.
EMDR Therapy
Evidence-based treatment for trauma and anxiety disorders using eye movement desensitization. Facilitates natural information processing to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories. Helps clients reduce distress symptoms and develop positive self-beliefs through structured bilateral stimulation protocols.
People
Mats Hellsten
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
California-licensed therapist with 35+ years of experience in somatic psychotherapy. Holds a master's in counseling psychology from JFK University and a law degree from Stanford. Specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety treatment, and couples therapy using integrative approaches.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
I integrate Hakomi Experiential Therapy, EMDR, Somatic Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness-Based techniques tailored to each client's needs and preferences.
Do you offer online therapy sessions?
Yes, I provide video therapy sessions to clients located anywhere in California through secure telehealth platforms.
What issues do you specialize in treating?
I specialize in anxiety disorders, trauma recovery, relationship challenges, self-esteem issues, and life transitions using evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Yes, all sessions maintain strict confidentiality except in cases of imminent harm to self or others as required by law.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50 minutes, with occasional longer sessions available for intensive therapeutic work when needed.
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