Compass Psychology Finland

28/09/2025

Hurry, still a few places left! Includes free babysitting service! Go to our linktree bio to read more and sign-up ⬆️

26/09/2025

Getting mental health support in Finland can be tricky. But finding English-speaking therapists who understand immigrant issues is set to get easier in the future.

26/09/2025

This week, Compass Psychology owners, Annabel Battersby & Hatty Francis-Ehnholm were interviewed for the YLE podcast ”All Points North” and talked about mental-health care for immigrants in Finland. They talked about the need for more cultural competency and language diversity in mental health-care; transparency and clearer information when seeking help; as well as the Psychotherapy Training in English being organised by Psychological Practitioners Finland ry, which will hopefully be starting through Jyväskylä University in Autumn 2026.

Getting mental health support in Finland can be tricky, especially if you’re new to the country. In this episode, listeners share their personal experiences, and we look at how finding English-speaking therapists who understand immigrant issues is set to get easier in the future. Mark B. Odom pres...

23/09/2025

In today’s Professional Developed, we learnt about the 5 Fs of trauma dissociation. Each therapy room at Compass Psychology is now equipped with a trauma dissociation tool box.

17/09/2025

Read more & sign-up here ➡️ ://compasspsychology.fi/services/positive-parenting/.

13/09/2025

12/09/2025

‼️VITAMIN D REMINDER‼️
‼️Start popping your supplements now‼️
✅In this month’s newsletter, Compass owner Annabel Battersby reminds us of the importance of taking VITAMIN D as the daylight hours start diminishing.
✅During the darkest months of the year in Finland we absorb very little UV radiation from the sun. This is needed for vitamin D synthesis in our bodies.
✅Furthermore, the darker your skin colour, the less UV radiation you will absorb because your skin contains more melanin, a pigment that blocks UV radiation.
✅Vitamin D deficiency has all sorts of health complications including low mood and depression‼️
Read the article here ⬇️

Why you need to pop some (Vitamin D) pills to stay happy this winter by Annabel Battersby Many people find the cold and dark of wintertime in Finland hard to cope with, with some people even developing depressive symptoms such as tiredness, low mood and hopelessness. Some people suffer from Seasonal...

06/09/2025

presenting a poster today in Glasgow at the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference 2025 on professional development activity at Compass Psychology.

Compass Psychology provides free, weekly, and ongoing professional development to all our psychologists, usually accompanied by coffee and lunch.

It's a great way to stay connected with colleagues, and also to consistently increase our knowledge and improve our therapy skills.

02/09/2025

The Compass team were lucky enough to welcome Gestalt Psychotherapist Katri Suvanto our professional development session today. Katri gave us a fantastic guide to the basic principles of Gestalt theory and therapy. It was such an interesting session. Thank you Katri ♥️

29/08/2025

Welcome to our popular 6-week Positive Parenting Course starting October 2nd! Read more and sign-up here➡️ https://compasspsychology.fi/services/positive-parenting/