English coaching

i Stockholm

 Susanne Sahlée

Trauma-Informed, Depth-Oriented Coaching for English-Speaking Clients


Professional coaching in English for people living and working in Stockholm


Living abroad, navigating transitions or managing sustained pressure often creates the need for professional coaching that is clear, grounded and emotionally stabilizing.

I am Susanne Sahlée, trained in Germany, with more than ten years of experience in depth-oriented, trauma-informed and process-focused work. I support English-speaking adults in Stockholm who are seeking emotional clarity, nervous system regulation, inner stability and sustainable personal development.

My work is calm, structured and precise. It is designed for people who value professional depth, safety and long-term inner change rather than surface-level techniques.

Professional Background, Medical Training & Advanced Therapeutic Qualifications


My professional background is rooted in extensive medical and therapeutic training completed in Germany and goes far beyond standard coaching qualifications.

I am fully trained and licensed in Germany as a Heilpraktiker. This profession is state-regulated in Germany and includes comprehensive education in human anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostics, psychology and clinical responsibility.

Within this legal framework, I was permitted to work medically and therapeutically, including:

  • detailed medical case history and professional assessment
  • functional and psychosomatic evaluation
  • collaboration with laboratory diagnostics (e.g. blood analysis, stool testing and other laboratory-based procedures)
  • body-oriented, regulation-focused therapeutic work

The Heilpraktiker qualification provides a solid medical and clinical foundation. However, the depth and specialization of my work today are the result of many years of additional, advanced training.

Beyond my basic medical qualification, I completed extensive further education in:

  • trauma-sensitive and attachment-informed approaches
  • EMDR-oriented processing methods
  • hypnotherapeutic and imaginative interventions
  • body-based regulation and nervous system work
  • integrative, process-oriented therapeutic frameworks

These advanced qualifications were acquired through long-term professional training, supervision and practical experience and are not automatically included in the Heilpraktiker profession.

In Germany, I worked therapeutically within this medical-legal framework for several years.

The Heilpraktiker profession does not exist in Sweden or the UK. In accordance with Swedish regulations, I therefore offer my work in Sweden exclusively as coaching, not as medical or psychotherapeutic treatment.

Current Scope of Practice


In addition to my coaching work in Sweden, I continue to work therapeutically with clients in Germany in an online setting, fully within the applicable German legal framework and based on my valid professional license.

My professional work therefore currently spans two clearly separated contexts:

  • Therapeutic work with clients in Germany (online), based on my German medical-therapeutic qualification and advanced trauma-informed training.
  • Professional coaching in Sweden, offered strictly within the Swedish legal framework and explicitly non-clinical in nature.

While the legal frameworks differ, the professional foundation, ethical standards and depth of training remain the same. This allows me to work with a high level of clarity, responsibility and precision across both contexts, while fully respecting national regulations.

I do not diagnose or treat mental illness in Sweden and do not replace medical or psychiatric care. My coaching in Sweden is intended for psychologically stable individuals who seek professionally grounded, responsibly guided and deeply informed coaching.

What This Coaching Is About


This coaching focuses on emotional patterns, stress responses, inner tension and long-established protective strategies that influence everyday life, relationships and decision-making.

Together, we work to:

  • understand these patterns
  • stabilize the nervous system
  • reorganize inner responses
  • create greater inner coherence

This process supports:

  • emotional clarity
  • inner stability
  • regulated reactions under stress
  • self-leadership and conscious choice
  • a reliable, grounded relationship with yourself

The coaching process is individual, paced and clearly guided.

Who This Coaching

 Is Suitable For


This coaching is suitable for English-speaking adults in Stockholm who want to:

  • reduce chronic stress, inner tension or emotional overload
  • develop stronger emotional regulation and self-efficacy
  • understand recurring emotional or relational patterns
  • gain clarity during life transitions or relocation
  • strengthen inner orientation and self-leadership

Particularly suitable for:

  • highly sensitive individuals (HSP)
  • autistic and neurodivergent adults
  • gifted individuals
  • people with strong inner perception and reflection
  • clients who prefer a calm, structured and depth-oriented approach


EMDR-Informed Coaching


Structured Emotional Processing & Nervous System Regulation


EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) supports the brain in integrating emotional experiences.

In my coaching practice, EMDR is used non-clinically, with a strong focus on:

  • resources
  • safety
  • attachment awareness
  • nervous system stability

This approach can support:

  • emotional relief
  • mental clarity
  • self-efficacy
  • regulated emotional responses
  • integration of past experiences

Bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping or similar methods) provides a clear and stabilizing structure for emotional processing.


Hypnotherapeutic Coaching Interventions


Parts Integration, Inner Clarity & Emotional Regulation


Hypnotherapeutic coaching interventions create a focused inner state in which emotional, cognitive and bodily processes become accessible simultaneously.

This work supports:

  • integration of inner parts
  • transformation of protective patterns
  • emotional regulation
  • strengthening of inner presence and agency

The work is experiential, structured and carefully guided. The aim is not suggestion, but the creation of stable, self-generated inner states.


Sound-Based Frequency Work


Therapeutic Tuning Forks Combined with Acupressure Points


Sound-based frequency work in my coaching practice combines therapeutic tuning forks with selected acupressure (acupuncture) points, creating a body-oriented method that supports nervous system regulation and emotional integration.

Acupressure through acupuncture points

Specific acupuncture points are selected based on the client’s theme, stress pattern and nervous system state.
By placing the tuning fork directly on or near the point, a precise pressure impulse is applied, comparable to acupressure techniques used in integrative medicine.

These points are associated with autonomic nervous system regulation and are traditionally used to influence tension, stress responses and emotional balance.

Therapeutic vibration through frequency

The tuning fork transmits physical vibration into tissue, fascia and the nervous system. This vibration supports:

  • nervous system calming
  • emotional grounding
  • bodily integration after emotional work
  • vegetative regulation

Medical-informed background

While this work does not constitute medical treatment, it is informed by principles from integrative medicine, body-based therapy and neurophysiological regulation.

In coaching, sound-based frequency work is used supportively, not diagnostically or curatively. It complements emotionally and cognitively oriented coaching by addressing regulation on a bodily level.

Sessions typically last 60 minutes and are often experienced as deeply calming, stabilizing and clarifying.


Regular Coaching Sessions – Process Logic


Coaching is offered in 60-minute individual sessions, usually on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

Regular sessions are important because they:

  • support continuity and depth
  • allow the nervous system to integrate change between sessions
  • create emotional stability and orientation
  • support sustainable personal development

The rhythm is adjusted individually over time.


Leadership & Executive Coaching


Clear Professional Focus for Leaders and Decision-Makers


If your primary focus is professional leadership, executive responsibility or complex decision-making, I offer a separate Leadership & Executive Coaching framework with its own structure, formats and conditions.

This includes individual leadership sessions as well as focused 1- to 3-day leadership formats for professionals who travel to Stockholm or want to work intensively on leadership topics.


 Learn more about Leadership & Executive Coaching in Stockholm

This creates a clear transition without mixing private coaching and business coaching contexts.


Contact & First Consultation

Feel free to contact me via email or phone to book a first consultation. I look forward to supporting you in finding inner clarity, stability, and a deeper connection with yourself here in Stockholm

FAQ – Coaching in Stockholm


Is this therapy or coaching?
This is coaching in Sweden. It does not include diagnosis or treatment of mental illness and does not replace medical or psychotherapeutic care.

Do you also work therapeutically?
Yes. I continue to work therapeutically with clients in Germany in an online setting, within the German legal framework. In Sweden, my work is offered exclusively as coaching.

Is this coaching suitable for expats?
Yes. Many clients are international professionals living and working in Stockholm.

How many sessions are recommended?
This depends on your goals and situation. Some clients come for short-term support, others for longer-term development.

Do you offer online sessions?
The focus is on in-person sessions in Stockholm. Online sessions can be arranged when appropriate.