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Paulina-Elisa Gjetnes

Farnham GU9
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Paulina-Elisa Gjetnes

Farnham GU9
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My Approach

As a relational therapist grounded in Gestalt psychotherapy, I work with you to explore how early attachment experiences, present relationships, and systemic context shape our emotional lives and influence how we move through the world. Gestalt’s emphasis on present-moment experience supports awareness as it unfolds, in the here and now.

My approach is trauma-informed and draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and neuroscience to support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and deeper understanding of yourself in relation to others. I support you in gently connecting with the different parts of you that show up, thoughts, emotions, embodied sensations, and we stay curious about what they might be holding. Our work unfolds at a pace that honours awareness, readiness, and choice.

Taking the first step into therapy can feel daunting. Whether you have a clear sense of what’s troubling you or just a feeling that something isn’t right, I invite you to get in touch.

About Me

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in familiar patterns, or navigating life changes you can’t quite name, therapy can offer a grounded space to reconnect with yourself and others. I work with people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, and the psychological impact of a mental health diagnosis.

I also support individuals grappling with displacement, identity, and cross-cultural experiences, including feeling caught between cultures, a loss of belonging, or uncertainty about home and self.

People often come to therapy when something no longer feels manageable, but they may not know exactly why. You don’t need to have the answers, just a sense that something in you is ready for change. I offer a space where your full experience is welcomed and understood.

I work with

  • Groups
  • Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

I have a particular interest in supporting clients who identify with ADHD or other forms of neurodivergence. My approach explores how attention, regulation, and energy are shaped by both internal patterns and external environments, with an emphasis on self-understanding and relational impact. My academic work has also focused on ADHD from a non-pathologising, process-oriented perspective.
In Gestalt therapy, anxiety is understood as a response to losing contact with the present, often shaped by unfinished experiences from the past or imagined futures. I support clients in becoming more aware of how anxiety shows up in their body, breath, and relationships. Together, we explore how restoring awareness, grounding, and internal and relational support can ease overwhelm and foster a greater sense of presence and choice.
I have a strong interest in working with people navigating cross-cultural experiences, identity shifts, and questions of belonging. This includes those who have lived between cultures, moved across countries, or worked in international and diplomatic environments. I support clients in exploring how these experiences shape their sense of self, relationships, and emotional life, especially when the external impact they have may feel at odds with how they experience themselves internally.
I offer training and reflective spaces for practitioners, drawing on clinical, cross-cultural, and embodied experience. My CPD-accredited workshops support therapists in deepening trauma-informed practice, embodied presence, and relational awareness, with particular attention to complexity, identity, and working across cultures and systems.
As a Gestalt psychotherapist, I bring a trauma-informed and non-pathologising approach to working with trauma and mental health diagnoses. My experience includes psychiatric care, crisis management, and group work, with a focus on systemic and relational context.

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Gestalt Group Psychotherapist
  • Gestalt Psychotherapist

What I can help with

  • ADHD
  • Age-related Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Identity Problems
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Online Counselling
  • Training
  • Trauma

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Long Term
  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy

Farnham Office

8 Carlton Yard
Victoria Road
Farnham GU9 7RD
United Kingdom (UK)

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Petersfield Office

4 dragon street
Worcester House
Petersfield GU31 4JD
United Kingdom

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UKCP College

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC)
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Paulina-Elisa Gjetnes

Farnham GU9

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