Mikko Karhulahti
(he/him)
Clinical Psychologist & Gestalt Therapist
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Available for new clients
I'm an accredited clinical psychologist, Gestalt therapist and sex counsellor, specialized in adult attachment, working with individuals and couples. In-training to become an EAGT accredited supervisor (2025-2027).
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At a glance
Experienced on It's ComplicatedOver 6 years on It's Complicated
Note from Mikko*** My practice is currently full. Next availability in mid-January 2026, only afternoon slots available (not in the morning / evening). ***
Your story is important.Feel free to contact me here if you feel that we could be a good fit.
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About me
I have lived most of my adult life abroad and have personally experienced many of the challenges that come with living as a foreigner—questions of belonging, language, culture, and identity. Studying and training in several European countries has shaped a culturally sensitive and relational mindset, which I aim to bring into my therapeutic work.
I have experience working with people of different backgrounds, nationalities, and ages, and I am particularly attentive to how cultural, relational, and contextual factors shape individual experience. I completed my psychologist work placement in a closed prison, where I worked with male inmates.
I am currently in-training to become an EAGT accredited supervisor (2025-2027). Recent specializations in sex therapy (Helsinki, Finland) and in Phenomenological Psychopathology and Field Theory (Torino, Italy).
I speak:
EnglishFinnish
Location:
Friedelstraße 40, 12047 Berlin, Germany
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Approach
Treatment Approaches
Clinical psychologyRecommended for those who need help with diagnosing and treating more complex mental health issues, often involving assessments and evidence-based treatments.
Gestalt therapyRecommended for those who want to focus on the present and take responsibility for their feelings and actions to promote personal growth.
Sex therapyRecommended for individuals or couples who want help improving their sex life, intimacy, or overcoming sexual issues in a supportive environment.
I view what are often called “maladaptive behaviours,” such as depression, anxiety, isolation, or addiction, as meaningful and creative adjustments to a person’s environment and life context. Rather than pathologising these patterns, my work focuses on becoming aware of how they develop and how they appear in the relational field, in the present, here-and-now of the therapeutic encounter. This awareness can open space for choice, integration, and change.
Experience
9 years in practiceOver 6 years at It's Complicated
2023-> Clinical psychologist & Gestalt therapist & sex counsellor at Counselling Kollektiv Berlin, Friedelstrasse 40, Berlin
2018-2022 Clinical psychologist & Gestalt therapist at Mittelweg 50 in Berlin
2017-2018 Clinical psychologist & Gestalt therapist at private practice in Paris
2016-2017 Prison psychologist at Riihimäki prison in Finland
2015 Voluntary worker at the Finnish Red Cross at Emergency Youth Shelter in Turku, Finland
Education
2025-2027 in-training: Gestalt Therapy Training for Supervisors, at International Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Psychopathology, Torino, Italy and Prague, Czech Republic.
2022-2023 Sex therapist (NACS-accreditation in process) at Sexpo Foundation in Helsinki, Finland
2021-2023 basic & advanced training in Phenomenological Psychopathology and Field Theory (Turin, Italy)
2014-2018 Training and certificate in Gestalt psychotherapy at Gestalt Institute of Scandinavia in Denmark
2021 post-graduate training in Sex counselling at Sexpo Foundation in Helsinki, Finland
2015-2017 Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at University of Leiden in the Netherlands
2014-2015 Master studies in Psychology at University of Copenhagen in Denmark
2013-2014 Master of Science Research in Cognition and Behavior at University of Barcelona in Spain
2015 Master of Science in Economic Sociology at University of Turku in Finland
Services
Individual Session
€110 • 45 min • Online & In-person
Individual Session
Sliding scale
€90 • 45 min • Online & In-person
Couples Session
€130 • 50 min • In-person
Couples Session
€170 • 1 hr 30 min • In-person
Insurances
Private Pay
At a glance
Experienced on It's ComplicatedOver 6 years on It's Complicated
Note from Mikko*** My practice is currently full. Next availability in mid-January 2026, only afternoon slots available (not in the morning / evening). ***
Your story is important.Feel free to contact me here if you feel that we could be a good fit.
Usually responds after 24 hours
Usually responds after 24 hours