Liisa Hiltunen, PACFA

Liisa Hiltunen is a PACFA counsellor with over 20 years of experience. She combines counselling and business coaching to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and life changes. Liisa writes plainly and acts with practical focus to help people find clearer direction.

Her work blends evidence-based counselling with coaching tools. Sessions often include goal-setting using SMART principles, creative problem-solving and elements of design thinking. Liisa encourages people to connect with their values and sense of purpose while tackling everyday pressures such as leadership demands or parenting concerns.

Liisa has worked around the world and brings a strong understanding of relocation and cultural adjustment. She supports people navigating identity shifts, the challenges of expat life, and the practical strains of moving between countries. This background informs how she talks through relationship and family dynamics.

Her approach is trauma-informed, thoughtful and collaborative. Liisa uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness alongside attachment-aware perspectives. She aims to offer clear structure, useful tools and steady support so people can make decisions that fit their lives.

As a mother of three grown adults and a former executive coach, Liisa understands family life and workplace pressure. She invites people to bring what matters to them into sessions and works together to build manageable steps toward greater balance and clarity.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns in thoughts and actions and teaches practical ways to shift them, often with homework and clear skills to practise. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and build steadiness in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve during therapy.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so readers should confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It also supports ongoing continuity if someone has relocated or has a demanding work schedule. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt ACT, CBT and mindfulness tools to remote sessions to keep the focus practical and goal oriented.