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About the treatment

Individual Therapy & Psychotherapy

Because feeling better is about more than symptom relief.

Individual therapy, often called talk therapy or psychotherapy, provides a dedicated space to explore challenges, gain new insights, and create lasting change. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, burnout, or simply feel stuck, therapy can help you develop new perspectives, healthier patterns, and greater psychological well-being.

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What Are You Hoping To Get Back?

People often contact us because they want to:

  • Feel hopeful again
  • Reduce anxiety and overwhelm
  • Improve relationships
  • Return to work with confidence
  • Be more present with their children and loved ones
  • Find purpose and meaning
  • Break patterns that keep repeating
  • Feel like themselves again

These are the outcomes that matter. The therapeutic methods we use are simply different ways of helping you get there.

Therapy Tailored To The Individual

No two people experience psychological difficulties in exactly the same way.

Your biology, personality, life experiences, relationships, strengths, and challenges are unique. We therefore believe treatment should adapt to the individual, not the other way around.

At Nūvai, we provide personalised psychotherapy and, where appropriate, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy tailored to the individual.

This means we take the time to understand your situation in depth and build a treatment plan based on your needs, goals, and circumstances. The focus is not on fitting you into a particular therapy model. The focus is on finding what works best for you.

Learn more about our approach to Precision Psychotherapy.

Challenges We Commonly Help With

Psychological suffering can take many forms. Sometimes it appears as anxiety or depression. Sometimes it's a feeling of being stuck, disconnected, overwhelmed, or unable to live the life you want.

People often come to us for support with:

  • Anxiety, worry, and overwhelm
  • Low mood and depression
  • Stress and burnout
  • Relationship challenges
  • Self-criticism and low self-esteem
  • Life transitions and uncertainty
  • Trauma and difficult experiences
  • Grief and loss
  • Emotional regulation
  • Personal growth and self-understanding

What happens in therapy?

Therapy is a collaborative process. Together, you and your therapist explore the thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and life experiences that may be contributing to your difficulties. The goal is not only to reduce symptoms, but also to develop deeper understanding and new ways of responding to life's challenges.

Over time, therapy can help you build self-awareness, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful change in everyday life.

Sessions last 60 minutes and are adapted to your individual needs. SEK 2,500 per session.

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Evidence-based therapeutic approaches

Our therapists integrate a range of evidence-based approaches, including:

CBT

Changing patterns of thinking and behaviour.

ISTDP

Address the emotional roots of psychological distress.

ACT

Building psychological flexibility and resilience.

Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

Understanding recurring emotional and relational patterns.

IFS

Developing a healthier relationship with different parts of yourself.

CFT

Reducing self-criticism and strengthening self-compassion.

Trauma-focused approaches

Helping individuals process and recover from difficult experiences.

The most suitable approach depends on your unique situation and is determined collaboratively with your therapist.

When Therapy Alone May Not Be Enough

Some people seek help after many years of struggling.

Others have tried therapy, medication, or other treatments without achieving the results they hoped for.

In carefully selected cases, additional interventions may be considered as part of a broader treatment plan. These approaches are never the goal in themselves. They are tools that may help create the conditions for meaningful psychological change.

Our role is to help determine what combination of care is most appropriate for each individual.

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Begin With A Consultation

Every person's story is different.

The first step is a conversation about where you are today, what challenges you are facing, and where you would like to be.

Together, we can explore what form of support is most likely to help you move forward.

People don't come to therapy because they want therapy. They come because they want their lives back.

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Precision therapy

What is precision therapy?

We call our way of working precision therapy. In line with developments in mental-health research, we look beyond diagnoses to the unique combination of physical, psychological and life factors that affect how you feel and respond to treatment.

At Nūvai we use modern tools to collect and follow relevant information about you, aiming to increase treatment precision and adapt support to your individual needs.

The goal is sustainable change.

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A continuous process

Mellanrum — where therapy continues

Precision therapy is not only about what happens in the therapy room, but also what happens between sessions. That is often where insights are put into daily life — and where change can become difficult and begin to matter.

We call this Mellanrum, also the name of our digital follow-up tool. With your consent we collect information such as sleep, breathing, activity and recovery, alongside your own descriptions of thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Mellanrum gives us a better opportunity to guide the therapeutic process as it develops.

The process

How treatment works

From first contact to ongoing follow-up — with a plan shaped around you.

Step 1

Apply

Through the website or a referral from a therapist, psychologist or physician. A referral is never required.

Step 2

Digital screening

An initial digital conversation where we get to know you and your situation.

Step 3

Preparation at home

For three weeks we collect information such as sleep, movement and heart function through a ring, together with short questions in our app.

Step 4

First clinic visit

You meet your responsible therapist and a physiotherapist for a physiological assessment.

Step 5

Psychotherapy process

Usually 8–12 sessions. Between visits we use Mellanrum to understand your response and improve precision over time — always with your consent.

Step 6

Optional addition

A way to support and deepen the therapeutic process. This always takes place at the clinic after a careful assessment of risks and benefits.

Step 7

Evaluation and follow-up

We follow up and adjust your treatment continuously, together with you.

Precision therapy is always a process adapted to you.

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Deepening

Treatment additions

Sometimes therapy alone is not enough to reach the change you seek.

After an individual medical and psychological assessment, therapy may be complemented with methods such as ketamine or breathwork. Every addition is introduced carefully, evaluated systematically and adapted to your goals, needs and response.

  • Optional
  • Integrated into your ongoing therapeutic process
  • Individually assessed by a physician and psychologist
  • Preceded by careful preparation and followed by integration

Additions in three phases

01

Preparation

You and your therapist prepare carefully so you know what to expect.

02

Treatment

The addition is introduced to strengthen the therapeutic process.

03

Integration

Together you process what emerged and weave it into your continued therapy.

When may additions be considered?

Additions may be relevant if you experience persistent low mood, anxiety, trauma-related difficulties, or challenges with emotional regulation, attention or impulses. Assessment is always carried out by specialist physicians in psychiatry and anaesthesia.

If you already take medication, such as antidepressants, our specialist physicians in psychiatry and anaesthesia make an individual assessment. In most cases you can continue, but some adjustments may be needed.

Medical addition

Ketamine

Nūvai specialises in medication-assisted treatment with ketamine and always follows current regional guidelines.

Ketamine has been used in healthcare for more than 50 years. Every treatment is preceded by a careful medical assessment and closely monitored during and after each session.

Non-medical addition

Breathwork

Soma+IQ is a body-focused breathwork method used in psychotherapy. Guided breathing supports body awareness, presence and emotional processing. It can be offered individually or in groups.

Partner clinic abroad

Psilocybin

Psilocybin is offered through an accredited partner clinic abroad, in a country where medical use is approved. Treatment is normally 1–2 dosing sessions during one week, with preparation and integration together with Nūvai.

Safety first

When are additions not the right path?

  • Previous psychotic episodes
  • Bipolar disorder type I (for medical additions)
  • Acute suicidality
  • Certain serious cardiovascular diseases
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Additions are not suitable for everyone. We always make a thorough medical and psychological assessment. If an addition is not the right path, we will guide you onward within healthcare.

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Answers to our most common questions.

Is esketamine treatment legal in Sweden?

Yes, esketamine treatment is legal in Sweden when prescribed by a licensed physician. Esketamine has been used medically for over 50 years and is an approved medicine. At Nūvai the treatment is administered under controlled conditions by qualified medical staff, in accordance with current regional guidelines.

What does the treatment cost?

Nūvai's goal is that precision therapy, with or without treatment additions, should be accessible to everyone who needs it. Today the treatment is paid for privately, but we are working towards being able to cover all or part of it through private insurers or health insurance (within the high-cost protection scheme) in the future. The cost varies depending on the treatment plan and individual needs. A digital screening call costs SEK 2,500. Ketamine-assisted therapy starts from 33,000 kr. We also offer the option to pay in instalments via Klarna. You are welcome to contact us for a personal and free cost estimate.

How many sessions are needed?

The number of sessions depends on the type of treatment, your needs and how you respond to it. The plan is followed up and adjusted continuously together with your therapist. For ketamine-assisted precision psychotherapy the model is inspired by international protocols where ketamine is usually given as a series of six infusions over about four weeks. Psilocybin-assisted therapy takes place abroad and usually involves 1–2 dosing sessions over a week, with time for local preparation and integration. Breathwork as a treatment addition is usually provided twice a week for four weeks, either at the clinic or online. The exact scope is always tailored to your situation, your goals and your response to treatment.

Can I continue with my current medication?

In most cases you can continue with your existing medication, but this is assessed individually by our physicians who are specialists in psychiatry and anaesthesia. Some medicines may need to be adjusted ahead of treatment, and sometimes it is desirable to taper off or change them afterwards. We help you with this if you wish. At the initial consultation our physicians review your full medication list and give concrete recommendations. Never make changes to your medication without consulting your care provider.

Can I be referred by my doctor or psychologist?

Absolutely. We accept referrals from other care providers and they can contact us directly by email at info@nuvai.se. You are also welcome to apply for an assessment yourself — a referral is not a requirement to begin treatment with us. Please be careful not to write personal data in emails to us.