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Why Nūvai?

We want to contribute to the next step in the development of precision therapy. Our work is about uniting science, clinical experience and human presence to help people connect more deeply with themselves, with others and with what gives life meaning. Always in line with current guidelines and regulations.

Strengthening the human inner compass

Sometimes we feel that treatments are constrained by systems and models meant to fit everyone. Nūvai is passionate about expanding what is possible with therapy in an evidence-based and ethical way.

Our combined experience is that a combination of psychotherapy and carefully selected augmentation methods can support people in finding new ways forward and creating lasting change in their mental health.

Nūvai’s clinic building on Hyllie Boulevard in Malmö

Our Clinic in Hyllie, Malmö

A calm and welcoming environment a short walk from Hyllie Station.

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The team

We come from different clinical and scientific backgrounds but are united by a common goal: helping people reconnect with themselves, their relationships and the life they want to live.

David Sjöström

David Sjöström is a licensed medical doctor, researcher and psychotherapist with extensive clinical experience from child, adolescent and adult psychiatry as well as primary care. He has training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and psychedelic-assisted therapy through the MIND Foundation. David is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, where his research focuses on young people, psychedelics, and their effects on mental health and everyday functioning. At Nūvai, David serves as CEO and leads the strategic development of the clinic. He conducts medical assessments and leads the development of Nūvai's precision psychotherapy model.

Martin Källström

Martin Källström is a technology entrepreneur with an MSc in computer science and over twenty years of experience building and leading digital product companies. He founded Twingly and Narrative, whose AI-powered lifelogging camera reached users in 68 countries with backing from investors such as Khosla Ventures. Martin holds patents in wearable camera technology and received the CES Editors' Choice Award. At Nuvai he leads the development of the digital platform and the AI-supported tools that enable precision therapy.

Thomas Hesslow

Thomas Hesslow is a licensed psychologist as well as a supervisor and teacher in psychotherapy. He runs a psychotherapy practice in Malmö and provides supervision and specialist training for psychologists in affect-focused psychotherapy (ISTDP). Thomas has previously worked in specialist psychiatry with a focus on functional and psychosomatic conditions, has experience organising and working at psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands, and is editor-in-chief of a scientific journal on affect-focused psychotherapy. At Nuvai he is a psychotherapist with a particular focus on ketamine-assisted ISTDP, and a supervisor and advisor in the development of the psychedelic-assisted therapies of the future.

Hanna Radomski

Hanna Radomski is a licensed psychotherapist. She has long experience of psychotherapeutic work, with particular expertise in attachment issues after many years in infant and early-childhood psychiatry. Hanna is trained in ISTDP, an affect-focused psychodynamic therapy method, in which she also works as a supervisor and teacher. She is also a breathwork facilitator and has experience organising legal psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands. At Nuvai, Hanna contributes to the development of the clinic's psychotherapeutic treatment model and to the development and delivery of medically augmented psychotherapy.

Linda Nilsson

Linda Nilsson is a specialist nurse in psychiatry with 15 years of experience in psychiatric care, home care and palliative care. She is a trained mindfulness instructor and certified hatha yoga teacher, and has in recent years held leading roles in health and social care with responsibility for service development, quality assurance and work environment. Linda is deeply committed to how care can evolve through evidence, innovation and person-centred ways of working. At Nuvai she contributes her clinical experience and her passion for development.

Daniel Holmkvist

Daniel Holmkvist is a licensed physiotherapist with long experience in psychiatry. He has basic psychotherapy training (step 1, CBT) and is a certified breathwork facilitator. At Nuvai, Daniel works with nervous system regulation and somatic integration.

Maria Johansson

Maria has long clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of both adults and children, grounded in CBT, compassion-focused therapy (CFT), couples therapy (IBCT) and trauma treatment (PE, TF-CBT). She also has extensive experience as a supervisor and lecturer. Through many years of work as a psychologist, yoga teacher and retreat leader, she has developed a particular expertise in the integration of body and psychological processes, with a focus on nervous system regulation, mindfulness and lasting change. At Nūvai, Maria advises on the development of the psychotherapeutic model, with a special focus on body–mind integration and future intensive psychotherapy formats.

Björn Emilsson

Licensed physician, specialist in anaesthesiology. Björn Emilsson is a licensed physician and consultant anaesthesiologist with extensive clinical experience. In recent years, his work has focused primarily on perioperative medicine, procedural sedation and advanced medical monitoring. His clinical practice is characterised by a strong commitment to patient safety, thorough medical assessment and personalised care. At Nūvai, Björn is responsible for the medical assessments preceding ketamine treatment and contributes his specialist expertise in anaesthesiology to ensure safe, high-quality care before, during and after ketamine infusions.

David Boardman

Licensed medical doctor, specialist in adult psychiatry. David Boardman is a licensed physician and consultant psychiatrist with extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of mental illness. He has a particular interest in how digital tools and emerging technologies can support clinical decision-making, improve longitudinal follow-up and contribute to more personalised psychiatric care. He is also the founder of PsychBase, a digital platform dedicated to psychiatric education and clinical decision support. At Nūvai, David conducts psychiatric assessments and contributes to the development of the clinic's precision psychotherapy model, with a particular focus on digital health solutions, clinical decision support and personalised longitudinal outcome monitoring.

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Mental health across borders

Together with leading researchers and specialist clinics in Europe

This collaboration makes it possible for us to offer certain treatments, for example with psilocybin, in a legal and responsible way, while also drawing on specialist expertise and ensuring continuity of care across national borders.

Care always remains legal, safe for the individual and coordinated with the client and their family, from preparation to integration and follow-up.

Precision through innovation

A clinical practice based on research

From the very start we are building an AI infrastructure that scientifically evaluates our own method and offers other actors the opportunity to conduct their own clinical studies. Our ambition is to contribute as an academic centre of knowledge where research, education and clinical work are intertwined.

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