Liisa Hiltunen, PACFA
Midlife change and life-direction counsellor
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- Values-based approach
- Practical tools
- Trauma-informed care
About Liisa
Liisa Hiltunen is a PACFA counsellor with 20 years' experience supporting people through major life changes. She combines counselling and business coaching to help clients find clarity and direction. Liisa draws on practical tools and values-based work to help people make steady progress.
Her background includes master's degrees in Counselling and Business Coaching, plus a Bachelor of Fine Arts in design. This mix means she uses both reflective talking and practical problem-solving in sessions. Liisa often helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions including midlife change.
She has worked in many countries and brings experience with relocation, cultural adjustment and identity shifts. That global perspective informs support for expat partners and adults navigating moves and new contexts. She also has experience helping people dealing with caregiving strain, ageing concerns, adoption and attachment issues, and separation or divorce.
Liisa’s style is trauma-informed, direct and collaborative. She uses tools such as SMART goal-setting, creative problem-solving and design-thinking alongside therapeutic approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions often focus on values, meaning and practical steps to build momentum.
Clients can expect a grounded, down-to-earth counsellor who emphasises clear goals and steady progress. Liisa respects each person’s expertise in their own life and offers structure and perspective to support confident decision-making.
Her background includes master's degrees in Counselling and Business Coaching, plus a Bachelor of Fine Arts in design. This mix means she uses both reflective talking and practical problem-solving in sessions. Liisa often helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, and coping with life transitions including midlife change.
She has worked in many countries and brings experience with relocation, cultural adjustment and identity shifts. That global perspective informs support for expat partners and adults navigating moves and new contexts. She also has experience helping people dealing with caregiving strain, ageing concerns, adoption and attachment issues, and separation or divorce.
Liisa’s style is trauma-informed, direct and collaborative. She uses tools such as SMART goal-setting, creative problem-solving and design-thinking alongside therapeutic approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions often focus on values, meaning and practical steps to build momentum.
Clients can expect a grounded, down-to-earth counsellor who emphasises clear goals and steady progress. Liisa respects each person’s expertise in their own life and offers structure and perspective to support confident decision-making.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions where a shift in priorities helps reduce struggling. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical techniques to reshape unhelpful patterns. This approach can help with worry, low mood and coping strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and recommend a mix of methods that suit you. Sessions are collaborative and may combine values work, practical problem-solving and mindfulness depending on what helps most.
The exact online session options should be confirmed before booking. When arranging sessions consider practical benefits such as fitting appointments around work, shorter check-ins when time is tight, or choosing an approach that suits speaking without video. These practical choices can make ongoing therapy easier to manage while preserving focus on progress and workable steps.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Liisa commonly help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and coping with life changes such as midlife transition.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is trauma-informed, direct and collaborative, blending reflective conversation with practical steps and goal-setting.
How much experience does she have?
Liisa has 20 years of professional experience working in counselling and coaching roles across multiple countries.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
She is registered with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Liisa?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.