International Mental Health
About Lysanne
Psychotherapist & Counsellor
- Lysanne Sizoo is an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor.
- She has a Master’s in Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy from the University of East London.
- Her therapeutic approach is transpersonal — meaning she integrates spiritual or existential dimensions of experience, not just psychological ones.
- She has over 25 years of experience working with clients, especially in cross-cultural settings and for international communities.
Expat & Cross-Cultural Specialist
- A big part of her work focuses on the psychological challenges of living internationally: identity shifts, loneliness, stress, and cultural adaptation.
- She’s lived in multiple countries: Netherlands (her birthplace), the UK, Sweden, and New Zealand
- She founded Turning Point, an international counselling centre in Stockholm, which served expats and local people. In 2014 it was sold to Veronica Lax.
Writer & Creative
- She writes articles, poems, and songs under a project called Healthy Neurotics on Substack
- She has written a series of article for Your Living City, as well as articles for the Local, the Church Telegraph, the Psychotherapist.
- She is the author of a book called Small Sparks of Life, which reflects on pregnancy loss and motherhood.
- She also created a musical drama called Aviva, which represents a therapeutic journey.
Personal Life
- She was born in 1965 in the Netherlands
- She has experienced multiple pregnancy losses, publicly shared in her writing.
- She has a son and a granddaughter.
- She has lived on a houseboat in the Vecht River, close to Amsterdam and now lives in a historical castle in Gustavsberg, close to Stockholm.
Professional Credentials & Recognition
- She holds a counselling diploma accredited by CSCT in the UK
- She holds a UKCP-registered (UK Council for Psychotherapy) masters degree.
- She has been recognized by the Psykosyntes-Akademin for her creative contribution to psychosynthesis through her transpersonal musical drama.
Lysanne Sizoo - strengths
- Bridge between cultures: Because of her international background and experience, she’s particularly well-suited to help people who are dealing with the psychological strain of moving countries, being in multicultural contexts, or feeling rootless.
- Transpersonal perspective: Rather than focusing solely on “fixing problems,” she helps clients explore meaning, identity, and deeper self-connection.
- Creative expression of therapy: Through her writing and musical work, she brings therapy into more artistic and narrative forms, making emotional healing more accessible.
- Advocate for grief and loss: Her book “Small Sparks of Life” is important for people dealing with miscarriage; she brings her own story to her professional work in a way that feels real, vulnerable, and inspiring.
Finding your inner compass
Inner Compass
Most physical and emotional complaints are signals from your deeper self to reconnect and bring inner harmony. It’s a challenge but the rewards are great. So why on earth would you still go through life anxious and lost, listening to what others say, if I can teach you to really start hearing yourself and in so doing, heal yourself.
Having lived and worked away from my home country for over thirty years, I am well acquainted with the specific challenges and joys of a life lived internationally and cross culturally.
This has been the main focus of my work for twenty-five years.
Core Model
My core training is in a psychodynamically informed transpersonal model called Psychosynthesis. This holds the assumption that the adjustments and life decisions created during our developmental years result in unconscious patterns that no longer serve us and even harm us. We work from 'here and now' to 'then and there' so that you can freely move into the future.
The transpersonal model asserts that there is a deeper, wiser self, beyond the concerns of these unconscious patterns that direct the ego-self. This deeper self is the source of self-love and healing, as well as the clearest compass for our future journey.
Invest in your mental wellbeing
- TRIAL SESSION - 30 minutes - FREE
- REGULAR SESSION - 60 minutes - 1100 sek // 100 euro
- 10% discount for a package of ten sessions
- 15% discount for a package of fifteen sessions
- (can be paid for in installments)
- NUTCRACKER SESSION - 90 minutes - 1600 sek // 150 euro
- we focus on one particular issue that needs to be resolved using solution focussed tools