About

Helena Kallner, PhD, is a UKCP Accredited psychotherapist and EAGT-accredited Gestalt psychotherapist. She is a senior teacher and supervisor of Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy™ (DSP), a method developed by Ruella Frank. Helena has studied closely with Ruella for many years, and she regularly teaches workshops and training programs in this approach internationally.

Based in Stockholm, Helena maintains a private practice working with individuals and couples both in person and online. She is a Full member of the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy, the founding Gestalt therapy institute.

Helena completed her PhD at the department of Psychology at Middlesex University , supervised by Professor Jonna Bornemark, Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge, Södertörn University.
Helena’s thesis, Forming Form: How Movement Shapes Psychotherapists’ Practical Knowledge, explores the often-overlooked wisdom of the moving-feeling-sensing body in a culture that prioritizes abstract, quantifiable knowledge. Helena draws on Aristotle’s concept of phronesis—the ability to act wisely and appropriately in specific situations— to explore how movement and bodily knowing cultivate practical wisdom and professional judgement.