About Melina Linden
Melina Linden is a licensed psychologist with a holistic approach, helping people live richer, more meaningful lives by bringing mind and body back into conversation. Her work brings together clinical psychology, yoga, breathwork and nervous-system work, for individuals and couples.
Melina graduated with First Class Honours in Psychology from the University of Southampton in 2016, after a semester abroad at the University of Sydney. Her research on how young people search for help with depression and anxiety online was published in the Journal of Technology in Human Services.
Her journey into body-based practices began in 2018 with a 200-hour yoga teacher training at Sampoorna Yoga in India. For the next five years she taught yoga and mindfulness across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Greece. In 2023 she became a licensed psychologist in Greece, completed the 262-hour Pure Awareness Breathwork Training at Inner Resources in Athens, and deepened her yoga practice with a 300-hour teacher training at Himalaya Yoga Valley in India.
In 2024 she founded her private practice, bringing all of this together. Her clinical work is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): she trained with Dr Russ Harris in 2024 and completed ACT for Depression and Anxiety Disorders with Psychwire in 2026. She also completed the Compassionate Inquiry Short Course with Dr Gabor Maté in 2025, and the Hoffman Process at the Hoffman Institute in the USA in 2026.
Horses have been part of Melina’s life since she was six. In 2026 she completed Natural Horsemanship Level 3, and she is now bringing horses into her work with the nervous system.
Melina is a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and the Greek PsychedeliCare Society. Having travelled to over 40 countries and lived in eight, she brings a deep respect for different cultures and ways of healing, and a genuine ability to meet people from all walks of life.
Meet Melina Linden
Licensed Psychologist
I am a licensed psychologist working with women who want to relate to themselves with greater clarity, steadiness, and depth.
My work is grounded in clinical psychology and informed by years of experience supporting clients across different cultures, life stages, and emotional landscapes. Over time, my practice has evolved toward a more contained and intentional way of working — allowing for depth, continuity, and meaningful change.
I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Dr. Russ Harris and Dr. Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach, which guides me in exploring the connection between early experiences, trauma, and present-day patterns. I have extensive experience integrating body-based approaches into psychological work. This means our work does not stay at the level of insight alone, but attends to how emotional patterns are lived, held, and sustained in the body and nervous system.
I work primarily with women who are thoughtful, capable, and self-aware — often accustomed to functioning well — yet aware that something internally feels unsettled, fragmented, or harder than it needs to be.
My approach is collaborative, structured, and respectful of the complexity each person brings. I do not offer quick fixes or generic solutions. Instead, I focus on creating a therapeutic space where depth, responsibility, and long-term change are possible.
Due to the nature of this work, I work with a limited number of clients at a time and accept new clients by application.
If you’re interested in working together, you’re welcome to apply below.
My Approach & Values
My work is grounded in the understanding that no two people experience themselves or their lives in the same way. For this reason, therapy with me is not standardized. It is shaped thoughtfully, in collaboration, and with care for your specific context, needs, and readiness.
I work relationally and actively. Sessions are not passive conversations, but an engaged process in which we explore patterns, test new ways of relating to yourself, and notice what creates real movement over time. This work asks for presence and participation, and it is designed to support meaningful, sustainable change — not insight alone.
My aim is for our work together to extend beyond the therapy room. Clients often leave sessions with a clearer understanding of themselves and with practical ways of meeting daily life with more steadiness, flexibility, and choice. I view psychological growth as a process that unfolds through attention, practice, and commitment — much like learning a language or developing a skill over time.
The frameworks that inform my work include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness-based approaches, and yoga philosophy. These are integrated carefully and selectively, with respect for both evidence-based practice and the lived experience of the person in front of me.
At the foundation of my work are trust, respect, and integrity. I value creating a space that feels contained and safe, where complexity is welcomed and nothing needs to be performed or rushed. I meet clients with warmth and curiosity, while maintaining clear boundaries, professionalism, and confidentiality.
I work with clients in English, Swedish and Greek.
Sessions in English, Greek and Swedish
Confidential and Safe Environment
