About

My name is Christian Valla, and I’m a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience in psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness-based methods.
My focus is to help you find relief from stress and anxiety, restore inner calm, and strengthen confidence and wellbeing.

​

Each session is tailored to your needs. I integrate hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis, relaxation, and visualization techniques, and when appropriate, combine these with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and breath work.
This combination allows you to work at both the conscious and subconscious level, helping you release tension, shift patterns, and build lasting balance.

​

Originally from Norway, I have lived 12 years in Denmark and 14 years in California. I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Norway and Denmark, and a certified clinical hypnotherapist in the U.S. I hold the European Society of Hypnosis Certificate (ESHC) and trained in professional hypnotherapy at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute in California under Randal Churchill, accredited by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (A.C.H.E.).
I am also a Mindfulness teacher, trained in MBSR by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli.

Over the years, I have worked at renowned private clinics and hospitals in Norway, Denmark, and the U.S. My background includes Jungian Psychology, Integrative Psychotherapy, EMDR (Levels 1 & 2), Somatic Experiencing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Steven C. Hayes, among others.
This diverse experience allows me to draw from several approaches and offer practical, compassionate guidance that supports meaningful and lasting change.