Low-threshold therapists are underemployed in Lahti

Lähikuvass is a digital display board in Lahti Palvelutori.  In the background is a service counter with a person.
It was a quiet afternoon in Lahti on Tuesday 9 May 2023.

The Lahti Parish Group organises counselling for young people without an appointment in the city centre once a week. The solution-focused brief therapy would accommodate more clients than at present.

A low-threshold therapy centre for young people is looking for more clients in Lahti.

Lahti Parish Group organises walk-in therapy for 16-30 year olds at the service market in the Trion shopping centre on Wednesdays from 15-18.

This is a free, solution-focused brief therapy session that does not require an appointment or referral. The help is anonymous and there is no record of the sessions.

Two therapists and a special youth worker can be found in Lahti’s walk-in therapy.

*Milja Lusila talks about low-threshold therapy in Lahti in this article*

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