Liisa Hiltunen

Liisa Hiltunen is a PACFA Clinical Counsellor with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and professionals through personal and work-related challenges. She holds dual Master’s degrees in Counselling and Business Coaching, as well as a BFA in design, which informs a holistic style that integrates emotional wellbeing, relationships, leadership, and life direction.

Drawing on lived experience as a global citizen who has lived and worked in Australia, the USA, the UK, Europe, and Asia, Liisa has a strong focus on supporting people navigating relocation and cultural adjustment. She works with individuals, partners, and children facing the practical and emotional realities of moving countries, including identity shifts and the unique pressures often experienced by expat families.

Liisa also provides executive-level and EAP professional coaching, including support for c-suite leaders who want greater clarity, balance, and sustainable performance, informed by evidence-based practice theories. Her work commonly addresses concerns such as brain fog, emotional ups and downs, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and the demands that can come with responsibility and leadership.

Her approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and thoughtful, blending evidence-based counselling with practical strategies such as SMART goal-setting, creative problem-solving, and design-thinking tools. Liisa values direct communication while maintaining a gentle, spiritually informed perspective when it is meaningful for the client. As a mother of three grown adults, she brings grounded insight into family dynamics, developmental stages, and the complexities of long-term relationships, offering structure and support while honoring each person as the expert in their own life.