Kari Elise Slinning is an authorised Gestalt Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner. Originally from Norway, she currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden – her home for over 30 years. She is a mother of 3 children.  Before turning to Gestalt Therapy in 1999, Kari had a career as a classical musician—first as a violinist, then as an orchestra conductor—working in professional orchestras around Scandinavia.  Her personal therapeutic journey inspired a career change - her Masters’ degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy “Free from Bulimia Nervosa” was a phenomenological study based on interviews with people on their recovery process from eating disorders.  Kari has worked in psychiatric settings and led support groups for families affected by eating disorders.  She served as Operations Manager for the Swedish National Association for Eating Disorders (2009-2015).  She currently works as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in her private practice in Stockholm. Since completing her Somatic Experiencing® training in 2012, Kari integrated SE into her Psychotherapy practice and has been active in the SE community: she assisted at numerous SE-trainings across Europe, in India and South Africa; co-founded the Swedish SE-Association in 2013; and for several years served as the Chair of the Board of the European Association for Somatic Experiencing (EASE).