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Stockholm · Online · Worldwide

High performance
meets clinical depth.

I help senior leaders move from performing at the highest level to sustaining it — without the hidden cost that most high-achievers quietly carry for years.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist Executive Coach CBT · DBT · AEDP · Schema 3,200+ Clinical Hours MSc Finance · SSE English · Mandarin · Swedish
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Sandra Qian Jernkrok — Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Executive Coach
Legitimerad Psykolog
Former International Executive
3,200+ Clinical Hours
3,200+Clinical Hours
12+Years Corporate Leadership
3Languages
4Clinical Frameworks
SSE · L'Oréal · Sony Ericsson · Tobii · Tetra Pak · SoneparCorporate & Academic Background

About

The most critical asset in any organisation is the mental clarity of its leaders.

I am Sandra Qian Jernkrok — a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and executive coach based in Stockholm, working with senior leaders and high-achieving professionals across global time zones.

"I don't just understand clinical presentations — I understand the professional reality behind them."

Before training as a psychologist, I spent over a decade in international finance and controlling roles — at Tobii, Sonepar, L'Oréal (Shanghai), Sony Ericsson (Beijing), and Tetra Pak. I hold an MSc in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics. I navigated high-performance culture from the inside — and I understand the professional reality behind it.

I made a deliberate pivot into clinical psychology because I was struck by the fact that so many people are succeeding on the outside — while quietly struggling on the inside, including myself. I wanted to really understand why — and how to help people transform from merely performing to truly thriving.

Credentials & Background

  • Licensed Clinical PsychologistRegistered with Socialstyrelsen · 3,200+ clinical hours in adult psychiatry
  • DBT Specialist CertificationKarolinska Institutet
  • MSc Psychology · PsykologprogrammetStockholm University · 5 years · 2017–2022
  • MSc Finance — Stockholm School of EconomicsOne of the Nordic region's most prestigious business schools
  • VP Head of Business Control — Tobii ABMedTech · Global · Stockholm
  • Business Controller — SoneparInternational distribution · Stockholm
  • Financial Controlling Manager — L'OréalShanghai, China
  • Finance & Strategy Roles — Sony Ericsson (Beijing) · Tetra Pak (Lund & Lausanne)Global blue-chip environments · International markets
  • LanguagesEnglish · Mandarin Chinese · Swedish

Professional Registration

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Fully licensed and registered with Socialstyrelsen, Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare. Bound by the Swedish Healthcare Act, patient confidentiality laws, and professional ethics standards. All coaching services are delivered to the same standards of clinical rigour.

SocialstyrelsenRegistered & Licensed
Karolinska InstitutetDBT Specialist Cert.
Stockholm UniversityMSc Psychology · 5 years
Stockholm School of EconomicsMSc Finance
AlerisAdult Psychiatry · 3,200+ hrs

Who This Is For

Leaders performing at the highest level — and quietly paying for it.

You may appear successful on the outside while navigating burnout, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, or a growing gap between who you are at work and who you actually are.

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Senior Leaders & C-Suite

CEOs, VPs, and directors navigating high-stakes pressure, leadership transitions, and the hidden cost of sustained high performance. People who are strong enough to keep going — and wise enough to know something needs to change.

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International & Expat Professionals

Global professionals, expats, and multicultural leaders navigating cross-cultural complexity alongside demanding careers. Sessions available in English, Mandarin, and Swedish — because some things can only be said in the language you first learned to feel them in.

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High Achievers at a Crossroads

People who have reached external success — and found it hasn't resolved the internal patterns quietly costing them. Not in crisis, but aware that something deeper needs addressing before it becomes one.

Programmes

Four ways to work together

One philosophy — sustainable performance starts from the inside

Three individual programmes for leaders ready to do the deeper work, and one corporate programme for organisations supporting their people through change. All begin with a free consultation.

For Organisations

Corporate · Organisational Change Support

The Turning Point

8–10 weeks · Starts within 2 weeks of contract

For HR and L&D teams supporting employees through a reorg. A three-part programme — lecture, workshop, and individual sessions — built to help your people land on their feet.

  • ✦Keynote lecture: "The Psychology of Organisational Change" (60–90 min)
  • ✦Half-day workshop: "Finding Your Footing" (groups of 12–15)
  • ✦Individual sessions: 3–6 per employee, up to 10 people
  • ✦Your team leaves with tools, not just insight
  • ✦Swedish, English & Mandarin available

Individual · The Sustainable Leader

The Turning Point

3 months · 12 sessions · bi-weekly · 50 min

For leaders at a crossroads — burnout, a performance block, or quiet suffering that's been going on too long. Stabilise, understand your patterns, and find a new direction.

  • ✦Extended intake session (75 min) + 11 bi-weekly sessions
  • ✦CBT & DBT tools, personalised to your patterns
  • ✦Schema mapping — understand what's driving things
  • ✦Crisis support — primary feature of this programme
  • ✦Personal Leadership Report (10–15 pages)
Most comprehensive

Individual · The Sustainable Leader

The Transformation Work

6 months · 24 sessions · weekly · 50 min

For leaders ready to change something structural — a pattern that keeps recurring no matter how much you achieve. Deeper, longer, and built for real shift.

  • ✦Extended intake (75 min) + 23 weekly sessions
  • ✦CBT & DBT tools, personalised to your patterns
  • ✦Schema Therapy — proper depth work from Phase 2
  • ✦AEDP — emotional & relational processing from Phase 3
  • ✦Imagery rescripting for core belief change
  • ✦Personal Leadership Report (15–20 pages)
  • ✦Crisis support available throughout

Individual · The Sustainable Leader

The Thriving Path

Annual · 2 sessions/month · 50 min · renewable

Not problem-driven — growth-driven. A long-term thinking partnership for leaders who want to go deeper, live more fully, and have a dedicated inner space that's entirely their own.

  • ✦Your inner space: a dedicated place to think, feel, and grow
  • ✦Live your life authentically — not just perform better
  • ✦2 × 50-min sessions per month, client-led agenda
  • ✦Full clinical range — CBT, DBT, Schema Therapy, AEDP
  • ✦Annual Inner Journal Review — 75–90 min + written summary
  • ✦Open to programme graduates and new clients

All programmes begin with a free 30-minute consultation. No obligation.

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Clinical Approach

Four evidence-based frameworks, integrated.

Most executive coaches use no clinical frameworks. I use four — because real change often requires working at multiple levels simultaneously.

CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Identifying and restructuring the cognitive habits and automatic patterns that undermine performance and wellbeing. Practical, structured, and highly effective for leaders who value clarity and evidence.

DBT

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills — adapted for high-stakes leadership contexts. Originally developed for intense emotional experiences; exceptionally effective under sustained pressure.

Schema Therapy

Schema Therapy

Identifying deep, early-formed belief patterns that organise behaviour across many situations — and updating them through cognitive, experiential, and relational routes. The approach that reaches what CBT alone cannot.

AEDP

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

Deepening emotional and relational work with warmth and precision. Addressing the why beneath the why — and using the therapeutic relationship itself as a healing space.

How It Works

From first contact to lasting change.

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Free Consultation

A genuine 30-minute fit assessment — not a sales call. We explore what brings you here and whether I can genuinely help. No commitment required.

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Psychological Intake

A structured clinical assessment of your current state — burnout indicators, cognitive patterns, leadership context, and goals. Where your picture takes shape.

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The Programme

6 or 12 sessions, weekly or bi-weekly, via secure video — or monthly ongoing through The Inner Space. Structured but adaptive. Clinical depth with a warm, genuinely collaborative approach.

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Your Report

A written Personal Leadership Report delivered at programme end — insights, tools, your leadership identity statement, and a 6-month forward plan.

Get in Touch

Ready to begin? Let's talk.

The 30-minute consultation is where it starts — a confidential conversation about where you are and whether this is the right fit.

Get in touch

The simplest way to start is to send an email or book directly via the button below. I respond to all enquiries within 24 hours on weekdays.

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Email

sandrajernkrok@gmail.com

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Location

Stockholm, Sweden · Online worldwide

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Languages

English · Mandarin Chinese · Swedish

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Response time

Within 24 hours on weekdays

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