Joakim is a Socionom (Bachelor of Science in Social Work) and a therapist specialising in the treatment of addiction and developmental trauma through a non-pathologising lens. His clinical approach is grounded in the understanding that addictive behaviours and mental health challenges are often adaptive coping mechanisms rather than inherent pathologies. This perspective was shaped by an early life characterised by a radical religious upbringing and a family history of substance abuse. These systemic factors led to his own period of dependency, which functioned as a survival strategy against the weight of generational trauma and internal emotional distress.

His professional development was catalysed by a deep engagement with Dr Gabor Maté’s methodologies and the Compassionate Inquiry framework. To bridge these insights with rigorous clinical standards, Joakim pursued formal education in social work, earning a Socionom degree. This academic training provides a structured, evidence-based foundation for his trauma recovery practice, allowing him to integrate social systems theory with trauma-informed therapeutic techniques. He emphasises the intersection of environment, history, and physiology in the development of the self.