Welcome to safe and professional therapy

I have always been interested in learning about people and the world. This has given me a breadth of knowledge and experience, which I bring with me into the therapy room. I am opposed to standardized treatment, and believes each client should have his/her own treatment design, and be seen as a whole person. My therapeutic approach is also eclectic, which means I don't limit myself to one direction in psychology (e.g., cognitive, dynamic or existential). Instead, I'm largely open to the client needs and wants, and works on the basis of person and theme/problem.

I am problem-focused, but I am sensitive to the fact that many problems must be illuminated by the history of the client, and that it can be problematic to progress too fast in therapy. Therapy should be a safe place in which to explore difficult feelings and thoughts, therefor some of my values as a therapist are: respect, empathy, authenticity and transparency. As a psychologist, I am also bound by confidentiality, so you can be assured that your information will not be disclosed and will be processed in a secure way.

I provide treatment for e.g.:

• Anxiety / phobia / fear / worry
• Trauma / abuse / grief
• Obsessive thoughts/actions
• Addiction
• Depression / sadness / unmotivated / burnout
• Social problems, problems in relationships with others, couples therapy, social anxiety / hypersensitivity
• Problem functioning in everyday life/work
• Problems accepting something?
• Or do you feel that something is wrong, but are not quite able to describe what?

I strive for a all inclusive therapy, where one can explore feelings and thoughts in an open, non-judgmental, manner. Most topics can be of interest in providing a complete picture. In many ways therapy as a detective process, where one looks for clues and makes theories, to understand the client more or less unconscious way of being. This can be important background info, in trying to solve problems, and optimize functioning. Therapy also has similarities with the scientific method, where one tests the theories in the real world. By trial and error you can find out what works for you. But it is also important to find a psychologist you can work well with.

[Eternal student] As I started this page, I will also end it. I like to learn. I see myself as an eternal student, since one can never be fully trained. The ideal is lifelong quest to learn and develop myself, and the goal is to be among the best psychologists in Norway.