My story

From the political corridors of Brussels to Malmö; I'm the eurocrat who retrained as a psychologist. I chose this path because I realised I am deeply fascinated by people and human behaviour.

Working as a manager in a consultancy I found that my passion and interest were in working with people not politics. I also have personal experiences that I thought could inspire such work. This became my guiding principles in my professional path and is also what later steered me towards Compassion and working with Compassion Focused Therapy.

I have a psychologist degree from Copenhagen University. I hold a post graduate certificate in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) from Derby University, UK where I’ve trained for one year under the guidance of Paul Gilbert, the founder of the therapy. I've received over 200h of supervision in CFT and now work as a CFT supervisor and teacher myself. Although no longer required I still received continous supervison to ensure good practise and high standard of therapy.

I work with an integrative approach and adapt my therapeutical interventions to the problems my clients present. In my private practise I receive people from all walks of life. Having lived abroad myself, I in particular welcome foreigners who are looking for therapy in English.

Cultural experience

Cultural exchange has been an integral part of my entire life. I grew up in a Danish family in a remote island of Sweden. During my childhood, my family, in the role of support family, adopted an Iranian aunt and uncle, introducing me to a completely different culture. This became the starting point of my curiosity for and exploration of cultural exchange.

Since then, I have lived and worked in New York (US), Brussels (BE), Copenhagen (DE) and in Sweden. Throughout my career, I have worked (and thrived) in multicultural environments and have managed multicultural teams and projects. I used to be married into a large food-loving Spanish family and learned a lot from that experience. I am now married into an Egyptian family and am learning about Arabic and muslim culture.

From my experiences abroad I know the value of being able to see a therapist who understands the struggles of settling in a new country.

Training

Degrees

Clinical specialist training in psychotherapy (ongoing)

Post-graduate Certificate Compassion Focused Therapy, 2015 Derby University, UK

Master of Psychology, 2013, Copenhagen University, DK

Post-graduate diploma Communications, Erasmus Hoegeschool, 2005, Bryssel, BE

Bachelor of Arts Political Science, 2004, Lund University, SE

Kurser

Advanced clinical supervision in Compassion Focused Therapy, Compassionate Mind Foundation, UK, 2024
Health psychology 15 hp, Göteborgs Universitet 2023/2024
Consultation and supervision, 7,5 hp, Göteborgs universitet, 2022
Trauma and traumatreatment from a bodily perspective 7,5 hp. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 2022
Introduction to traumasensitive yoga med Josefin Wikström, Malmö, 2021
Workshop Embodied Compassion: Integrating yoga to CFT (1day), International CFT conference Manchester 2021
Supervision in healthcare, 7.5 hp, Mälardalens universitet (2020)
Cognitive behavioural chairwork online: Basic skills & digital adaptations, Online, 2020
Advanced Clinical Skills workshop in Compassion Focused Therapy with Paul Gilbert (1 day 2019, 1 day, 2018, 1 day 2017), Stockholm
Advanced workshop in CFT with Paul Gilbert (3 days) - participated as faciliator and supervisor in 2017, 2018, 2019 Stockholm
Supervision in CFT (1 day), Paul Gilbert, 2018, Odense, DK
Emotionsfokuserad parterapi (4 dagar), 2017, Lund SE
Workshop: Working with anger and Compassion (1 day) with Russel Kolts, Manchester, UK
Schematherapy (A) 2014 Svenska Institutet för Kognitiv Psykoterapi
Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy (3 days) 2013 Derby University, UK
Solution focused brief therapy, 2012 University of Copenhagen
Coaching and counseling (15 ECTS) 2011 Malmö Högskola, Malmö
Counseling training for working with children 2010 BRIS, Malmö
Introduction course to Gestalt Therapy (4 days) 2010 Nordisk Gestalt Institut, Fredensborg, DK

Språk

Svenska, Danska, Engelska (terapinivå)

Franska, Spanska (konversationsnivå)