Marit Råbu

• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2025). Hvordan bruker terapeuter egenterapi? En metasyntese av norske forskningsfunn. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 62(10), p. 1–21. doi: 10.52734/RCWB4540. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Mer enn 80 % av psykoterapeuter har erfaring med å være pasient i terapi. I flere videreutdanninger er egenterapi en del av opplegget, siden det kan være en arena for læring. I en metasyntese av kvalitative studier har vi undersøkt den norske konteksten. Forskningsspørsmålet var: Hvordan bruker psykoterapeuter erfaringene fra å være psykoterapipasienter når de selv arbeider som terapeuter? Syntesen bygger på tre kvalitative studier, som omfatter 29 terapeuter. Vi re-analyserte data fra de opprinnelige studiene (17 meningskategorier) og presenterer funnene som en prosessmodell: 1. Hjelpebehovet var autentisk. 2. Erfart betydning av relasjonelle møter med en terapeut. 3. Terapibegreper fikk dypere erfart mening. 4. Terapeuten ble en indre modell. Gode erfaringer ble inspirasjon, og dårlige erfaringer ble påminnelser om hvordan man ikke vil være selv. 5. Terapierfaringer bidro til en følelse av større trygghet og mot i terapeutrollen. Utbyttet som ble rapportert ellers, ligner på det forskningen har vist at andre folk får ut av terapi, som bedre selvfølelse og større trygghet i relasjoner. Meningen og verdien av terapien henger sammen med når i karrieren og hvorfor den skjer, og hva som ellers foregår i livet til terapeuten. Egenterapi kan inngå i terapeuters alltid pågående sykluser av refleksjon og praksis.

• Solvi, Anette Stamland; Råbu, Marit & Røseth, Idun (2025). ‘Removed With the Stroke of a Pen’: The Hidden Impact of Placement Disruptions on Foster Parents in Norway. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. 31(1), p. 479–488. doi: 10.1111/cfs.13296. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This study explores the emotional impact of unplanned removals of foster children on foster parents in Norway. It aims to understand their experiences and identify the support they need during these challenging transitions. We employed a descriptive phenomenological approach. Fouteen in-depth interviews with 11 foster parents were conducted at various stages (before/during/after abrupt removal), revealing three key phases shaping their emotional journey: (1) the downward spiral leading to removal, (2) in the midst of the crisis: two diverging pathways and (3) the aftermath: unresolved grief versus recovery. Foster parents often felt rejected, unacknowledged and deeply wounded by the separation, particularly when excluded from decision-making. Two contrasting post-removal pathways emerged: one marked by recovery, supported through continued contact with the foster child and emotional assistance, and another characterized by enduring unresolved grief, with feelings of abandonment and personal guilt. The study underscores the need for more comprehensive and empathetic support, including transparent communication, follow-up care and opportunities to maintain contact with foster children. The conclusions suggest that child welfare services should consider a more human-centred approach, with a particular focus on promoting resilience and emotional recovery for foster parents.

• Wang-Iversen, Henrik; Riley, Henriette; Råbu, Marit & Lorem, Geir F (2025). Building and sustaining therapeutic relationships across treatment settings: a qualitative study of how patients navigate the group dynamics of mental healthcare. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06874-5. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Therapeutic relationships are vital for patients with complex and long-term psychosocial needs, yet such patients often face fragmented and unstable relationships within mental healthcare. These patients are more often than others moved between treatment settings and caregiving teams. Statutory obligations strain the relationships with frequent hospitalizations adding to the burden This study explores how these patients perceive and navigate therapeutic relationships, highlighting both positive and negative experiences across various treatment settings. Methods This is a qualitative study with a narrative approach utilizing in-depth interviews focusing on participants personal experiences and perceptions. We utilized purposive sampling to recruit patients with extensive hospitalization experience, operationalized as more than four admissions within one year or more than four successive weeks of hospitalization. Our sample consisted of 16 participants, twelve women and four men. The interviews were analyzed using a holistic-content approach. Results We found that therapeutic relationships were built on healthcare professionals recognizing and addressing patients’ needs and advocating for their interests within the service system. Participants described therapeutic relationships as sources of collaboration, stability, and support but found them challenging to sustain due to fear of rejection and institutional barriers. Successful relationships worked as a vital buffer, offering protection against malpractices and depersonalized care. Conclusion Therapeutic relationships play a crucial role in supporting patients with complex needs, but relational dilemmas and malignant group dynamics often impede their development. Mental healthcare services have an ethical responsibility to foster and maintain therapeutic environments and professional cultures that enable personalized care, while maintaining boundaries through reflective practices.

• Råbu, Marit; Mcleod, John & Moltu, Christian (2024). Psychotherapist personal therapy as a pathway towards relationally-oriented practice. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1473-3145. 25. doi: 10.1002/capr.12844. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The experience of being a patient has been regarded as one of the principal means through which psychotherapists’ skills and personal qualities have been nurtured. While it has been hard to demonstrate effects from therapist personal therapy on patient outcome, qualitative studies suggest that many practitioners regard personal therapy as highly valuable. The aim of the present study was to explore the meaning of personal therapy in relation to a broader contextual understanding of therapist life experience and practice. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 mid-career therapists, and analysed using a hermeneutic-phenomenologically informed thematic approach. Participants typically reported that they had received therapy prior to entering training in order to address symptoms and/or life problems. In addition, many had been in therapy at later points in their life, as part of training programs. The experience of an accepting and authentic therapy relationship had helped them to become more generous toward others, and more able to set boundaries. Expressing vulnerability in a patient role had made them safer in prioritising presence with their own patients. They also reflected that their therapist became a useful internalised point of reference, and that disappointments in their therapies had senistised them to what can be hurtful for patients. These themes are examined in relation to findings from analyses of how these therapists interacted with their own patients. Implications are discussed for understanding the contribution of personal therapy to therapist development, and in relation to the conduct of therapy outcome research as a whole.

• Binder, Per-Einar; Moltu, Christian & Råbu, Marit (2024). Teambasert eksplorerende refleksiv analyse - en dialogbasert metodetilnærming. In Lorås, Lennart & Ness, Ottar (Ed.), Håndbok i kvalitativ forskning: For psykologi, helsefag og sosialfag. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245034868. p. 263–272. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Binder, Per-Einar (2024). Kvalitative kasusstudier - å forske på enkeltmennesker og deres liv. In Lorås, Lennart & Ness, Ottar (Ed.), Håndbok i kvalitativ forskning: For psykologi, helsefag og sosialfag. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245034868. p. 165–176. Full text in Research Archive
• Binder, Per-Einar; Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2024). Hermeneutisk fenomenologi - en refleksiv forskertilnærming. In Lorås, Lennart & Ness, Ottar (Ed.), Håndbok i kvalitativ forskning: For psykologi, helsefag og sosialfag. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245034868. p. 107–120. Full text in Research Archive
• Bernhardt, Ida Stange; Nissen-Lie, Helene, Amundsen; Moltu, Christian & Råbu, Marit (2024). "Feeling at home" or not? A qualitative investigation into therapists' experienced congruence between their personal self and their professional role. European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy (EJQRP). 14, p. 125–140. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Research suggests that conducting psychotherapy successfully involves an integration of professional and personal knowledge on the part of the psychotherapist. The concept of congruence has been used to convey an adaptive fit between the two, but less is known about how this integration is experienced by psychotherapists in their actual therapeutic work. Through in-depth interviews we aimed to explore how therapists experience their personal self as related to their professional role. Sixteen psychotherapists participated in the study, each interviewed twice. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis yielded the superordinate theme: “Feeling at home” in one’s professional domain. Three constituent themes conveyed both congruence and dissonance between the personal and professional domains: 1) Experienced correspondence between the psychotherapist’s professional and personal selves; 2) How handling personal challenges is reflected in their work as psychotherapists; and 3) How personal issues are experienced as disruptive in relation to the psychotherapist’s professional role. The findings both consolidate and expand on the view of congruence as a predominantly useful state by adding experiential detail to recent models of therapist development. The main implication is suggested to be the need to develop and maintain an active awareness of the potential tension and/or fusion between one’s personal and professional self.

• Solvi, Anette Stamland; Råbu, Marit & Røseth, Idun (2024). “You think lots of love will heal the child, but it requires a lifetime of patience”. Foster parents' intrapersonal and interpersonal struggles. Child Abuse & Neglect. ISSN 0145-2134. 154. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106947. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit; Binder, Per Einar & Moltu, Christian (2024). Living the Language of Psychotherapy: How Therapists Use Their Experiences from Being Patients. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. ISSN 0022-0116. 54, p. 353–362. doi: 10.1007/s10879-024-09634-w. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Personal therapy is a requirement in several psychotherapy-training programs, and more than 80% of therapists have been psychotherapy patients. No quantitative evidence of the effects on their patients´ outcomes has been presented. However, qualitative studies and expert experiences highlight the value of therapists having been patients themselves. To investigate this further, we used in-depth qualitative methods to explore the experiences of eight early career psychologists. For our data collection, the participants wrote reflexive notes on two occasions, and met for a full day of focus groups. The notes and transcriptions of the focus groups were analyzed from the perspective of reflexive hermeneutic phenomenology. In all, the therapists had been patients in 19 courses of various psychotherapies. The core experiential themes were: (1) their own suffering had been for real; (2) ambivalence of sharing vulnerability; (3) the significance of experiencing theoretical concepts – the language of psychotherapy – in real life; (4) dealing with shame; (5) the need to know that therapists may become so important that the patient can easily be hurt; and (6) the therapist became an inner model that the patient could use. The therapists seemed to use their psychotherapy experiences in their personal development and professional lives. Therapists may have a unique opportunity to benefit from psychotherapy due to the language they have acquired for sharing experiences with their therapists.

• Solvi, Anette Stamland; Råbu, Marit & Røseth, Idun (2024). ‘It Isn't the Child Wearing Us Out, It's the System’: Navigating Support Systems When Struggling as Foster Parents in Norway. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. doi: 10.1111/cfs.13225. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Foster parents encounter significant and diverse obstacles in receiving support when caring for children affected by relational trauma and mental illness. These issues extend to their interactions with welfare systems, mental health professionals and personal networks. This study is aimed at understanding foster parents' needs in navigating the support systems and finding a balance in their responsibilities. To address this, we conducted interviews with 22 foster parents caring for children receiving mental health treatment in a specialized outpatient clinic in Norway. We present the findings as a general meaning structure comprising four interconnected constituents: (1) the challenge of being an ‘employee’ and a parent, (2) encounters marked by inadequate information, (3) wanting a closer relationship with the child welfare services and (4) feeling a need for confidential conversations and support. This study underscores foster parents' struggle with systems that fail to provide adequate child information and holistic support, highlighting a pressing need for context-aware and tailored systemic improvements.

• Råbu, Marit & Binder, Per Einar (2024). The Single Case Study is a Crucial Bridge between Research and Practice. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. ISSN 0022-0116. doi: 10.1007/s10879-024-09658-2. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Qualitative single case studies offer insights into developmental processes within specific contexts. Case studies enables us to investigate how development takes place, since it allows for a detailed examination of therapeutic processes, relationship dynamics, and developmental trajectories. Traditionally, case studies were typically therapist-authored retrospective accounts. Contemporary approaches incorporate multiple perspectives. This includes patient and therapist narratives, researcher observations, and systematic data collection methods. Case studies can be beneficial for investigating exceptions to general trends and giving voice to underrepresented experiences in psychotherapy research. Case studies can be useful in knowledge transmission within communities of practice. There is a close connection between single case studies and psychotherapy as it is practiced since clinical competence necessarily is built case by case. Thus, case studies can be useful to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application and thereby contribute to development of professional expertise, including practical wisdom and clinical flexibility. Since psychotherapy case studies often involve ethical dilemmas, they may be useful to help therapists to develop their ethical reasoning skills. Advice for how to do qualitative case study research are provided, highlighting practical and ethical implications.

• Lavik, Kristina Osland; Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2024). Searching for Solidness: a Dyadic Micro-Process Study of Early Relationship Formation. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. ISSN 0022-0116. doi: 10.1007/s10879-024-09655-5. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Mcleod, John (2023). Ein Blick zurück: Erfahrungen älterer Therapeut:innen zum Zeitpunkt des Renteneintritts. In Strauss, Bernhard & Spitzer, Carsten (Ed.), Psychotherapeuten und das Altern Die Bedeutung des Alterns in der therapeutischen Beziehung und der eigenen Lebensgeschichte. Springer. ISSN 9783662652275. p. 129–140. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Hytten, Karsten (2023). Relasjonsrettet dynamisk psykoterapi. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 60(12), p. 802–810. doi: 10.52734/KHAG1763. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Central assumptions in psychodynamic psychotherapy are that motivation can be unconscious and that people tend to repeat patterns of ways of being. Interpersonal relationships are important both as a starting point for what creates psychological pain and as an opportunity for recovery. Early established patterns that align with how we experience ourselves persist because they are maintained in current relationships. Bad experiences in the past thus live on not only as memories but also as patterns of the past being actualized anew in the present. Patterns can emerge through the way in which the patient addresses the therapist and in the way in which they about situations and relationships. The therapist participates in the conversation with exploratory questions, comments and suggestions for possible connections. Improvement can take place through a combination of insight into patterns established in childhood and the past and how these are repeated in the present and into new relational experiences both in therapy and in life. Becoming aware of some central relational patterns and attempts to do something different can contribute to change in the direction of more genuine and meaningful relationships, even after the end of therapy. In the article, this model is used to understand the fictional patient Nadine. Possible ways of working with Nadine, as well as possible changes during and after therapy, are described. Keywords: psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational patterns, therapeutic interventions, change processes.

• Myhre, Anita; Råbu, Marit & Feragen, Kristin Judith Billaud (2023). Are We Together in This? Relationship Experiences of Parents of Children with Craniofacial Anomalies. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. ISSN 1055-6656. doi: 10.1177/10556656231180512. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective The birth of a child with a craniofacial anomaly (CFA) can have a profound psychological impact on the family and the parental relationship. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively investigate how a child's CFA condition affected parents’ couple relationship. Setting All patients with a CFA are followed-up by the National Unit for Craniofacial Surgery, a specialized and multidisciplinary team. Hence, participants were recruited within a centralized treatment setting. Design We used a qualitative approach to explore the relationship experiences of parents of children with CFAs. The interviews were analysed using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. Participants The study included 13 parents, nine mothers and four fathers of children with a range of different CFAs. At the time of the interview, 10 participants were married, one was cohabiting, and two were divorced. Results Most participants perceived their partners as committed and engaged in caring for their affected child and involved in the family's everyday life, and described a strengthened relationship to their partner after the child with a CFA was born. However, some participants struggled in their relationships with their partners, and did not receive the comfort and support they needed during this critical time, leading to feelings of distance and loneliness. Conclusions Craniofacial teams should be mindful of the importance of the environment surrounding the child, such as parental relationship and family function. Therefore, a comprehensive approach should be included in team-based care, and couples and families in need of extra support should be referred to relevant specialists.

• Myhre, Anita; Råbu, Marit & Feragen, Kristin Judith Billaud (2021). The need to belong: Subjective experiences of living with craniofacial conditions and undergoing appearance-altering surgery. Body image. ISSN 1740-1445. 38, p. 334–345. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.05.008. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The purpose of this study was to better understand how individuals with craniofacial conditions experience living with visible differences and make sense of appearance-altering surgery. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 11 adults with Goldenhar or Crouzon syndrome. Interviews were analysed using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach to thematic analysis. Our analysis revealed the following overarching theme, To see myself as other people see me, which encompassed three main themes: a) Striving to fit in, b) Altering the way I look and c) Support from family and friends. The participants’ sense of their own appearance seemed to be connected to how they perceived others to evaluate their appearance. All had experienced negative reactions from others. They experienced themselves as different and had a desire to belong. All participants had undergone appearance-altering surgery, hoping that by changing appearance, they would reduce negative reactions and feel more connected to and accepted by other people. The process of undergoing appearance-changing surgery was experienced as challenging, and participants wished for a dialogue with surgeons which included psychological and emotional aspects of changing appearance. A better understanding of how to strengthen positive identity processes and feelings of belongingness should be a key focus of future research.

• Råbu, Marit (2021). Relasjonsrettet korttids dynamisk psykoterapi. In Binder, Per-Einar; Lorås, Lennart & Thuen, Frode (Ed.), Håndbok i individualterapi. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245036817. p. 355–366. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2020). People Engaging Each Other: A dual-perspective Study of Interpersonal Processes in Useful Therapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. ISSN 0022-0116. 51, p. 67–75. doi: 10.1007/s10879-020-09469-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  To explore how clients and therapists experience and engage in a therapeutic relationship which the client can make use of. We explored 11 psychotherapy dyads using in-depth qualitative methods. Selected dyads were ones in which the client experienced the therapy as useful. The data collection method was serial interviews with both therapists and clients. Therapists and clients were interviewed separately, four and two times, respectively, about their personal development, their views on and experiences with therapy, and their collaboration in the concrete therapeutic dyad. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed using a hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative analysis. The analysis yielded an overarching theme identified as “engaging each other.” This theme consisted of three constituent processes, developed from complementary descriptions from clients and therapists: 1) opening up to an encounter between humans, 2) trusting professionality, and 3) creating space for an unbearable story. We discuss how technical skill and personal warmth underlie the development of a helping relationship within which humans can open up to a personal encounter with suffering. We discuss how the personal aspect of the therapist position relates to psychotherapy as a moral practice, and suggest that this perspective is meaningful in understanding the therapist factor and the real relationship.

• Bernhardt, Ida S.; Nissen-Lie, Helene Amundsen & Råbu, Marit (2020). The embodied listener: a dyadic case study of how therapist and patient reflect on the significance of therapist`s personal presence for the therapeutic change process. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2020.1808728. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: There is a need to understand more of the dyadic processes in therapy and how the therapist’s ways of being are experienced and reflected upon by both patient and therapist. The aim of this dyadic case study was to investigate how the therapist’s personal presence was perceived by the patient and the therapist as contributing to change. Method: From a larger project on collaborative actions between patient and therapist, a dyadic case involving in-depth interviews of the therapist and patient was selected to examine the research question. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of four interviews with the therapist and one interview with the patient was conducted. Results: The analyses indicated that the therapist’s way of being, as perceived by both therapist and patient, was expressed at a superordinate level through the concept of embodied listening, which was of particular help for the patient, and influenced by the therapist’s theoretical orientation, as well as being rooted in his own personal history. Three sub-themes emerged from the analysis, each illustrating how embodied listening contributed to the therapeutic relationship and process. Our findings flesh out how the underlying phenomena of emotional attunement, presence, and genuineness are observable in therapeutic encounters.

• Jones, Maria-Helene; Råbu, Marit; Røssberg, Jan Ivar & Ulberg, Randi (2020). Therapists’ experiences of psychodynamic therapy with and without transference interventions for adolescents with depression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 17(13), p. 1–18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134628. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Psychodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for depression. However, a large number of adolescent patients with depression do not respond and/or drop out of therapy and little is known about what therapists actually do in therapy with adolescents. Thus, more research is needed to explore the various actions that therapists do in therapy, so that therapists can tailor their therapy more specifically to each individual adolescent. The present study aimed to investigate how the experience of psychotherapists differs between two treatment modes for adolescents with depression: psychodynamic psychotherapy with and without transference interventions. In-depth interviews were conducted with six therapists. The data, which were analyzed using thematic analysis, generated three key themes: (1) The therapists experienced that transference interventions are often useful in therapies with adolescents with depression, (2) therapies without transference interventions can be challenging for therapists, but still helpful for patients, and (3) the experience contributed to the deepening recognition of therapists that they always need to adapt their techniques to the particular patient. The results enhance our knowledge of the significance of therapists’ actions in therapy with adolescents. The therapists highlighted issues that are important for identifying barriers to incorporating new knowledge into clinical practice.

• Råbu, Marit; Mcleod, John; Tønnessen, Tyra Bondevik & Moltu, Christian (2020). Creating art from research: A theatre play based on research interviews with senior therapists. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. ISSN 0306-9885. doi: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1755419. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The growing scope and influence of qualitative research methodologies has generated an interest in the use of art-informed approaches to disseminating research findings. In the present article, our aim is to present a methodological case study of the development of a theatre play based on a qualitative study of senior therapists' life and work. Lessons learned from this project are presented in relation to ethical issues, the process through which qualitative data are transformed into a theatre performance, and the distinctive perspective afforded by a dramaturgical approach. Implications for research practice are discussed.

• Gulliksen, Synne; Hekne, Ingvill; Råbu, Marit & Opaas, Marianne (2020). "Når jeg føler meg trygg, prøver jeg å si litt om det jeg har vært utsatt for". Traumatiserte flyktningers opplevelse av tillit i psykoterapi. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 4, p. 227–238. Full text in Research Archive
• Kleiven, Gøril Solberg; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2020). Opening up: Clients’ inner struggles at the start of therapy. Frontiers in Psychology. 11:591146, p. 1–11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.591146. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: To explore how clients in clinical settings experience the process of opening up and sharing their inner experiences in the initial phase of therapy. Methods: Two psychotherapy sessions of clients (N = 11) were videotaped and followed by interviews. Interpersonal process recall was used to obtain in-depth descriptions of clients’ immediate experiences in session. A follow-up interview was conducted 3 months later. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: The data revealed how and why clients distanced themselves from inner experiences in the initial phase of therapy. The overarching theme was “Holding back and struggling to open up,” which included four subthemes: (a) fearing the intensity and consequences of negative emotions; (b) experiences of being incapable and bodily stuck; (c) being insecure about one’s worthiness and right to share inner experiences with the therapist; and (d) struggling with feeling disloyal to loved ones. Conclusion: The participants held back because they feared different consequences of opening up. A range of concerns led participants to distance themselves from their inner experiences and/or to refrain from openly talking about them to the therapist. Concerns related to appropriate interpersonal conduct as client were especially important. This knowledge is highly relevant to clinicians when building safety for psychotherapeutic work.

• Sørensen, Kristine Dahl; Wilberg, Theresa; Berthelsen, Eivind & Råbu, Marit (2020). Subjective experience of the origin and development of avoidant personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology. ISSN 0021-9762. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23013. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective To better understand how persons diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) make sense of the origin and development of their current everyday struggles. Methods Persons with AVPD (N = 15) were interviewed twice using semi‐structured qualitative interviews, which were analyzed through interpretative‐phenomenological analysis. Persons with the first‐hand experience of AVPD were included in the research. Results The superordinate theme, “a story of becoming forlorn,” encompassed three main themes: “it goes all the way back to when I was little,” “there was a distance between others and me,” and “transitions made it worse.” Conclusions Though the results are not necessarily specific to AVPD, the findings clarify how people with AVPD can make sense of their current struggles by constructing developmental life stories in the interplay between themselves as persons and the growing demands of their social world. Furthermore, childhood relational vulnerabilities may challenge the ongoing development of social cognition and skills.

• Råbu, Marit; Mcleod, John; Haavind, Hanne; Bernhardt, Ida S.; Nissen-Lie, Helene A & Moltu, Christian (2019). How psychotherapists make use of their experiences from being a client: Lessons from a collective autoethnography. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. ISSN 0951-5070. 34(1), p. 109–128. doi: 10.1080/09515070.2019.1671319. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  First-hand experience of being a client is regarded by many psychotherapists as making an essential contribution to professional development. Although research has not established any direct influence on client outcome, arising from therapist participation in personal therapy, qualitative studies have explored how therapists transfer learning from one context to the other. A group of six therapists-researchers engaged in a collective autoethnography in which we shared narrative accounts of our own experiences as clients. Together we covered a wide set of therapies, sought for varied purposes, and from different stages in the life-course. Different areas of learning were identified: negative experiences could strengthen own convictions for acting differently; positive experiences worked as inspiration and support; being in therapy early in life represented a significant formative experience; working through complex personal issues in therapy gave the courage to identify similar conflicts in phantasies and realities of clients. The link between having been a client and working as a therapist is a subjective, reflective process of reworking figure and ground in the search for professional sensitivity.

• Sørensen, Kristine Dahl; Wilberg, Theresa; Berthelsen, Eivind & Råbu, Marit (2019). Lived Experience of Treatment for Avoidant Personality Disorder: Searching for Courage to Be. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02879. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: To inquire into the subjective experience of treatment by persons diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder. Methods: Persons with avoidant personality disorder (n = 15) were interviewed twice, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, and the responses subject to interpretative-phenomenological analysis. Persons with first-hand experience of avoidant personality disorder were included in the research process. Results: The super ordinate theme emerging from the interviews, “searching for courage to be” encompassed three main themes: “seeking trust, strength, and freedom,” “being managed,” and “discovering the possibility for change and development.” The main theme, “being managed,” included the subthemes: “getting a diagnosis,” “receiving medication,” and “attending therapy.” Conclusion: Although this may not be specific to avoidant personality disorder, the findings highlight the importance of being met inter-subjectively as a person with intentionality and agency, even when one does not feel like one. The importance of establishing an emotional bond and emergent trust for open therapeutic collaboration, learning, and becoming able to build courage to begin to approach that which one fears is emphasized.

• Sørensen, Kristine Dahl; Råbu, Marit; Wilberg, Theresa & Berthelsen, Eivind (2018). Struggling to be a person: Lived experience of avoidant personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology. ISSN 0021-9762. 1(17), p. 1–17. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22740. Full text in Research Archive
• Bernhardt, Ida S.; Nissen-Lie, Helene A; Moltu, Christian; Mcleod, John & Råbu, Marit (2018). "It's both a strength and a drawback." How therapists' personal qualities are experienced in their professional work. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. 29(7), p. 959–970. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1490972. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about how the integration of personal and professional experiences affects therapeutic work. Method: Therapists (N = 14) who had been recommended by their leaders at their individual workplaces were interviewed twice with semi-structured qualitative interviews, which were then subjected to thematic and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results: All the therapists in the sample described their personal qualities as an experienced tension between their personal strengths and vulnerabilities in the therapeutic setting. This tension came to expression through four subordinate themes: (a) The tension between perceiving oneself as a helper while dealing with one’s own needs for attention and care; (b) The tension between the ability for embodied listening to the patient while tuning into oneself; (c) The tension between staying present while handling aggression and rejection from clients; and (d) The tension in striving for a constructive balance between closeness and distance. Conclusion: The results point to ways in which the personal selves of the therapists may affect their professional role performance. Drawing upon previous research and literature on the topic, the paper discusses how therapists’ personal qualities are experienced as affecting their work and suggests several implications for psychotherapy training and practice.

• Rønnestad, Michael Helge; Nissen-Lie, Helene A; Oddli, Hanne; Benum, Kirsten; Ekroll, Vidar Blokhus & Gullestad, Siri Erika [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2018). Expanding the Conceptualization of Outcome and Clinical Effectiveness. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. ISSN 0022-0116. 49, p. 87–97. doi: 10.1007/s10879-018-9405-z. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Haavind, Hanne (2017). "Hvor langt kom vi?" : felles utforskning av bedring i siste fase av psykoterapi. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 54(3), p. 284–293. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Mcleod, John (2017). Wisdom in professional knowledge: Why it can be valuable to listen to the voices of senior psychotherapists. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. 28(5), p. 776–792. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2016.1265685. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: To explore the nature of professional wisdom, through learning from the experiences of a group of highly experienced senior therapists. Method: Twelve senior psychotherapists took part in qualitative in-depth interviews about their professional role and their views around a range of aspects of therapy theory and practice. Interview transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: The analysis yielded nine wisdom themes, clustered within three domains. Each domain represented efforts to resolve dilemmas arising from the experience of being a therapist, around the use of theory in psychotherapy practice, the type of therapeutic relationship that is most helpful for clients, and the experience of therapeutic failure. Conclusions: Therapist wisdom can be viewed as a form of contextualized knowledge, which functions as a source of emergent insights that arise as responses to the limitations of prevailing ways of thinking. Research into the nature of therapist wisdom draws attention to sources of knowledge within philosophy and the humanities that have the potential to enhance therapy practice and contribute to our understanding of therapist expertise. The final version of this research has been published in Psychotherapy Research. © 2017 Taylor & Francis

• Råbu, Marit & Haavind, Hanne (2017). Coming to terms: Client subjective expereience of ending psychotherapy. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. ISSN 0951-5070. 31(2), p. 223–242. doi: 10.1080/09515070.2017.1296410. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  How do clients consider their own contribution and that of their therapist in the last phase of therapy when they are moving toward the end? Thirty-seven clients who had received therapy from highly experienced clinicians were interviewed. Since the time for ending had not been decided at the onset, clients in both short- and long-term therapies were included. Thematic case-by-case analyses were carried out. Clients actively engaged in looking back and looking ahead, as means of reflecting on their capability to handle issues on their own. The majority of clients were satisfied with what they perceived as a reciprocal engagement that enabled them to come to terms with emotionally charged issues in life and in therapy. For some clients unresolved issues remained: wondering whether a therapist with another approach could have helped more; feeling pushed away by the therapist; having to take the lead in ending therapy; the fear of being an “unworthy” client; or wanting to end without the therapist’s approval. Coming to terms with the ending of therapy was highly personally meaningful and loaded with affective tensions, in ways that were not always shared with their therapist. The final version of this research has been published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly. © 2017 Taylor & Francis

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• Engen, Magnus Johan; Landmark, Anders Flækøy; Råbu, Marit & Vestnes, Einar Johan (2026). Å være seg selv og samtidig mange. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 10, p. 670–675. doi: https:/www.psykologtidsskriftet.no/artikkel/2026as10ae-A-vare-seg-selv-og-samtidig-mange. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  https://www.psykologtidsskriftet.no/artikkel/2026as10ae-A-vare-seg-selv-og-samtidig-mange

• Moltu, Christian; Brattland, Heidi; Råbu, Marit; Mcaleavey, Andrew Athan & Westbye, Hans Jacob (2026). Presentasjonar og panelbidrag ved Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) 57th International Annual Meeting 2026, Osaka. doi: https:/www.psychotherapyresearch.org/page/spr2026. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2026). How do life experiences impact the therapist in their therapeutic work? Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2026). Å overleve etter Epstein. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. p. 331–335. doi: https:/www.psykologtidsskriftet.no/artikkel/2026as04ae-A-overleve-etter-Epstein. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Giuffres fortelling viser hvordan omgivelsene – også mennesker i maktposisjoner – velger å overse seksuelle overgrep.

• Kraft, Nina & Råbu, Marit (2026). Gi meg hånden: En gripende tragedie om familierelasjoner på Nationaltheatret. [Journal]. Samtiden. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Arne Lygres nye stykke, Gi meg hånden på Nationaltheatret, er en tragedie om familierelasjoner og om lengselen etter å bli sett og forstått. Noen egentlig kontakt, varme eller en trøstende hånd er ikke i sikte, mener teatergjest Marit Råbu.

• Bernhardt, Ida Stange; Nissen-Lie, Helene, Amundsen & Råbu, Marit (2025). Vi forsket ikke på karakteranalyse. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 10, p. 627–627. doi: https:/www.psykologtidsskriftet.no/artikkel/2025as10ae-Vi-forsket-ikke-pa-karakteranalyse. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2025). Hvordan kombinerer vi fagkunnskap og personlig erfaring i arbeid med pasienter? doi: https:/psykologforening.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/Aktuelt/Psykologikongressen-2025-Program.pdf. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Terapeuter må kombinere og integrere profesjonell og personlig kunnskap og erfaring. Hvordan gjør vi det? Hvordan henger det personlige og det profesjonelle selvet sammen? Alle mennesker kommer fra en konkret kontekst: Familie, samfunn, kjønn, religion og klasse. Kultur er konkret. Enhver har vokst opp på et eller flere bestemt steder, i en familie med konkrete andre personer, med en sosioøkonomisk situasjon som har variert eller vært stabil gjennom livet. Vi har alle vært opptatt av eller ikke opptatt av politikk og religion på vår særegne måte. Vi har relasjonserfaringer som er gode, og mindre gode. Alle mennesker er sårbare. Vi har opplevd belastninger og konflikter, og funnet mer eller mindre gode måter å løse eller forholde oss til våre egne vanskeligheter i livet. Vi har erfaringer med å få hjelp, støtte og trøst fra andre når vi har trengt det, og vi har erfaringer med hva som kjennes som gode og mindre gode måter å få hjelp på. Våre egne liv og egne erfaringer spiller inn når vi manøvrerer i det profesjonelle feltet. Vi kan tenke oss at de personlige erfaringene er med og preger hvilke terapiteorier, dvs. teorier om endring og utvikling, vi har blitt opptatt av som fagpersoner. Og de personlige erfaringene er med og styrer hvordan vi tar i bruk terapimetoder og i hvilke fagretninger vi kjenner oss hjemme. «Jeg arbeider alltid nær hjemme», sa Nancy McWilliams da hun beskrev dette fenomenet. Gjennom mange forskningsprosjekter har symposielederne intervjuet folk, analysert og skrevet om dette fenomenet: Hvordan vi har med oss våre egne personlige erfaringer inn i terapirommet, både i rollen som pasient i egenterapi og i rollen som terapeut for andre.

• Skjeldal, Eskil; Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2025). Hvordan bruker terapeutene egne erfaringer fra å være pasient? - Erfaringskompetanse.no. [Internet]. https://erfaringskompetanse.no/ . Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Hvordan bruker psykoterapeuter i en norsk kontekst erfaringer fra å være psykoterapipasienter når de selv arbeider som terapeut? Dette har Marit Råbu (professor, UiO) og Christian Moltu (professor, HVL og Helse Førde HF) undersøkt.

• Bernhardt, Ida Stange; Nissen-Lie, Helene, Amundsen & Råbu, Marit (2025). Vi forsket ikke på karakteranalyse. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 10, p. 627–627. doi: https:/www.psykologtidsskriftet.no/artikkel/2025as10ae-Vi-forsket-ikke-pa-karakteranalyse. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2025). Hvordan kombinerer vi fagkunnskap og personlig erfaring i arbeid med pasienter? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Terapeuter må kombinere og integrere profesjonell og personlig kunnskap og erfaring. Hvordan gjør vi det? Hvordan henger det personlige og det profesjonelle selvet sammen? Alle mennesker kommer fra en konkret kontekst: Familie, samfunn, kjønn, religion og klasse. Kultur er konkret. Enhver har vokst opp på et eller flere bestemt steder, i en familie med konkrete andre personer, med en sosioøkonomisk situasjon som har variert eller vært stabil gjennom livet. Vi har alle vært opptatt av eller ikke opptatt av politikk og religion på vår særegne måte. Vi har relasjonserfaringer som er gode, og mindre gode. Alle mennesker er sårbare. Vi har opplevd belastninger og konflikter, og funnet mer eller mindre gode måter å løse eller forholde oss til våre egne vanskeligheter i livet. Vi har erfaringer med å få hjelp, støtte og trøst fra andre når vi har trengt det, og vi har erfaringer med hva som kjennes som gode og mindre gode måter å få hjelp på. Våre egne liv og egne erfaringer spiller inn når vi manøvrerer i det profesjonelle feltet. Vi kan tenke oss at de personlige erfaringene er med og preger hvilke terapiteorier, dvs. teorier om endring og utvikling, vi har blitt opptatt av som fagpersoner. Og de personlige erfaringene er med og styrer hvordan vi tar i bruk terapimetoder og i hvilke fagretninger vi kjenner oss hjemme. «Jeg arbeider alltid nær hjemme», sa Nancy McWilliams da hun beskrev dette fenomenet. Gjennom mange forskningsprosjekter har symposielederne intervjuet folk, analysert og skrevet om dette fenomenet: Hvordan vi har med oss våre egne personlige erfaringer inn i terapirommet, både i rollen som pasient i egenterapi og i rollen som terapeut for andre.

• Råbu, Marit (2025). Terapeuters egen terapi: Hva er det godt for? Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Mer enn 80% av terapeuter har erfaring med å være pasient i psykoterapi. Å gå i egenterapi er del av flere psykoterapiutdanninger. Mange terapeuter søker også terapi av samme grunner som andre folk søker terapi. Hva får terapeutene ut av det? Hvordan tar terapeuter i bruk erfaringer med å være pasient, når de selv er terapeuter? I en serie av tre studier, har vi brukt ulike kvalitative tilnærminger for å utforske erfaringene til ulike utvalg av terapeuter. Mange hadde gått i terapi i flere omganger, og av forskjellige grunner. Det å oppleve komplekse teoretiske begreper «i virkeligheten», og å erfare at terapi kan hjelpe på ordentlig, var noe av det deltakerne la vekt på. De var også opptatt av å bruke det som hadde vært godt og nyttig i egne terapier som inspirasjon til å gjøre det samme, og å bruke dårlige erfaringer som påminnelse om å være på en annen måte i møte med sine egne pasienter.

• Råbu, Marit; Silva, Ana Nunes da; Aguilar-Raab, Corina; Trusty, Wilson & Ochoa, Elizabeth (2025). Prioritizing Wellness: A structured Discussion on Self-Care for Psychotherapists and Researchers. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit; Siebert, Marie; David-Sela, Tal Ben; Wnuk, Susan & Wimmer, Eva (2025). Bridging Perspectives: The interplay of Therapist and Patient Experiences in Therapy. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2025). Det vi gjør for å vokse. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. p. 126–130. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2025). Overgrepsutsattes ansvar for skammen. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. p. 356–360. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2025). Samtale med regissør Dag Johan Haugerud om filmen Drømmer. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2024). Hva betyr det for deg at psykologen din går i terapi? Magasinet psykisk helse. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Binder, Per-Einar (2024). The single case study is a crucial bridge between research and practice. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2024). Når Lolita endelig kommer til orde selv. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. p. 22–24. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit; Andreassen, Helén Ingrid & Tveito, Gjermund (2024). Terapeutrollen i et livsløpsperspektiv. Workshop på Psykologkongressen (NPF). Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit; Askeland, Ingunn Rangul & Lennox, Emma (2024). Psykologisk salong på Vega scene, om filmen Drømmer (Dag Johan Haugerud, 2024). Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2024). Alt er på engelsk. "Is it really that smart?" Innledning og panelsamtale på Norsk Faglitterær forfatter- og oversetterforening sitt oversetterseminar. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Mathiesen, Anlov Peter (2023). Sokrates og samtalemonopolet. Viten - Psykoterapi. [Journal]. Aftenposten Innsikt . Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Psykoterapi mot utenforskap. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Psykologistudentene må selv ta grep. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Også psykologer bør bade i sjøen av og til. Psykologer er vanlige mennesker som trenger vanlige ting. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Medienes dekning av to kjendis-selvmord fikk forskjellig effekt. Journalisten. ISSN 0332-7108. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Selvmordsomtale og varsomhet. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Moltu, Christian (2023). Therapists`therapy. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2023). Det viktige psykoterapimangfoldet: Relasjonsrettet psykodynamisk psykoterapi. Full text in Research Archive
• Waade, Adrian Løseth; Oddli, Hanne Berit Weie & Råbu, Marit (2022). Folkeopplysning eller folkeforvirring om psykoterapi? [Radio]. Speilvendtpodden, podcasten til psykologistudentenes tidsskr. Full text in Research Archive
• Oddli, Hanne Berit Weie; Nissen-Lie, Helene, Amundsen; Hagen, Roger; Halvorsen, Margrethe S.; Råbu, Marit & Solbakken, Ole Andre [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Psykoterapi har god effekt – selv om NRK sår tvil. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2022). Om selvmordsomtale i media i Ukeslutt, dagsnyttredaksjonens lørdagsmagasin. [Radio]. Nrk . Full text in Research Archive
• Solbakken, Ole Andre; Nissen-Lie, Helene, Amundsen; Oddli, Hanne Berit Weie; Råbu, Marit; Stänicke, Erik & Hagen, Roger [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Folkeopplysningens konklusjon er misvisende. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. p. 1051–1052. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2022). Psykoterapi virker. p. 40–40. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2022). Psykoterapi er usikkert, men viktig. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. p. 34–34. Full text in Research Archive
• Sørensen, Kristine Dahl & Råbu, Marit (2021). Some people feel so utterly alone it´s as if they don't exist. Aeon. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2021). Begrepene er faget. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Haavind, Hanne (2019). "Where did we arrive in the end?" Conjoint explorations of improvements in the last phase of psychotherapy. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2019). "Frei aber Einsam" - Johannes Brahms og kjærleiken. Klassisk minifestival På 123. p. 22–23. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2018). Fra forskning til scene: Om formidling av kunnskap fra forskningsintervjuer til teater. Full text in Research Archive
• Bernhardt, Ida S.; Moltu, Christian; Nissen-Lie, Helene A & Råbu, Marit (2018). Feeling at home in theory – an echo of the therapist’s personal history in the professional domain. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2018). Kunst og kultur i terapirommet. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2018). Maktens grammatikk. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 55(9), p. 872–873. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Eldre terapeuters erfaringer. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Hvordan påvirker den psykoterapeutiske praksisen terapeutens liv? Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Tønnessen, Tyra (2017). Overføring. Full text in Research Archive
• Tønnessen, Tyra & Råbu, Marit (2017). Overføring - basert på psykolog Marit Råbus intervju med eldre kollegaer. Til teater ved Tyra Tønnessen. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Ettertanke - om et liv som terapeut. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Ettertanke - om et liv som terapeut. Full text in Research Archive
• Revheim, Hanna Huglen & Råbu, Marit (2017). Innslag i Dagsrevyen om teaterforestillingen Overføring. [TV]. Nrk . Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Rhodes, Ella (2017). Deeper awareness. [Journal]. The Psychologist. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Tønnessen, Tyra (2017). Innledning til forestillingen Overføring på Det Norske teatret. Full text in Research Archive
• Skårderud, Finn; Råbu, Marit; Isdal, Per & Tessand, Heidi Elisabeth Svendsen (2017). Roundtable: Terapeutisk utvikling - vekst, stagnasjon og støtte. Full text in Research Archive
• Blystad, Magnus Helgheim; Råbu, Marit & Guttormsen, Ellen Wesche (2017). Ekko Helg - Treng me meir eller mindre empati? [Radio]. NRK P2. Full text in Research Archive
• Andenæs, Agnes; Benum, Kirsten; Carlquist, Erik; Halvorsen, Margrethe S.; Hauge, Mona-Iren & Madsen, Ole Jacob [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2017). Sneversynt om psykologisk kunnskap. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. 198(5), p. 28–29. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Salongen, P2. [Radio]. Nrk . Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Eldre terapeuters ettertanke - fra forskningsintervju til scene. Full text in Research Archive
• Haugaard, Annette & Råbu, Marit (2017). Terapi forandrer - også psykologer. [Journal]. Psykologernes fagmagasin. Full text in Research Archive
• Kraft, Nina & Råbu, Marit (2017). Ondskap - og skjør kjærlighet. [Journal]. Magasinet Plot. Full text in Research Archive
• Mcleod, John & Råbu, Marit (2017). Wisdom in professional knowledge: Developing a contextualized understanding of insights from senior psychotherapists. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Innledning til forestillingen Overføring på Det Norske Teatret. Full text in Research Archive
• Milde, Svein Harald & Råbu, Marit (2017). Hva gjør 40 år som terapeut med deg? [Internet]. Forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit (2017). Innledning til forestillingen Overføring på Det Norske Teatret. Full text in Research Archive
• Strand, Nina & Råbu, Marit (2017). Forvandlingen. For første gang er psykologisk forskning blitt råstoff for et teaterstykke. Eldre psykoterapeuter reflekterer over hva et langt yrkesliv ga dem - og hva det kostet. [Journal]. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. Full text in Research Archive
• Råbu, Marit & Torp, Åsne Dahl (2017). Teaterpodden, Det Norske teatret. Fredagssamtalen - Erik Hivju og Marit Råbu om laust og fast. [Radio]. Det Norske teatret, Podcast. Full text in Research Archive
• Flottorp, Johanne & Råbu, Marit (2017). Psykoterapeutforsking til teaterscena. [Journal]. Nationen. Full text in Research Archive

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