Academic Interests
- Psychotherapy and the integration of multiple perspectives
- Psychotherapy research
- Common factors
- The working alliance
- Therapist contribution, experience and development
- The integration of knowledge and practice
- Process analyses
- Qualitative methodology
Teaching
PSYC1203 – Psykologi og vitenskap – Universitetet i Oslo (uio.no)
PSYC4302 – Psykologisk behandling av voksne – Universitetet i Oslo (uio.no)
PSYC4310 – Psykologisk behandling og behandlingsforskning - Universitetet i Oslo (uio.no)
PSYC6330 – Klinisk fordypning 1 – Universitetet i Oslo (uio.no)
PSYC6320 – Praktikum – Universitetet i Oslo (uio.no)
Higher education and employment history
- 2021- : Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
- 2012-2021: Associate professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
- 2012: PhD, University of Oslo
- 2007-2011: PhD student at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
- 2005: Specialist in clinical psychology with the Norwegian Psychological Association (NPF)
- 1998-2007 and 2011-2012: Psychologist in public mental health care, involving clinical work with various groups of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- 1997: Cand. psychol./psychologist, University of Oslo
Appointments
2021-date: Action editor of Psychotherapy Research. Journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. ISSN: 1050-3307
2020-date: Member of the Department board, Department of psychology, UiO
2019-date: Member of the Internal ethical review board, Department of psychology, UiO
2019-date: Member of the PhD committee, Department of psychology, UiO
2017-2023: Member of the Committee on Quality of the Norwegian Psychological Association
2016-date: Advisory editor/reviewer of Psychotherapy Research. Journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. ISSN: 1050-3307
2014-2021: Member of the Research Policy Committee of the Norwegian Psychological Association
2008-date: Leader of the specialist program “Clinical psychology with adults” at Institutt for Aktiv Psykoterapi (IAP, the Institute for Active Psychotherapy)
2005-2014: Member of the Specialist Council (Spesialitetsrådet) of the Norwegian Psychological Association
Cooperation/Research projects
- An intensive process-outcome study of the interpersonal aspects of psychotherapy (POET) at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo. Head of the project: Margrethe Seeger Halvorsen. Research group: Former head of the project, Michael Helge Rønnestad, Anna von der Lippe, Eva Axelsen, Kirsten Benum, Frida Gullestad, Siri Gullestad, Hanne Haavind, John McLeod, Helene A. Nissen-Lie, Sissel Reichelt, Marit Råbu, Erik Stänicke, and Nora Sveaass. Others who are affiliated with the research project are Professor David Orlinsky (University of Chicago), Professor Robert Elliott (University of Strathclyde), and Professor Bruce Wampold (University of Wisconsin).
- Becoming a psychologist. A longitudinal study of the professional development of psychology students – their relational traits and competence, ethical awareness, and role-identity. Steering committee: Olav Vassend (PI), Hanne Strømme, Helene Nissen-Lie, Ida Stange Bernhardt, Kristin Gustavson, Hanne Weie Oddli. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo. Becoming a psychologist. A longitudinal study of the professional development of psychology students – their relational traits and competence, ethical awareness, and role-identity (uio.no)
- The Nordic Psychotherapy Training Study, NORTRAS. Steering committee: Hanne Strømme, Erkki Heinonen, and Hanne Weie Oddli at the University of Oslo, Stephan Hau at Stockholm University, and Jan Nielsen at the University of Copenhagen.
- The Society of Psychotherapy Research (SPR) Interest Section on Therapist Training and Development (SPRISTAD). Coordinator of the University of Oslo site, together with Hanne Strømme.The SPRISTAD steering committee: Bernhard Strauss (chair), David Orlinsky (past chair), Michael Helge Rønnestad (chair-elect). Counselors: Clara Hill, Louis Castonguay, Svenja Taubner. For more information: http://www.psychotherapyresearch.org/?page=SPRSRISTAD
- Eating disorders (EDs) and childhood trauma: patients’ conceptualization of their illness and subjective experiences of therapeutic change in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). University/Modum Bad Psychiatric Centre and Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway. Researchers: Malin Olofsson, KariAnne Vrabel (PI), Asle Hoffart, Hanna Eielsen, Kristine Punsvik, Hanne Weie Oddli.
- Assessment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. The Regional Section Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities/Autism, Oslo University Hospital and the Department of psychology, UiO. Researchers: Arvid Nikolai Kildahl, Sissel Helverschou, Hanne Weie Oddli.
- Family admissions (FA) in treatment of eating disorders. The Regional Department for Eating Disorders (RASP) at Oslo University Hospital. Researchers: Jan-Vegard Nilsen, Øivind Rø (PI), Trine Wiig, Hanne Weie Oddli (UiO).
- The Implementation of the Circle of Security Virginia-Family Model. National Center for Infant Mental Health, Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway, and the Department of psychology, UiO. Researchers: Bettina Nielsen, Filip Drozd (PI), Kari Slinning, Hanne Weie Oddli.
- Client perspectives on preferences in therapy: A consensual qualitative research study. Participating researchers and universities: Mick Cooper (PI) and Gina DiMalta, Department of Psychology, University of Roehampton, London, UK; Joshua Swift, Idaho State University; Sarah Knox, College of Education, Marquette University, Milwaukee; Hanne Weie Oddli, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo.
- The Goals Special Interest Research Group consistent of a wide network of researchers from Scotland, England, United States, Denmark, and Norway: professor emeritus, John McLeod (former UiO and Aberty University); Mick Cooper; Sofie-Marie Heien; Jenna Jacobs; Karolin Krause; Charlie Duncan; and Gina diMalta (England); Georgiana Tryon, The City University of New York (CUNY); Thomas Mackrill (Denmark); Erik Stänicke, Margrethe Seeger-Halvorsen, Hanne Weie Oddli (UiO).
- Digital access to mental health notes. A collaboration between Oslo Universitetssykehus (OUS), Lovisenberg distriktspsykiatriske senter, Norges Teknisk Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) and the Department of psychology, UiO. Research group: Hilde Flata, phd-candidate at the Department of psychology, UiO, Petter Aaslestad, professor at the Department of Language and Literature, NTNU, and Hanne Weie Oddli, Department of psychology, UiO.