Academic interests
- Conditions of care for children and young people
- Complex trauma
- Somatic psychology and body-oriented psychotherapy
- Therapeutic yoga and mindfulness
- Music, dance, art and culture in healthcare
- Existential and spiritual health
- Diversity, equality, migration and intercultural psychology
- Professional development and quality improvement in mental health care
Background
2018-d.d.: Special adviser/ Specialist in clinical adult psychology, Department of Research and Development Mental Health, Akershus University Hospital (Ahus), Norway.
2015-d.d.: Specialist in clinical adult psychology, Private practice, Oslo, Norway.
2013-2015: Psychologist/ Specialist in clinical adult psychology, Inpatient psychiatric department, Nedre Romerike DPS, Akershus University Hospital, Norway.
2008-2013: Psychologist, institutional leader and senior consultant, Interaktiv Child welfare/ Aleris Ungplan, Oslo, Norway.
2006-2008: Psychologist, Outpatient psychiatric department, Nedre Romerike DPS, Akershus University Hospital, Norway.
2004-2006: Psychologist, Aksept – Center for HIV, The church City Mission, Oslo, Norway.
2004-2004: Research assistant, CODEPU (Corporación de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo/ The comitee for the defence of the people´s rights), Santiago de Chile, Chile.
2001-2002: License psychologist, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
1998-2003: Cand. psychol, Professional degree in clinical psychology, University of Bergen, Norway.
1997-1997: Milieu therapist, Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Partners
In my PhD project "Minds in Motion - Yoga for patients with complex trauma experiences" I cooperate with:
- Margrethe Seeger Halvorsen, Main supervisor, Dr. psychol., Associate professor at the Department of Psychology (PSI), University of Oslo (UiO).
- Bente M. Weimand, Co-supervisor, Senior researcher at Department of research and professional development, Akershus University Hospital (Ahus), professor at Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-East Norway (USN).
- Dag Ø. Nordanger, Co-supervisor, Professor II at Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).
- Shirley Telles, International Co-supervisor, PhD, MBBS, MPhil, Director and research advisor Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar, India.
- Åse Marit Hammersbøen, Special Librarian, Medical Library, Ahus.
- Norwegian Association for PTSD, serviceuser organization.