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ABOUT LIV

Liv Raissi is a licensed psychologist and certified ISTDP therapist and ISTDP supervisor, and runs training courses in ISTDP. She also has training in psychedelic assisted therapy.

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Liv's strong drive combined with her ability to quickly capture the essence of a problem sets her apart from the typical psychologist.

She is often described as courageous and honest in conveying truths in a clear and loving way.

She wants to free people from the locked worlds of ideas in which they can be trapped, if the conditions for this are right.

Employment
  • ISTDP Psychology Gothenburg AB, Gothenburg, 2017–present
  • Liv Raissi sole proprietorship, Gothenburg, 2011–2017
  • Sapu, Gothenburg, 2020–present
    Hourly employed as a lecturer in the psychotherapy programme
  • Department of Psychology, Gothenburg, 2014–2021
    Hourly employed as a lecturer and supervisor
  • Licensed psychologist, part-time, PTSD clinic, Borås, 2011–2014
  • Licensed psychologist, part-time, Psychiatric outpatient clinic for asylum seekers, Borås, 2011–2013
  • PTP psychologist (pre-licensure psychologist), Psychiatric outpatient clinic Kronan, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, 2010–2011
Mission
  • Pre-core training, Gothenburg, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021
  • Pre-core training, Malmö, 2017
  • Pre-core training, Lund, 2020
  • Core training, Gothenburg, 2016–2019, 2017–2020, 2018–2021, 2019–2022, 2021–2024, 2022–2025
  • Core training, Lund, 2020–2022
  • Core training, Malmö, 2021–2023
  • ISTDP as a guide, Psychotherapy Fair, Gothenburg, 2018
  • Immersion, Stockholm, 2018
    Introduction to ISTDP, Halmstad Psychiatry, 2018
  • Immersion, Stockholm, 2019
  • Lecture on therapeutic uncertainty, Stockholm, 2019
  • Lecture on resistance, fragility, and external focus, Örebro, 2019
  • Workshop on high resistance, Gothenburg, 2019
  • Immersion, Stockholm, 2020
  • Introductory lecture on ISTDP, Zoom, 2021
  • ISTDP for trauma-related difficulties, Zoom, 2021
  • Undoing Positions, online, 2022
  • Undoing Positions, online, Angela Cooper, 2022
  • ISTDP as a guide, Åland, 2022
  • ISTDP as a guide, Psychotherapy Fair, Stockholm, 2022
  • ISTDP Days, Stockholm, 2023
Higher education
  • Psychotraumatology
    Uppsala University, 2012–2013
  • Psychology Programme (Professional Degree in Psychology)
    University of Gothenburg, 2005–2010
  • Introductory Course in Psychology
    University of Gothenburg, 2005
Other relevant training
  • IPI 1-year Online Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training, Colorado, 2022
  • Debra Silverman Applied Astrology, Levels 1–3, Colorado, 2021
  • Training of Trainers, Stockholm, 2016–2019
    ISTDP teacher and supervisor training with Jon Frederickson
  • Core Training, Stockholm, 2012–2015
    Three years of advanced studies and supervision in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) with Patricia Coughlin
Continued education
  • Angela Cooper, Online, 2021
  • Joel Town, Online, 2021
  • ISTDP Immersion, Stockholm, 2021
  • ISTDP and Depression, Jon Frederickson, Stockholm, 2020
  • Reiko Ikemoto-Joseph, Online, 2020
  • ISTDP Immersion, Stockholm, 2020
  • Joel Town, Treatment-Resistant Depression, Gothenburg, 2019
  • ISTDP Immersion, Stockholm, 2019
  • ISTDP, Filip Myhre, Gothenburg, 2019
  • Trauma, Jon Frederickson, Stockholm, 2019
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Stockholm, 2019
  • Jon Frederickson, Gothenburg, 2018
  • ISTDP Immersion, Stockholm, 2018
    Allan Abbass
  • Jon Frederickson, Stockholm, 2018
  • How to Treat Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Depression with ISTDP, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Gothenburg, 2017
  • Jon Frederickson & Angela Cooper
  • ISTDP Immersion, Copenhagen, 2017
    Allan Abbass
  • IEDTA Conference – Overcoming Treatment-Resistant Depression, International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association, Amsterdam, 2016
  • Maximizing Effectiveness in Dynamic Psychotherapy, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Malmö, 2016
    Patricia Coughlin
  • Establishment, corrosion, and re-establishment of the working alliance with a traumatised and somatising patient, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Gothenburg, 2016
    Vidar Maximilian Husby
  • The Man Who Awoke from Coma – Working with Dissociation, Gothenburg, 2016
    Jon Frederickson
  • Working with the Highly Resistant Patient, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Stockholm, 2015
    Jon Frederickson
  • Workshop ISTDP, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Gothenburg, 2014
    Roger Sandvik Hansen
  • Pathological Mourning – ISTDP, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Gothenburg, 2014
    Patricia Coughlin
  • Workshop ISTDP Dissociation, Stockholm, 2013
    Jon Frederickson
  • ISTDP – The Unconscious Signalling in the Body, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, Gothenburg, 2013
    Jon Frederickson and Monica Urru
  • From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice, Kris- och Traumacentrum, Stockholm, 2013
    Rachel Yehuda, Ruth Lanius, and Marylene Cloitre
  • Treating PTSD in Suicidal and Self-Injuring Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Integrating DBT and Modified Prolonged Exposure, Part II, Stockholm, 2013
    Workshop with Melanie Harned
  • Psychotrauma, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Dissociative Disorders, Kris- och Traumacentrum, Stockholm, 2012
    Two-day lecture series by Giovanni Liotti and Bessel A. van der Kolk
  • Workshop in Prolonged Exposure, Stockholm, 2012
    Four-day workshop in trauma-focused CBT with Edna Foa
  • Treating PTSD in Suicidal and Self-Injuring Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder: Integrating DBT and Modified Prolonged Exposure, Part I, Stockholm, 2012
    Workshop with Melanie Harned
  • ISTDP – From Despair to Hope, Gothenburg, 2012
    Conference organised by Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, with Patricia Coughlin and Allan Abbass
  • Trauma Day Conference, Stockholm, 2011
  • Mastering the Art and Science of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Drammen, Norway, 2011
    Patricia Coughlin and Jon Frederickson on ISTDP – theory, method, and research
  • Psykoterapimässan, Stockholm, 2010
  • Intervention in Groups and Organisations, Gothenburg, 2009
  • Stress Management Programme Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gothenburg, 2009
  • Study Circle in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gothenburg, 2009
    Organised by Föreningen för Behavioristisk Psykoterapi, where I served as chair; two separate study circles based on relevant literature
  • 9th Nordic Meeting in Neuropsychology, Gothenburg, 2007
Trust
  • Chair of Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, 2014–2016, 2016–2018
  • Board Member and Web Administrator, Svenska Föreningen för ISTDP, 2012–2014
  • Chair of Föreningen för Behavioristisk Psykoterapi, Gothenburg, 2010
  • Board Member, Föreningen för Behavioristisk Psykoterapi, Gothenburg, 2009