Personally, I have extensive experience of being lost in this mystery, and of sitting with others in their confusion. Over the years, I have developed a keen ability to see clear patterns that can provide answers to why you have ended up so lost. By putting this pattern together, my clients and I usually find clues and inspiration for how to get back on track in life. A lot is about a shift in perspective. New perspectives can make an almost hopeless situation see the light again.

My theoretical background since the psychology program in Gothenburg is both psychodynamic therapy (PDT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I then furthered my education first in trauma-focused CBT when I worked at a PTSD clinic for several years. Later, I chose to specialize in the psychodynamic short-term therapeutic method ISTDP, which I have also been teaching since 2016. I would describe ISTDP as a more intensive and direct psychodynamic method. Today, my style has developed in such a way that I always look for what is causing the problems today and how the problems are perpetuated by the client themselves based on narratives, behaviors and thought patterns that the client often unconsciously holds onto. I place great importance on helping the client gain insight into how and why they themselves contribute to their own suffering, so that they can consciously make choices that instead increase well-being.

 

Liv is not your typical psychologist as she is not afraid to tell the truth in a clear and honest way. She has developed her own style over the years based on principles from ISTDP, IFS, CBT and Psychedelic therapy.