Why seek therapy?
We all experience difficulties at different times in our lives. These challenging moments can find expression in anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, relationship problems, family dynamics or a general feeling of confinement and helplessness. The feeling of being in a confining space that is closing in on us, with no clear way out in sight, can be reminiscent of getting lost in a labyrinth.
Insights = reflection + empathy
In psychodynamic psychotherapy, the therapist and patient work together to bring unconscious patterns to the surface and help the patient deal with repressed emotions. This process is based on talking, free association of thoughts and the development of introspective and analytical skills. The client's self-awareness is strengthened by exploring inner spaces that have been previously inaccessible to consciousness. A change of perspective makes it possible to walk through these narrow and often dark spaces and find a way forward.
I am a Samtalsterapeut (English: conversational therapist) working with a psychodynamic orientation, specifically psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I obtained my certificate for Stage-1 Psychodynamic Theory and Practice from Göteborgs Psykoterapi Institut. My background education is in Cultural Anthropology (PhD 2008, Docent 2018 Uppsala University) and I have been a researcher for more than 20 years, primarily in the fields of medical anthropology and disaster anthropology. My original interest in medical anthropology stems from the history of ethnopsychiatry, and the study of certain patterns of behaviour that deviate from the accepted norms in their cultural and social settings. Cultural diversity and the social context of the person sitting across from me are of primary importance in my approach to the therapeutic encounter and in exploring the path to well-being. EIRA Psychotherapy aims to offer a therapeutic place where diversity is an asset and not a hindrance.
- Engelbrektsgatan 35B, Stockholm
- Drottninggatan 12, Uppsala
OM EIRA PSYKOTERAPI: MER ÄN ETT NAMN
EIRA som akronym betonar sambandet mellan empati, insikt, reflektion och analys som grundläggande byggstenar i terapeutiskt arbete med ett psykodynamiskt förhållningssätt. Namnet är också inspirerat av en karaktär i nordisk mytologi och poesi vars läkekonst var välkänd. På fornnordiska betyder Eir skydd, hjälp och barmhärtighet. EIRA är en plats för acceptans och personlig utveckling genom terapeutisk dialog.