Qualifications
2023 Online-training in Psychological Online Counseling at the Faculty of Psychology at Sigmund Freud University Vienna.
2022 Online-training in Systemic Online Counseling at “Systemisches Zentrum der Wispo A.G”.
2020 Certification as a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy (“Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie”), issued by the Health Department Lichtenberg of Berlin.
2017 - 2018 Six-months training on “Network conversations” in terms of the "Open Dialogue" approach.
2014 License from the Director of health services in Iceland to practice the profession of psychologist in Iceland
2009 - 2013 Advanced training as a systemic therapist/family therapist at BIF - “Berliner Institut für Familientherapie”.
2006 - 2007 Training as NLP-Practitioner at “Spectrum Kommunikations-Training”, Berlin.
2001 - 2002 Training in mediation at “Institut für StreitKultur”, Berlin.
2002 - 2021 Participation in various courses and workshops through my employer KommRum e.V. as part of the Berlin Education Network, Department of Psychiatry. Certificate courses in: "Schema-therapeutic approaches in care" and “Group training of social skills" (Hinsch & Pfingsten).
1992 - 1998 Study of psychology at “Freie Universität Berlin”.
Areas of focus: Clinical psychology, community psychology (mental health care), and counseling.
1996/1997: Participation in one year Seminar, „Basicpsychotherapeutic competencies“, according to the training guidelines for person-centered psychotherapists.
Diploma thesis: Qualitative-empirical research on psychosocial care of psychiatric patients in Iceland.
Title: "Geðhjálp, a self-help organization for psychiatric patients and their relatives in Iceland - A reflection of the subjective perspectives of four psychiatric users".
Graduated as a psychologist, in October 1998
1990 - 1992 German course and psychology studies at the Technical University of Berlin.