Katarina Nilsen

I am compassionate about providing a supportive healing environment, where people can feel comfortable enough to get the help they need. 

I enjoy working holistically and taking into consideration the many different factors that influences your wellbeing, and makes up you as a whole person.

I have a special interest in working with anxiety, and especially anxiety related to performance, social situations, attachment, and relationships. I am very interested in physical health, ill health and disability, and its impact on wellbeing and quality of life. I also have a special interest in supporting people coping with life transitions, adjustment and recovery from abusive relationships.  

I work with age groups ranging from young adults to elderly, and with a range of concerns, including but not limited to:

• Anxiety (social anxiety, performance anxiety and generalised anxiety)
• Trauma and post traumatic stress
• Stress, adjustment and life transitions
• Adjustment and coping with chronic health concerns 
• Depression, grief and low mood
• Relationship difficulties and attachment related anxiety
• Abuse, and healing from abusive relationships 

My  experience as a psychologist come from working in a busy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) practice and private practice; as well as a psychologist in a university setting, and in an integrated and holistic health setting.

Training

I am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is a very skills based approach, which focus on teaching you the skills to deal with areas of your life you may struggle with,  and with time be able to use these on your own. I am also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). I enjoy using mindfulness, breathing retraining and relaxation in my sessions, to enable  people to deal with stress, anxiety and adjustment better.

Contact

If you have any questions, or you would like to make an appointment, you can contact me on phone number 021 17 12 142, or send an email to [email protected]

I am working from my office at 1 Maidstone street, Grey Lynn, close to Ponsonby Road. Easy access to motorway and walking distance to the nearest bus stop.