This is my own model of psychotherapy. Peer Psychotherapy is a mix between psychotherapy and peer support and addresses the otherwise unchecked power imbalances in therapeutic work. In Peer Psychotherapy I use both my knowledge of, trainings in, and experience from psychotherapeutic work and from peer support work.

In Peer Psychotherapy I use my lived experience expertise as a valuable source of knowledge and understanding. An expertise I have reflected a lot on. I also use all my knowledge and skills of how to facilitate therapeutic growth and learning and how to address and process stress and trauma, as well as self-concepts and worldviews.

I have been “out” about my lived experience for a long time. The more I have addressed, processed and integrated my lived experience, the more I have shared about it with the world. The value of living openly as myself and owning my story has been tremendous and it has had a great impact on what used to be strong tendencies towards shame and self-blame. I know it is not everyone’s wish to be open about your story. And you do not have to be that, of course, as long as you are open with yourself about it.

In Peer Psychotherapy I also use my extensive experience with working with experiential learning, with animal and nature assisted therapy, and mindfulness, together with expressive arts and body based approaches. All trauma informed of course.

Peer Psychotherapy means we meet as equals, as peers, it is a very relational as well as ecological form of therapy. It is still you who are in the center of the sessions and it is still your psychotherapy. You will notice you are more in charge than you would be in traditional psychotherapy, at the same time as I am more present.

I offer Peer Psychotherapy on site and online.

Contact me if you want to try Peer Psychotherapy out, or if you just want to know more about it for the moment.

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