Many years I have devoted myself to working with the mind. Alongside training in humanistic and alternative psychotherapy methods, I have received initiations into Eastern teachings, above all Advaita and Atiyoga. These are ancient teachings about the primordial state of being, which is inherent in everyone from the very beginning as their inner and natural essence.
In my work, I place emphasis on each person’s own insight. I am also trained in approaches that replace harmful beliefs with more helpful ones, or that work with the mind in ways meant to divert attention from difficulties or bring about a better feeling. In practice, however, I do not use them. In my experience, real and profound change comes only from what a person experiences and recognizes for themselves. Such insight dispels doubt and, together with self-awareness, builds self-confidence. The therapist and their knowledge then do not become yet another obstacle, and the person does not become a long-term or lifelong client.
My path to therapy was a fairly long one. Ever since childhood, I asked myself who I am. At the same time, I suffered from difficulties that would today be diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder. During adolescence, I managed to free myself from most of them. I deliberately exposed myself to triggers, did not react to them, and simply observed my mind. At the time I knew nothing about therapy or meditation; it simply felt like the right and natural approach.
This was later confirmed when I met my first teacher, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. I was struck by his directness in working with the mind. Having already overcome my childhood difficulties, I had enough capacity to receive it. I traveled to him and spent the following years studying and practicing Atiyoga, into which he initiated me.
A few years later, I met Nukunu Jørgen Larsen, a Danish psychologist and an awakened human being. I studied non-dual therapy with him for several years. Once again, I was won over by the complete directness, efficiency, and effectiveness of his approach and methods, which go right to the core of the very nature of experience. The depth of insight and the changes that took place in me and in my life were immense, and they motivated me to continue this work. Nukunu brought his whole approach together in a teaching he called Non-dual Therapy. It is a coherent combination of methods drawn from Eastern teachings and Western therapy. Its aim is to reach, in a natural way, lasting inner transformation and freedom from inner conflict. It leads to a connection with what is natural, authentic, and lasting within us: our true nature.
Why do I keep emphasizing directness and one’s own insight? If therapy is to succeed, it cannot shield a person from life or manipulate them in any way, however well-intentioned. It must guide them to recognize and understand their own burden themselves, because only that sets us free and creates the conditions for lasting change.
Our civilization produces an immense amount of information and has achieved a higher standard of living than any before it, and yet mental health difficulties in society keep growing. Whatever the causes, we cannot free ourselves from them without a deeper inner maturity, and the way there is through our own experience and understanding. No one can do it for us. We must stop mistaking words and opinions for real understanding and reality.
I teach and pass on nothing I have not tried and lived through myself. There is no other way. The only way to truly know something is to experience it, and ultimately to free oneself even from that.
If this approach resonates with you, I would be glad to meet you for an initial conversation. We will talk about what brings you here and how we might work together.
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