Therapy for a Broken Heart with a Psychologist

On this page you can learn more about broken hearts and ways to work through them and heal. You will also get an idea of what it would be like to partake in therapy with psychologists at Psykologvirke.

You can easily schedule an appointment online. We can meet you in our offices, located in downtown Oslo, or via a secure, online video system available across Norway.

Psychological help in Oslo for a broken heart

When you book an appointment with us, you will go straight to an experienced male or female psychologist.

The waiting times are short so you can quickly get started, before you get further stuck in a pattern of being brokenhearted.

We will briefly outline what you can expect from therapy for heartbreak at Psykologvirke.

We have expressed our thoughts dagbladet plus about heartbreak , in an article offering several different perspectives.

Treatment for a broken heart - why do we react so strongly?

There is nothing that means more to us humans than connection to others. The only thing that hurts more than a breakup in a close relationship is when that person also goes to someone else and jealousy plays a role as well.

Nothing stirs up greater or more conflicting emotions in us than attachment relationships.

Bereavement has a wide range of normal variation. When considering psychological help for the treatment of bereavement, it is often because you need help in an acute phase where the bereavement seems overwhelming, or when the bereavement persists over time and makes it difficult to move on.

In other cases, there can be difficulties with resolving latent grief, and perhaps you have become distanced, numb or simply depressed. You may also have developed symptoms of anxiety.

When you seek psychological help for grief from us, we begin with an assessment to gain a more precise understanding of what the loss consists of and what factors make it difficult to process. 

Then we will know more about how we can set up therapy and provide the best treatment for heartbreak in your particular case.

Often, support sessions where one can sort through thoughts and feelings with the aid of an objective professional can be enough.

Help for a broken heart with a psychologist

In other cases, there may be more specific mechanisms that form a blockage in the system. These may involve unresolved emotional conflicts, often completely or partially unconscious.

The loss of an attachment figure can be traumatic in itself, but it can also stir up many unprocessed and conflicted emotions from previous attachment experiences, both with partners and caregivers.

Early attachment experiences also form the basis for our habitual ways of looking at ourselves, meeting ourselves, and dealing with difficult emotions. 

Such conditions can in many cases help explain why someone may be stuck and need therapy for heartbreak in order to move on.

Therapy for a broken heart - a possibility for growth?

Since heartbreak can stir up so many central organizing experiences in the psyche, it provides a golden opportunity to process and resolve inner relationships that contribute to insecurity, low self-esteem, and so on.

Thus, such crises can also present a possibility for growth.

The determining factors for successful treatment of a broken heart are that together we manage to create a shared understanding of what lies at the center of your issues - and that we work in a manner that is meaningful for you.

Our expert assessments will form a starting point, and then together we will monitor progress and the need for any potential adjustments.

Everyone deserves freedom, joy, love and good health. We are a dedicated team who bring the best of psychological expertise in our work with our clients.

You can also read more about the rationale behind seeking treatment for a broken heart in this article in Aftenposten.