Treatment of anxiety at Psykologvirke in central Oslo - illustrated by mood picture at parish water

Treatment for Anxiety at a Private Psychologist in Downtown Oslo

Psykologvirke has specialized competence in the treatment of all types of anxiety. Our staff of experienced professionals are available in downtown Oslo for day and evening appointments. We also offer online video therapy to people across the country.

Our psychologists have many years of further education and offer targeted therapy sessions that can help you in an effective manner.

Waiting times are short so you can quickly get started. This is a brief overview of what you can expect if you contact us for the treatment of anxiety.

If you already want to decide to give it a try, you can easily book an hour in two minutes.

Remember that we also offer online video therapy to people across the country. You can watch a video where we share our experiences with video therapy if you click the schedule an appointment button above.

Treatment of anxiety: Mapping of specific mechanisms

When you seek psychological help for anxiety from us, we start by mapping which specific mechanisms drive your particular anxiety.

We separate between basic foundational factors, triggering factors and sustaining factors.

Once we have mapped these factors, we know more about what is needed for the best treatment for anxiety in your particular case and how we can set up a therapy.  

Simply becoming conscious of the inner dynamics that are driving your anxiety is often therapeutic in itself.

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is built into us to trigger an avoidance reflex. When it's a tiger that scares us, we run away. When there is something inside us that we are afraid of, we have many a series of avoidance responses - which we like to call defense mechanisms. However, if it is an internal threat that we fear, it is difficult to escape.  

“You can run but you can't hide.”

Anxiety is indicative of one form or another of internal imbalance – but it can be difficult to home in on what specifically is happening

Few people see anxiety as a signal of imbalance, and then do not search constructively inwards to find out.

It is common for people to get caught up in the symptom of anxiety, to have anxiety about getting anxiety, to try to control it and/or to try and avoid it when it is triggered or becomes visible to others.

Normally this results in a self-sustaining and self-reinforcing cycle. Thinking about anxiety and attempting to master your anxiety creates more anxiety.

Various methods for treatment of anxiety

There are various recommended methods for treatment of anxiety. Some of them focus on sustaining factors.  

Examples of such methods are cognitive behavior therapy and metacognitive therapy. Other methods aim to understand and work through primary anxiety-driven emotional conflicts, which are often unconscious.

Examples of such methods are psychodynamic therapy and its intensified form, ISTDP .

There is no single method that always helps everyone to the same degree. The deciding factor for successful therapeutic treatment of anxiety is that we work in a way that is meaningful to you.

Our professional assessments will form a starting point, and then we evaluate continuously.

Challenges and safety

We place great value on creating a foundation of trust and safety and of being open and forthright about what we are thinking and doing at any given moment.

Working within this kind of framework allows you to best find new ways of dealing with anxiety and not least of all to tolerate the conflicts that relate to emotions and needs that often create the basis for the formation of an anxiety disorder

Does treatment for anxiety help?

The prognosis for treating anxiety is relatively good. Sometimes you can get an immediate boost, other processes work according to the stone-on-stone principle.

We work with a combination of methods and approaches and thus address both the sustaining and more basic factors.

This gives the potential for substantial life changes once we have developed a good patient-therapist cooperation. 

You can read more about how we view the development of psychological difficulties and how therapy can help.

Everyone deserves freedom, joy, love and good health. We commit ourselves to bringing the best of ourselves and the best of our psychological expertise to helping people on their way. You are more than welcome here.

Click the button below if you want to give therapy a try. Remember that we are here to help you. What motivates us is the knowledge of just what therapy can do for you and everyone around you.

Use the following external links to learn more about anxiety and the difficulties related to it.

Https://helsenorge.no/sykdom/psykiske-lidelser/angst/angst-og-angstlidelser

Http://psykiskhelse.no/angst

If you can't afford a private psychologist you can view alternatives to private practice psychologists here.

Here you will find our psychologists with good experience in anxiety problems:

Jonas is a psychologist specialist and therapy supervisor at Psykologvirke. He has long and broad clinical experience and works with most clinical problems, where he uses methodology from ISTDP, psychodynamic therapy, exposure therapy and EMDR.
Anders specializes in therapeutic work with adults, and the depth psychological treatment methods ISTDP and IFS.
Psychologist Veslemøy Merton

Veslemøy Merton

Psychologist specialist with long experience and several therapy specializations. She offers individual therapy and couple/family talks, guidance and teaching.
Mats is a psychologist specialist, with expertise in therapeutic work with adults and the depth psychological method ISTDP.
Psychologist Akiah Ottesen

Akiah Astral Ottesen

Akiah is a specialist in clinical psychology with special expertise in the treatment of reactions after trauma. She has extensive experience in therapy for both young people and adults.
Anja is a psychologist with expertise in trauma treatment and specialization in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and EMDR. She is bilingual, and offers therapy in Norwegian and English.
Maria has many years of experience from the specialist healthcare service, with expertise in emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and EMDR.
Psychologist Ida Holth

Ida Holth

Many years of experience as a psychologist in private practice. She has specialization in intensive depth therapy (ISTDP) and EMDR.
Nora is a warm, clear and wise therapist, with a number of therapeutic specializations. She has many years of experience and expertise in the treatment of most mental disorders.
Hilde is an entrepreneur, general manager and psychological specialist with many years of experience. She sees deeply and is an expert in intensive psychodynamic therapy (ISTDP).
Hanna accepts individuals, couples, families and parent guidance. She has specialist expertise in the youth phase, and works with children and young people individually. She has further education in Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy, and will soon finish specializing in Family Psychology. Hanna is a confident, curious and listening psychologist, with a broad professional toolbox.
Psychologist Øystein Nødtvedt

Øystein Nødtvedt

Øystein works day and night with broad experience from the specialist health service and specialization in mindfulness, ISTDP and existential themes.
Psychologist Maja Dragland

Maja Wilhelmina Dragland

Psychological specialist with long and broad experience from the specialist healthcare service and private practice, and has, among other things, education in ISTDP and EMDR.
Halvor can help you with most things, whether you have symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma or burnout - but you don't need to know exactly what you need help with before you come. He is keen to get to the bottom of your problems, and balances well between support and challenge. He has experience from research, public specialist healthcare and private practice. Further education within ISTDP.
Ivar is one of the founders of Psykologvirke. He is a specialist in clinical psychology and works primarily with clients with longstanding and complex difficulties. He is a researcher within the field of psychedelic medicine.

Else Sofie Årdalen

Else Sofie has broad experience from many years of work in public mental health care. She has further training in ISTDP and also offers EMDR, a method for processing trauma experiences.
Kim is a specialist in psychology, and offers individual therapy in the afternoon and evening. He is specialized in ISTDP and has a unique commitment to both subjects and people. Kim usually gets to the root of your difficulties.
Per has many therapy sessions behind him and has particular expertise in relational difficulties and sickness absence issues.
Photo by psychologist Christian Skeie

Christian Aarup Skeie

Christian is a specialist in psychology, an expert in therapeutic work with adults and has specialization in intensive psychodynamic depth therapy (ISTDP).
Psychologist Dimitrij Samoilow

Dimitrij Samoilow

Dimitrij offers individual- and couples therapy. He is a writer and national expert in emotion focused couples therapy.
Stine offers therapy to couples and individuals during the day and evening. She has over 20 years' experience as a psychologist and is a specialist in couple therapy. Welcome to conversation.
Sindre has many years of experience from the public and private health sector. He is a specialist in family psychology and a certified emotion-focused couples therapist. He offers couple therapy, individual therapy and family therapy.
Pia offers couples therapy in the evening. She has experience from family care and from the specialist health service.
Julie welcomes couples, individuals or families during the day every day + Tuesday evening. Julie has extensive experience as a psychologist, and has worked for many years in public mental health care and as a psychologist in private practice. Issues she works with are, for example: infidelity/betrayal, intimacy/sexuality, jealousy, anger, shame, loss of closeness, communication challenges, anxiety/restlessness, depression/low mood, burnout, eating problems, trauma etc.
Psychologist Daniel Gunstveit

Daniel Gunstveit

Daniel has completed a three-year further education in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and enjoys working with all forms of thoughts and feelings. The focus and approach will be adapted to the individual, regardless of what they are striving for, and you can expect to be met with curiosity, security and empathy while we explore what you want to change. Daniel has special expertise in self-criticism, emotional work and work with difficult relationships. He has free hours in the evening until 1 September, after this also during the day.
Martin is a specialist in psychology with specialization in psychodynamic therapy. This is a direction of therapy that emphasizes insight, unconscious processes, emotions and imagination as important elements in the treatment. Often this can be helpful if you feel "stuck" and that other, more concrete approaches have not led.
Kristina is an experienced psychologist with special expertise in therapy for adults. She adapts her approach to each individual, based on their unique challenges and needs. She uses various methods such as emotion-focused therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-sensitive approach, mindfulness-based interventions and psychoeducational techniques. With her broad experience, Kristina accepts clients who have everything from milder ailments to more complex challenges.
Psychologist Janne Kvien

Janne Kvien

Janne is a specialist psychologist and psychoanalyst with over 15 years of clinical experience from private practice and the specialist health service. She works with most issues within mental health.

Veslemøy Merton

Akiah Astral Ottesen

Ida Holth

Øystein Nødtvedt

Maja Wilhelmina Dragland

Else Sofie Årdalen

Christian Aarup Skeie

Dimitrij Samoilow

Daniel Gunstveit

Janne Kvien