There are many reasons for wanting to see a psychoterapist. Some might seek therapy because they feel stuck in unwanted patterns, are going through a crisis, or are challenged in their relationships. Others might seek therapy because they want to develop certain aspects of their personality.
In therapy, you can get help discovering the core of your challenges, processing difficult experiences, and gaining new insigths and ways of approaching your life.
It is important to me as a therapist that therapy is a place where you find a space to be you with all the thoughts, emotions and experiences you bring with you. Even those that might be confusing, overwhelming or shamfull.
Psychotherapy is for anyone who want a change in life.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
Below you will find an overview of the services I offer.
In individual therapy sessions, we will take a deeper look into your situation, your needs, strengths and challenges, and what may prevent you from getting closer to what you want.
When we get new insight into ourselves, our emotions and behaviours and become better at being present with difficult aspects of life, new opportunities arise.
There are many reasons for seeking individual therapy, like;
- A desire to develop in certain areas of life
- A need to enter into relationships in a changed way
- Unwanted patterns and behaviors that get in the way and keep repeating themselves
- An experience of depression or burnout
I can help you in a variety of ways, including the following:
Therapy with children and young people under the age of 15 is best done in the company of a caretaker.
There are many reasons why couples seek therapy. Some seek couples therapy to strengthen and maintain love, intimacy and good communicational strategies. Others seek couples therapy because they are challenged in their relationship and may experience distance, conflicts or a bad atmosphere between them. For some, couples therapy may be about clarifying whether the relationship should continue, or how they can part in the best way possible.
In therapy, we will look into what what challenges you, including what each of you is hoping for or affected by. In my experience, it may be difficult to talk to our loved ones about what hurts. My starting point in therapy will be creating a space where difficult things can be said, and where underlying intentions can be explored.
My approach as a therapist is the point of view, that there are always reasons why we feel the way we do and react the way we do.
Couples therapy will often include both conversation between the couple and the therapist, as well as a conversation between the two partners.
I can help you in a variety of ways, including the following:
Maybe you have gone through a difficult time as a family? Maybe you are experiencing challenges that are difficult to handle together? Maybe there is turmoil, emotional distance or a high level of conflict in the family? Or did your child go through some difficult experiences and you are worried about his og her well-being? The above situations may be some of the reasons for seeking family therapy.
Being in family therapy can strengthen the relationships within your family and strengthen the well-being of each individual inside and outside the family. In family therapy, I will help you talk to each other about what is difficult and welcome each individual voice in the family. My approach to you and your family is the belief that everyone in the family does the best they can, based on the opportunities they have.
How the therapy is done depends on the participants' age, motivation and the challenge at hand. You are welcome to contact me to discuss how we can start a course with you and your family in the best way.
Family therapy is for all types of families, age groups and all kinds of significant relationships.
I can help you in a variety of ways, including the following:
Specifically for family therapy with children/teens and their parents
Children who have been through difficult situations in or outside the family may need special help to process this. A focus in family therapy can be, for example, strengthening the relationship between the child and its parent, or it can be talking about the child's experiences with the parent as a listening and supportive participant.
Putting words to one's own feelings and own history helps children and young people to understand themselves and who they are with others.
In therapy with young children, I will sometimes include different play therapy methods.
For infants and toddlers, difficult, unprocessed experiences can show themselves as physical symptoms and have a negative impact on the child's further development. In therapy with infants and toddlers, I rely on infant therapeutic methods.
Feel free to contact me if you want to know more about this.
In group therapy, multiple people meet with a focus on a common problem or theme. In group therapy, you get the opportunity to recognize yourself in others, as well as being inspired by other people's ways of handling challenges. At the same time, you are in group therapy an active participant in the lives of others, in a setting where you can offer your own insights and experiences.
As your group therapist, I will facilitate a process where each individual group member gets to speak and share what is important to them. One of the purposes of group therapy will be for the individual to participate in a process where emotions, unwanted patterns and new insights come into play.
I don't have group therapy courses at the moment, but you are welcome to get in touch to hear about any future possibilities.
In supervision we reflect on our work tasks and deal with challenges in work life that may get in the way of us being able to use our professionalism and maintain job satisfaction and well-being in the workplace.
In workplaces where the job is working with people in different ways, we are often both enriched and challenged. As employees, we will find ourselves in situations where we need new inspiration at work. Since we bring our own personality, experiences and history with us into this type of work, it also means that we will be personally challenged or affected at times.
To me as a trained supervisor, it is important that supervision is a safe and confidential space. I consider asking questions and having doubts to be a professional strength.
Topics/themes in supervision could be:
How do I, in the best way possible, understand and work with the assignment I have?
What is at stake in me?
How do I, in the best way possible, take well care of myself at work?
What skills do I have and how do they come into play?
Where do I need more inspiration and knowledge?
Supervision is beneficial for all types of organizations and for both paid staff and volunteers.
I offer both individual and group supervision.
I have no current lectures or courses.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested.
I value being fully present with others in what really matters to them and being allowed to take part in their processes.
As your therapist, I would consider it a privilege to be part of your journey, as you move towards new paths in life.
I was born in 1981. I am Danish, and I currently live in Copenhagen Denmark. I speak English and Danish fluently, and I am experienced in giving therapy in both languages.
Professionally I am a trained Psychotherapist with a Bachelors degree in Social Education as well. I have been working in various forms of treatment and therapy for more than 18 years.
I am a member of the Danish Psychotherapist Association (Dansk Psykoterapeutforening) which means I can call myself Psychotherapist MPF . My membership is your garantee that I work according to the ethical guidelines set by the Danish Psychotherapist Association. It is also your guarantee that I have the qualified education needed in order to live up to the educational quality standards demanded by the association.
In therapy I use different methods and theories such as:
In therapy with kids:
Education
2022-2024 Certified trauma-therapist.
NARM (NeuroAffective Relational Model - method aimed at treating attachment, relational and developmental trauma)
2020-2021 Professional Supervision degree by Inpraxis.
Methods within the systemic, narrative end existentialist area
2014-2018 Psychotherapist from Psykoterapeutisk Institut i Århus.
2011-2012 Motivational interviewing module 1 and 2
2008 Key person education: Children of parents affected by mental illness.
2004-2008 Bachelor degree in social education from Via University College
2002-2003 Music studies
1998-2001 High school degree
Apart from the above education, I have been participating in several relevant courses and have received external professional supervision over the years.
My work experience has includes:
Providing family therapy, relational therapy, couples therapy, therapy for children and infants within vulnerable families, as well as therapy with foster kids and foster parents.
Therapy
Individual therapy 60 min / 850 DKK
Couples therapy 90 min / 1350 DKK
Children in therapy followed by an adult 60 min / 850 DKK
Family therapy 60 min / 900 DKK : 90 min / 1350 DKK
2024 prices
Reduced prices
Students on governmental financial support (SU) are given a reduced price at 700 DKK per session (60 min individual therapy) (Private payer, 2024)
Please let me know, that you are eligible for a reduced price.
Concerning medical referrals for therapy: Psychotherapists in Denmark have not yet an agreement with Public Danish health insurance. If you have a referral for therapy from your doctor, you can, however, choose to come for therapy in my clinic at the reduced price of 700 DKK per session (60 min individual therapy, up to 20 sessions) (2024 prices)
Please let me know, that you are eligible for a reduced price.
Private Health Insurance/Insurance Companies
Check to see if your health insurance or insurance company can cover your expenses. Certain sessions may be subject to VAT, in which case VAT will be added to the fixed price.
Professional Supervision
Individual supervision 60 min / 1100 DKK incl. VAT
Group supervision; group size 6 and less 60 min / 1350 DKK incl. VAT
Group supervision; group size 7 and more 60 min / 1450 DKK incl. VAT
2024 prices
Group supervision is normally 2-3 hours depending on the size of the group.
Driving fee: First 15 min. of my transportation time is free. After that, the cost is
260 DKK per every 15 minutes and the states driving tariff of DKK 3,75 per km driven.
Unless something else is agreed, payment must happen on the same day via the app mobile pay, cash or bank transfer (8 days)
Cancellations must happen by text message the day before your scheduled appointment at 12 PM (12.00) at the latest. In this way, I can still give your session to someone else. In case of non-attendance or late cancellation, the full session fee is charged.
As a member of the Danish Psychoterapist Association I am subject to the association´s ethical guidelines on confidentiality. This means that everything we talk about, will be treated confidentially.
I comply with the legislation on GDPR in relation to the storage and processing of sensitive personal data.
First time in Valby:
The first time you come to the clinic, I will come meet you outside the front door on the ground floor. I´ll then show you how you can let yourself in and take a seat in the waiting room on the 1. floor during future visits.
Please note that the clinic is a shoe-free area.
First time in Holbergsgade Copenhagen:
You will find the door for the stairway to the clinic on the right side of the entryway. If the front door is closed, please ring the bell for KBH terapeuterne and the door will open.
My clinic is located through the left door on the 1st floor (it is marked with a sign for KBH terapeuterne). When you enter, you can take a seat in the waiting room.
Please note that the clinic is a shoe-free area.
Find your way
I am located at;
Valby Tingsted 7, 1. sal (KBH Terapeuterne)
Valby
2500 København
Denmark
and
Holbergsgade 26, 1. tv (KBH terapeuterne)
1057 København K
Denmark
Public transport/Valby
Valby Tingsted 7 is placed centraly in Valby, just 200 meters from Valby station.
You can easily come to Valby by regional trains,
s-trains and buses.
You will reach Valby by train from Copenhagen Central Station in just 4 minutes, and from Roskilde station in 16 minutes.
By car/Valby
The best parking option is to park at Spinderiet in Valby just 200 meters from the clinic. At Spinderiet you have free parking for 2 hours.
Link:
Gratis parkering - Få 2 timers gratis parkering - Spinderiet
Another option is street parking that is available for a fee, but these parking spots are limited.
Public transport / København K
Holbergsgade 26 is located centrally in Copenhagen, just 30 meters from Nyhavn.
The nearest metro station is Kongens Nytorv station.
You can take both metro lines M4 and M3 from Copenhagen Central Station, which will bring you to Kongens Nytorv in just a few minutes.
By Car / København K
Parking in the area is limited and costly. If you are coming by car, the best parking in the area is at Magasin Du Nord right by Kongens Nytorv. It is possible to book a parking space in advance, which is recommended. You can do that at:
If you are driving from different parts of Zealand, it is recommended to park at Køge Nord Station or Høje Taastrup Station and take the regional train to Copenhagen Central Station.
Psykoterapeut Maiken Mortensen
Psykoterapeut MPF, Familieterapeut og Supervisor
CVR 41381426
kontakt@maikenmortensen.dk
Tlf 0045 22321778
KBH terapeuterne
Valby Tingsted 7, 1. sal
Valby
2500 København
KBH terapeuterne
Holbergsgade 26, 1. tv
1057 København K
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