How I can help
As a psychologist, I can help you understand and improve your relationship with yourself, your partner or your family. All sessions can be held in English, in person near Aarhus or online. Read below about the specific issues you can get help with:
Couples therapy
Does it feel as if your partner constantly misunderstands you?
Are you struggling with poor communication, recurring conflicts or a lack of security in your relationship?
Couples therapy can help you find solutions, rebuild trust and create healthier, more open communication. Let me help you strengthen your relationship.
Stress
Does it feel as if you are drowning in everyday life?
Stress is not a diagnosis but a state of overwhelm that arises when demands exceed your resources – whether because of work, family or major life changes.
I can help you identify what is causing your stress, calm your body through relaxation and bring more clarity to your thoughts. Finally, we develop strategies to prevent stress in the future.
Family therapy
Do you often feel misunderstood, or react more strongly than you can explain – especially in close relationships?
Perhaps you are pregnant, a new parent or have many years of experience, yet still find new and unexpected feelings coming up. Family relationships can be both precious and challenging, because they stir up old patterns that can distort how we perceive other people's intentions.
In therapy, you gain insight into what affects you, and how clear and open, vulnerable communication can strengthen your relationships.
Depression
Do you feel tired, low or weighed down by guilt?
These feelings are normal, but if they take up most of your everyday life, professional help may be needed. If there are lasting signs of depression, we explore what is keeping you in this state, so we can create new, more caring strategies.
Together we work on breaking the old patterns and finding a kinder, more self-compassionate way of being in the world.
What others say
Such a lovely feeling inside, having come this far! Thank you so much! I'm really glad I found you, and that you could help me in exactly the way I needed❤️
We are incredibly happy to be in therapy with you, and from session to session we can feel how we are changing for the better, individually and together. You are amazingly skilled at facilitating the conversation and the space between us. We want you to know that.
I have taken something with me that I haven't experienced with other psychologists, and this time I feel that something has really landed inside me, so that I now feel calm and have a clear overview.
Marlene has helped me through a life crisis. Through our conversations, she has shown me that my life patterns can be broken and given me the courage and tools to take different paths. I have been very happy with my course of therapy with Marlene and warmly recommend her to others.
Anxiety
Does it feel as if you are always on high alert?
Our alarm system is there to protect us from danger, but with anxiety the nervous system becomes overactive and sounds the alarm at even small uncertainties. Fortunately, you can learn to calm yourself and understand the unconscious mechanisms behind the reaction.
Together with a psychologist, you explore your inner world and find strategies for creating more calm.
Low self-esteem
Are you hard on yourself and put other people's needs before your own?
Perhaps you find it hard to set boundaries, doubt whether you are good enough, or overthink things. It can drain your joy in life and hold you back from the life you want.
In therapy, you gain insight into where your self-criticism comes from, what role it has played, and how you can replace it with new, self-compassionate strategies.
Life crises
Are you in the middle of a life change and in need of support?
Perhaps you are facing an important choice, going through grief or living with a critical illness. When life changes on several fronts at once, getting help to navigate the hard parts can make all the difference.
In therapy, you gain clarity about what matters most to you, and support in finding your way through your situation.
Grief
Do you feel consumed and overwhelmed by your grief?
Grief can be one of the hardest experiences to deal with, and navigating the sense of loss can feel overwhelming.
Therapy can help you work through your grief, understand your feelings and find ways to heal. Together we make room for the process of grieving and support you in finding a way forward.