Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Head of the academic discipline Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
I am Head of Subject for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and work clinically, conduct research, and teach as part of my position as Senior Lecturer at Umeå University. I teach in the Medical Programme, the Speech and Language Pathology Programme, and in independent courses in child and adolescent psychiatry. My research is carried out in collaboration with both clinical and community settings, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Current research areas include:
My research on bTF-CBT-C focuses on developing a blended trauma intervention for adolescents with PTSD, combining a mobile health app, video conferencing, and a few in-person sessions. The app is used during the stabilization phase to support emotion regulation, self-compassion, and recovery before the narrative trauma work begins. The intervention is currently being tested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry clinics in northern Sweden. The goal is to improve access to evidence-based care, especially in rural areas.
I previously worked for three years as a psychologist in adult psychiatric outpatient care. From 2005 to 2017, I was employed at the Department of Psychology at Umeå University, where I completed my PhD in 2012 with the dissertation Learning psychotherapy: An effectiveness study of clients and therapists. I was appointed Excellent Teacher in 2016 and awarded a research position in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2017.
I am also interested in questions about power and the therapeutic encounter. My book Makt i psykoterapi (“Power in Psychotherapy”), published by Natur & Kultur in 2017, explores how unequal conditions affect patient–therapist interactions—and what we can do to change that.
I am teaching Child and Adolescent psychiatry to doctoral students and first cycle students and also to students in the speech-landuage pathology programme.