​My name is Britt Kjelsrud Verwoerd. I'm half Norwegian and half Dutch. 

I was born in 1980 in the Netherlands, where I lived until I moved to Norway in 2008.

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My private practice is located in Frogner, Oslo.

I also offer online therapy (via Whereby).

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I am a member of NGF (Norsk gestaltterapeutforegning). This means that I meet its quality requirements and that I follow the Norwegian Gestalt Therapist Association's ethical guidelines. 

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I'm fluent in Norwegian, English and Dutch.

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My Journey to Therapy

 

My interest in gestalt therapy was sparked when I myself started with therapy as a client. In the midst of a difficult period in my life I found a skilled gestalt therapist who worked with me over many years.

​Together with her I've got to know more about how I relate to the world.

 

I learned about boundaries, finding the line between me and my surroundings. Boundaries let me know who I am in relation to others; where I begin and where others end. When a boundary is unclear, you blend in with the rest. Or, a boundary can be so strong that it becomes an impenetrable wall. In both cases, real contact becomes impossible. Being more aware of all this improved my relationships, and the relationship with myself.

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In childhood we are still learning who we are, and in this time boundaries can easily get blurred. We adjust to our environment. Most of the habits in my life turned out to be 'creative adjustments' that didn't serve me anymore. Becoming aware of this gave me freedom. I was free to choose to do things differently.​

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I'm passionate about my own healing journey, and also that of others. This passion is what inspired me to become a therapist myself.

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I find it fascinating how each person is unique, and yet we're all connected through our shared experience of being human. Our circumstances and our ways of dealing with things are different, yet we all experience the same variety of feelings.

 

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• Gestalt therapy, Norsk Gestaltinstitutt Høyskole (four year program)

• ​IoPT basic trauma therapy training (one year program)

• Compassionate Inquiry professional training, with Dr. Gabor Maté

• Workshop ​'Healing traumatic stress: helping mind, brain & body to let go of the past', with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

• Workshop 'Trauma and healing: an exploration of mental illness, addiction and disease', with Dr. Gabor Maté

• Workshop 'Heart Rhythm Coherence: practical techniques for improved self-regulation' with Dr. Rollin McCraty

• Harm reduction- and trip sitting course , with Jon Hanna, Erowid

• ​Art- and expression therapy, course, NIKUT

• EXIT-method, group facilitator education, with Melinda Ashley Meyer, NIKUT

• Motiverende Intervju (MI), grunnkurs, KORUS

• ​Fine arts (BA) 

• ​Teacher of visual arts and design (BA)

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