Lara Linder
Psychologist
Therapy, to me, means being seen, understood, and heard even on your darkest days, sharing what you have been carrying on your shoulders and finding better days again, together with trust and empathy.
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About me
The reason for becoming a therapist is to help, understand, and make a difference in people’s lives. My mission is to help explore a simpler, happier life through personalized therapy sessions tailored to you.
I am a passionate, committed, and hard-working psychologist who will tailor therapy sessions to your specific needs. With my specialization in CBT and mindfulness, my work allows me to work integratively with patients. I also specialize in ERP for OCD, intrusive thoughts, obsessions, Pure-O and more.
My aim, is to reduce my clients psychological distress and enhance their overall mental well-being through both short- and long-term sessions.
And slowly building resilience and finding a positive way back into your routine and daily life. This is therapy for me.
Working at a previous counseling center and now in private practice, my specialization focuses on a wide range of anxieties, social anxiety, health anxiety, as well as burnout (ex., work or university life), depression, life crises, grief, and loss, OCD,. My space is nonjudgmental, empathetic, safe, and trustworthy. I am open to all ages, cultures, nationalities, thoughts, statuses, LGBTQIA+. and whatever may be brought into therapy.
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Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that can help alleviate your difficulties and problems. CBT is based on your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and actions, by changing negative patterns to positive patterns. Unlike some other talking treatments, CBT deals with your current problems rather than always focusing on your past.
I mainly use Exposure Response Therapy (ERP) when clients come to me with OCD tendencies, as it is most important to learn to deal with the intrusive thoughts, obsessions or compulsions with the uncomfortableness.
Positive Psychology with Mindfulness is used in therapy sessions to give psychoeducation on new tools, breathing exercises, or stress reduced tools to help in ones every day life.
Experience
2020 - Present
Psychologist in Private Practice
2020 - 2022
Mental Health Counselor in Counseling Center
2019 - 2021
Internship in Counseling Center
I have experience working in a counseling center supporting university students with their academic and private problems as well as leading group therapy from a CBT point of view to help students with their academic stress,
Now, I work in private practice as a CBT therapist, with a focus on mindfulness and positive psychology, and ERP.
Education
Licensed Psychologist
Certified Mental Health Counsellor
MA. Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy, American College of Greece
BA. in Psychology, Open University UK
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Individual Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
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