Solveig Björk Sveinbjörnsdottir
Counsellor
As an English and Icelandic-speaking family therapist, I support individuals, couples, and families through a dynamic approach that is attachment-based to improve their communication and emotional wellbeing.
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About me
I'm a Family therapist with master in conflict studies and mediation. I have worked both in my home country Iceland and abroad for over a decade supporting families, couple and individuals going through challenges in their relations and to support their emotional wellbeing.
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Approach
I am a family and couple therapist trained from the University of Iceland. My main way of practice is an attachment-based approach where I work with people's relations and dynamics as well as a somatic approach using wellness techniques.
Experience
Family, individual and couple therapist Samskiptastöðin/ Centre for Communication Iceland 11/2021 - Present
Family therapist ( couple therapy, psychodynamic and attachment based therapy, parenthood). Primary Health Care for the Capital Area 12/2021 - 01/2024
Supervisor at the Faculty of Social Work University of Iceland 01/2014 - Present
Social Worker and counsellor Municipality of Reykjavik 09/2018 - 12/2021
Project Manager for Refugees' Resettlement Programme and Asylum Seekers support Municipality of Reykjavik and Árborg 12/2015 - 03/2018
02/2007-09/2015 Humanitarian Social Worker for family support unit, mediator and gender specialist in Sudan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Syria, Philippines and Ukraine UNICEF, UNHCR and UNWOMEN
Education
Family Therapy - MA level University of Iceland from 09/2020 - 06/2022
Peace and Conflict studies/Mediation - MA Queensland University Australia 02/2012 - 06/2013
Post graduate certified Social Worker -MA level University of Iceland 09/1997 - 06/1999
Sociology, BA level University of Iceland 09/1995 - 02/1998
Courses
New Born Observation (NBO) - Harvard Medical School (09/2022 - 02/2023) Trauma Resilience Model I & II - Trauma Resource Institute. USA (08/2018 - 10/2022) Emotional Focus Therapy - 5 days training ( April 2020 - five days training) Psychodynamics and Attachment based Therapy and guided training - (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)
Services
Individual Session
Individual session - 50 min
couple session - 50 min
Couple session - 90 min
Family session - 50 min
Family session - 90 min
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