Oda Liodden, Psychologist

Oda Liodden, MSc

I was born and raised in Norway, and have always had rather varied interests. That’s how it came to be that when I started studying, I first passed from studying photography to studying molecular biology, before eventually deciding to move countries as well as studies. That decision took me to England, where I did my bachelor’s degree in psychology. In 2017 I moved to the Netherlands to complete my master’s degrees in clinical psychology.

I’ve come to think of the expat experience as living in two bubbles at once: one holding your life in your current country, the other your life in your home country. Rarely do elements from one bubble appear in the other – except you; you travel between the two bubbles all the time. It’s an experience that can be enriching and isolating in equal measure, because you are simultaneously experiencing the excitement and the frustration of finding your way in a place and a culture different to your own.

I have always felt at home in the role of the listener. It means a lot to me when someone trusts me with the things that are important to them. That kind of trust matters in any relationship, and it’s no different in therapy – creating a space where you feel safe and welcome to speak your mind is something I take seriously in every session.

My approach is person-centred: you’re the expert on your own experience, and I bring psychological knowledge and structure to that. Therapy, as I see it, is a collaboration – figuring out together what you need and how to get there. I draw on a range of evidence-based approaches, including schema therapy, emotion-focused therapy (EFT), and mentalisation-based therapy (MBT), with elements of CBT and mindfulness woven throughout.

I offer therapy in English, Dutch, and Norwegian.

Registration(s):
Cognitief Gedragstherapeut i.o. (VGCt)