About Riverside Psychology

With more than 30 years of experience in the field of psychology we are well placed to help you discover what kind of life you want to lead & what is holding you back from doing so.
We’re a provider for all private medical insurance companies and also accept self-funded patients through GP or self referrals.
Our Services

Dr Lene M. Harkjaer-Thorgrimsen

PhD DClinPsychol CPsychol
Director & Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Lene is chartered by the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health Care Professions Council. She has completed a PhD in Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, has thirty years experience in the field of clinical and academic psychology, and is a published author of books and academic journal articles.

Lene has extensive experience with mood and interpersonal challenges, and in specific diagnostic work with psychological trauma and neurodivergence. She has developed particular expertise in psychological aspects of physical conditions and chronic pain, and as such understands the complex interplay between physical and emotional health.

Lene delivers training and supervision on topics of expertise as advertised. She is a former Lecturer, and a peer-reviewed trainer in the third wave CBT model of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Lene is an IPF and BDFPA competitive powerlifter and British Powerlifting Coach, who offers powerlifting coaching within Results Gym in Aberdeen, and has a special interest in introducing beginners to powerlifting and the psychological and physical health benefits of powerlifting. Lene can provide psychological interventions in English and the Scandinavian languages.

Qualifications

1995- Examen Philosophicum
1996- Psychologi Grunnfag
1998- BSc (Hon) Psychology
1995- PhD Psychology
2008- Doctorate Clinical Psychology

Courses, Certificates & Diplomas

British Powerlifting Coaching Course L2
Clinical RFT
ACT for Shame
ACT for Self care & Compassion
EMDR
ACT II Intensive Skills Building
ACT Matrix
CBT Prolonged Exposure
ACT for Pain
ACT for Health
ACT for Young People
Intermediate ACT Skills Building
Clinical Pain Management
Mindfulness
Introduction to ACT
Health Behaviour Change
Interagency Child Protection L3
Adult Support & Protection
Supervisors Clinical Psychology
Behavioural Family Therapy
Supervision Competence
Schema Therapy
Advanced Health Economics
Dementia Care Mapping
Cochrane Systematic Reviews
Health Economics
Certificate in Group Analysis
Transformative Dreamwork
Psychodynamic Counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Analytic Therapy

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