Education and specialization

Allan E. Larsen graduated from the University of Bergen, Norway in 1998, and is a licensed clinical psychologist in Denmark and Norway. He is a board-certified Specialist and Supervisor in Psychotherapy (Danish Psychologist Association), Specialist in Clinical Psychology (Norwegian Psychologist Association), and Supervisor in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Danish Psychiatric Society). He is trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and has advanced training as a therapist, supervisor, and teacher in ISTDP.

Current and previous employment

Allan has previously worked in adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry, in Denmark and Norway, held leadership positions in various treatment services, and participated in research projects in Norway and the USA. Concurrently, he has had his own clinic since 2000, and has been in a clinic partnership with Jacob Sand Christensen since 2016, until the establishment of ISTDPCPH in 2022. For further background see IN.

Particular experience

Over 25 years of clinical work with adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families
Extensive experience with most types of psychological problems and symptoms
Teaching and supervising psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, and psychotherapists in psychodynamic psychotherapy and other psychological methods for over 20 years
Work and studies in Norway, Sweden, France, and the USA
Teaching and supervising Norwegian and Swedish colleagues for over 20 years
Research psychologist, supervisor, and administrator in psychotherapy and psychiatry research projects in Norway and the USA
Supervises Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian psychologists and doctors on their way to authorization and specialization

Membership in professional organizations

Member of the Danish Psychological Association
Board member, former chairman and co-founder of the Danish Society for ISTDP
Former board member of the Norwegian Psychological Association’s local branch in Stavanger