As a family member or carer, you often carry more than the world around you sees. Therapy for family members is a place where you are the main person, and where there is room for all the feelings you don't feel you are allowed to have.
What therapy can help with
- Putting words to the helplessness of not being able to lessen someone else's pain
- Coping with your own grief, anxiety and exhaustion
- Living with guilt — for what you do and for what you can't manage
- Finding boundaries without feeling that you are letting anyone down
- Keeping hold of yourself in a long-term situation
- Speaking about what you can't say aloud at home
Typical concerns
- Family members of seriously ill loved ones — cancer, chronic illness, dementia, neurological conditions
- Family of someone with mental illness, addiction or suicidal thoughts
- Family of a person in palliative care, and bereaved family
- Parents of young people who are struggling — anxiety, eating disorders, low mood
- Adult children of ill or aging parents
- Partners of people in crisis or transition
- Compassion fatigue and burnout
- Loneliness and isolation as a carer
How I work
I work quietly and existentially. We talk about what is present for you — not about the person you are caring for. There is room for everything, including the feelings that are hardest to say aloud: anger, relief, longing for your own life back. Over more than fifteen years I have worked with family members in illness, grief and crisis — in my own practice, at Herlev Hospital and at the Danish Cancer Society.
Who this is for
This therapy is for anyone standing beside — whether a partner, a parent, an adult child, a sibling or a close friend. You are welcome on your own, as a couple or as a family. You don't need to have anything worked out before you come.
What you can expect
- A free 15-minute intro call so we can sense whether we're a good fit
- A calm 60-minute conversation about what you are carrying — in central Copenhagen or online
- No agenda beyond yours. We move at the pace that feels right for you
- Full confidentiality — nothing you share leaves the room
- A flexible course of therapy — a few sessions or ongoing support
Frequently asked questions
Can I really come to therapy when I'm not the one who is ill?
Yes. Being a family member is its own kind of burden, and it is one of the best things you can do — for yourself and for the person you love — to have a place where you can set some of it down and find your feet.
Can you help if I struggle with my own anger or relief?
Yes. It is often the feelings that are hardest to acknowledge — anger, relief, longing for freedom — that ease most simply by being spoken in a place where they aren't judged.
Can we come as a couple or family?
Yes. Some come together, others individually. We find the format that fits what you are facing.
I have been bereaved — is this the right page for me?
It might also be worth reading the page on grief therapy. Either way, you are welcome.
Do you have experience with the family of someone with dementia?
Yes. Loss in dementia is a particular and often long-lasting burden — the losses begin long before the death. There is real room for that.
Can we meet online if my life doesn't allow anything else?
Yes. Many family members need flexibility, and online sessions can be fitted into the day when it works best for you.
How much does it cost?
See the Fees page for current prices. The intro call is free.
Let's have a first conversation — free and without obligation
The first step is often the hardest. You are welcome to call, write or book a free 15-minute intro call.