norm-critical Psychologist and couples therapist
Sophie Buch
I'm a trained psychologist, MSc in psych., from Aarhus University, where I found a great interest in developing online therapy, working with couples and going deeper into understanding attachment and relationship dynamics.
Since then I have become enormously fascinated with the tendency to people-please - i.e. putting other people's needs before our own, doing everything to avoid conflict, having difficulty setting boundaries and saying no. It has become a huge passion for me!
Over time, I have worked a lot with being exposed to psychological violence in close relationships. Knowledge is essential when you are in the middle of it, which is why I have started a podcast about the topic - it's called Freeze or Fawn, and you can find it on Spotify.
I'm norm-critical, feminist, and LGBTQ+ minded in both my work and private life. This means that I challenge norms, stereotypes, societal discourses, gender- and sexuality understandings. This also means that anyone is welcome with me, and you'll always be met as the holistic being you are.
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I am the psychologist for you who:
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tend to please others (perhaps you see yourself as a people-pleaser)
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have experienced, are experiencing or are in doubt as to whether you are experiencing psychological violence
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have experienced sexual violence – also digitally
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struggle to find yourself and believe in yourself
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experience overwhelming emotions
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have difficulty setting boundaries, speaking up and demanding something from others
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would like to understand yourself and your attachment pattern
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struggle with harmful coping strategies such as eating disorders, overeating, self-harm or people-pleasing
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have too high expectations of yourself and are a perfectionist
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are stressed and burnt out
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have problems in relationships with others
I am also the couples therapist for YOU, there
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want to rediscover the spark
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stuck in the same arguments
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have difficulty meeting and understanding each other
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missing presence and intimacy
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need help finding a new way to communicate
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stuck in everyday practicality and have lost closeness