Centre for Anxiety

Centre for Anxiety (CfA) is based at the Department of Psychology at the University of Copenhagen. The centre is a teaching and research facility, specialising in internalising problems (anxiety, OCD, school refusal behaviour and depression) in children, adolescents and adults.

 

 

 

Centre for Anxiety is one of the leading institutions offering specialised treatment for anxiety, OCD, school refusal behaviour and depression in Denmark. We excel at being double qualified - that is, we have an extensive theoretical knowledge relating anxiety and depression, and are specialists in treating these problems in youth and adults. Our research shows us what maintains anxiety and depression, and our treatment experience has taught us how to successfully target these factors in treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Centre for Anxiety, we place great importance on sharing our expertise in anxiety and depression. We have many years of experience in training and supervising psychologists and interdisciplinary staff in treatment of anxiety and depression. We excel at being able to draw on both international research findings and many years of experience from treatment at CFA clinic.

We offer both standard and tailor-made continuing education and supervision courses for psychologists and other interdisciplinary staff who work with anxious children and young people in municipal and regional institutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Center for Anxiety, we are trying to get one-step closer to understanding why some children and young people develop anxiety and depression and how to quickly and effectively help them overcome these problems. We have therefore i.e. developed a completely new treatment concept, ‘Help for Self-Help’ that involves helping parents to learn how they can help their children. We have received international recognition for our work in finding new ways to help children and young people.

 

 

Management

Sonja Breinholst. Photo: Nils Meilvang

Sonja Breinholst
Associate Professor
E-mail: sonja.breinholst@psy.ku.dk

Monika Walczak. Photo: Nils Meilvang

Monika Walczak
Assistant Professor
E-mail: monika.walczak@psy.ku.dk

Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi. Photo: Nils Meilvang Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi
Psychologist
E-mail: ilh@psy.ku.dk

 

Student assistants

Nikoline Bruun Olsen. Photo: Personal

Nikoline Bruun Olsen
Student assistant
Psychology student

Judith Kofod Techow. Photo: Personal

Judith Kofod Techow
Student assistant
Psychology student

Yekta Mahrouiyan. Photo: Personal

Yekta Mahrouiyan
Student assistant
Psychology student

Project coordinator

Heidi Riiber. Photo: Phillip Nørgaard

Heidi Riiber                                   
E-mail: heidi.riiber@psy.ku.dk

 

 

 

Contact

Sonja Breinholst. Photo: Nils MeilvangSonja Breinholst
Associate Professor
E-mail
Phone: +45 35 32 48 92

Monika Walczak. Photo: Stine Vester PhotographyMonika Walczak
Assistant Professor
E-mail
Phone: +45 35 32 49 43

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