BIOGRAPHY
Continuing Education
2023: 29th of April: Perpetrator parts and non-verbal communication and IFS, Joanne Twombly LICSW
2023: 13th of January: GTEP: Group Traumatic Episode EMDR Protocol: Adults Training with Ana Gomez, Agate Institute
2023: 10-11 of February: Harward Medical school: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Promises and Perils
2022: September: Esalen: one month, live extended eduaction program: Burnout recovery
2022: January: Three week intensive Zen Buddhist practice at Green Gulch Farm, San Francisco Zen centre.
2019: 200 hour Hatha Yoga teacher training, Santé Yoga, France.
2018: Engaged buddhist training, Eco Dharma, Spain.
2017-2018: Mindfulness Teacher Training. 1 year course at the Mindfulness Training Institute,UK with Marc Coleman and Martin Aylward.
2017: One month´s retreat and mindfulness practice at Thich That Hahn´s Plum Village Monastery, Thailand.
2016: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, 8-week program.
2015: EMDR Addiction Protocol.
2014: EMDR and Parts work.
2013: EMDR. Practitioner training.
2008: NLP Practitioner training.
2007: Past life Regression Hypnosis training.
2006: Reiki level I and II.
1993 and 1996: 10 day silent retreat at Suan Mokkh, Thailand.
Employment
2021- current: Private practice at EMDR stofan, counselling centre specialising in EMDR therapy situated in Kopavogur, Iceland.
2014-2021: Psychotherapist and EXA therapist at private practice in Reykjavik, working with adults, couples and children and organizing group Expressive Art Therapy Sessions.
2014- 2017: Psychotherapist and Expressive Arts Therapist at HNLFI Health Spa and Medical Clinic in Iceland.
Functions:
One on one therapy, leading mindfulness meditation sessions for groups and offering presentations on trauma and its consequences. While at Heilsustotofun Rosa developed and led a group EMDR and Expressive Art Therapy program.
1998-current: Conference Interpreter: French-German-English-Icelandic. Employers: (non-exhaustive list)
The European Commission; the European Parliament; the OECD, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; the President of Iceland; the Icelandic Government; the Commissioner on Human Rights; the European Council´s commission for the Prevention of Torture; OSPAR, Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment; UEFA, Union of European Football association; ICOM, International Council of Museums; CECA; IACP; SES Global, European Satellite Company; INFO Handicap, JETAI UK; the Luxemburgish Ministry of Education; ASTRA, Satellite company in Luxemburg; TDK Europe; Quality in hospitals symposium; ARBED, Luxemburgish steel industry; Banque de Luxembourg.
2011: Self-esteem building workshops for teenage girls at Willow Creek Academy, Sausalito. On a volunteering basis, SHE created and offered a six-week workshop program for teenage girls.
2009: Employee at school for disabled children.
2008-2009: Self-esteem building workshops for an Icelandic organization called “drug free youth” working with at risk youth. The groups I led were with teenage girls from 11 to 14 who were facing social challenges. The predominant methods used were games and art therapy.
2006-2007: Counselor at the psychiatric hospital for children in Reykjavik. A behavioral treatment approach was followed using a points reward system. Rosa´s role consisted of working with the families and accompanying the children in their daily activities, enforcing the reward system.
2008-2011: Individual NLP sessions.
2007-2011: Individual sessions in Past Life Regression.
2010: Employee at kindergarten in Iceland.
2007: Copywriter at advertising company Tunglid in Iceland.
2002-2003: Press agent at the French Embassy in Reykjavik.
1991-1992: Substitute teacher at primary schools in Luxemburg.
1988-2008, Summers: Tour guide in Iceland. Organized tours around Iceland with tourist groups from various countries. Working languages: English, French and German.
Education
2016: Licensure as Psychologist in Iceland.
2008-2015: Masters in Counseling Psychology with concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. Thesis: Integrating EMDR and Expressive Arts Therapy in the treatment of complex trauma.
2014: Psychotherapy Practicum at NLFI Spa and Medical clinic in Iceland.
2013: Psychotherapy Practicum at the Center for Creative Growth, specialising in inner child work, addictions and codependence situated in Berkeley, California.
2003-2006: BA in clinical Psychology. University of Iceland, Reykjavik. BA dissertation: Mindfulness and cognitive flexibility.
1999-2000: Intensive Training in Conference Interpreting (German-English-French, tri-directional), University of Heidelberg, Institute for Translation and Interpreting.
1997-1998: Post-Graduate Diploma in Translation and Conference Interpreting. (Interpreting between French and English, bi-directional) Heriot Watt University, Edinburg, UK.
1994-1997: BA in English. Paul Valery University, Montpellier, France.
Languages:
English, French, German, Luxemburgish and Icelandic (all fluent). Rosa lived in Luxemburg for 23 years, Iceland for 10 years, France for 5 years, UK 1 year, Germany 1 year, and the US for 5 years. She has worked as a conference interpreter with English, French, German and Icelandic for 20 years. Basic Spanish and Swedish skills.
Hobbies:
Playing the guitar and singing, painting, yoga, hiking, reading.