Karen Margrethe S. Kirketerp - Clinical Psychologist

Psychological Book Club – A Journey Through Books

A reading club exploring the psychological effects of reading literature, with short talks on literary therapy and conversation in both small groups and plenary. Session 5 of 5: Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The price covers all five sessions.

9 December 2026, 17:30–19:15 · Folkeuniversitetet · Open

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Psychological Book Club – A Journey Through Books

A reading club exploring the psychological effects of reading literature, with short talks on literary therapy and conversation in both small groups and plenary. Session 4 of 5: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. The price covers all five sessions.

18 November 2026, 17:30–19:15 · Folkeuniversitetet · Open

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Psychological Book Club – A Journey Through Books

A reading club exploring the psychological effects of reading literature, with short talks on literary therapy and conversation in both small groups and plenary. Session 3 of 5: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. The price covers all five sessions.

21 October 2026, 17:30–19:15 · Folkeuniversitetet · Open

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The Magic of Reading and Writing – Where Literature and Psychology Meet

A workshop on the psychological aspects and effects of reading and writing literature, combining short talks with small practical exercises. For anyone interested in words, reading and writing. The same workshop also runs at 13:00.

26 September 2026, 14:30–15:30 · Dokk1 · Open

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The Magic of Reading and Writing – Where Literature and Psychology Meet

26 September 2026, 13:00–14:00 · Dokk1 · Open

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Psychological Book Club – A Journey Through Books

A reading club exploring the psychological effects of reading literature, with short talks on literary therapy and conversation in both small groups and plenary. Session 2 of 5: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. The price covers all five sessions.

23 September 2026, 17:30–19:15 · Folkeuniversitetet · Open

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Psychological Book Club – A Journey Through Books

A reading club exploring the psychological effects of reading literature, with short talks on literary therapy and conversation in both small groups and plenary. Session 1 of 5: short stories and poems. The price covers all five sessions.

1 September 2026, 17:30–19:15 · Folkeuniversitetet · Open

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About & Approach

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How do we live with painful life changes?

How do we find our footing when illness, grief, or other life crises change the life we knew? And how can we go on living a meaningful life in the midst of life’s changes?

These are questions that have followed me throughout my working life as a psychologist.

I am an authorised clinical psychologist and a specialist in health psychology. I work at Det Nationale Sorgcenter (the National Centre for Grief), where I meet children, young people, adults, and families living with serious illness, grief, and loss. I have previously worked with patients and their relatives at Aarhus University Hospital and Privathospitalet Mølholm.

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Health Psychology

Health psychology is about the psychological, social, and existential aspects of living with illness, pain, and other health challenges. When the body changes, the impact often reaches far beyond the physical. It can challenge everyday life, relationships, identity, and one’s picture of the future.

As a specialist in health psychology, I work with patients and their relatives living with, among other things, chronic illness, chronic pain, serious illness, and the life changes that can follow. My work is grounded in an evidence-based approach, drawing especially on ACT, existential psychology, and mindfulness-based methods.

Illness, Grief and Crisis

Serious illness, the loss of function, a life-threatening course of treatment, or a death can change life in an instant. The familiar becomes uncertain, and many people find that their everyday life, their relationships, and their understanding of themselves all change.

I work with people who are in the middle of these life changes. Drawing on health psychology, ACT, and existential psychology, I support patients and their relatives in finding their footing when life no longer looks the way it did before.

Literature Therapy

When we experience illness, grief, or other crises in life, it can be hard to find words for what we are going through. At the same time, we know that language shapes how we understand our experiences, ourselves, and the situation we are in.

Literature therapy rests on the idea that reading, writing, metaphor, and story can be valuable tools in the therapeutic process. They can help create clarity, add nuance to experience, and open new perspectives - not by removing what is difficult, but by making it possible to examine and relate to it in new ways.