Linda Boivie
Kognitiv beteendeterapeut
Lovely to meet you! At Cognitivelit, psychology, understanding, and evidence-based treatment come together in a respectful and welcoming environment. The name Cognitivelit is a symbolic fusion of Cognitive and Lit. The light symbolizes insight, clarity, and direction. Together, we explore what is holding you back and create new possibilities, so that you can live your life the way you want. Iḿ Linda Boivie, a certified cognitive behavioral therapist. My education at KBT-teamet in Sweden is approved by the National Board of Health and Welfare.
I have in-depth knowledge of working with various family constellations and how life circumstances can influence well-being. With a background as a licensed social worker, with experience in investigations in the field of children and youth. As well as a deputy unit manager at a home within NPF, and within personal assistance. As a coordinator at a resource school, I gained solid experience of working with problems related to school avoidance and neuropsychiatric functional variations, which also was a field in my CBT-education. I started my career as a personal trainer, which I still offer as a treatment option. Where I acquired a good knowledge of physiological health, which often interacts with mental well-being. In addition to this, I have experience as a career coach and in HR. I have, among other things, guided boards and staff groups in workplace dynamics, sleep and stress management.
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Iḿ specializing in couples therapy and trauma treatment. I have broad experience guiding families, friends, and couples, as well as individuals seeking to improve their relationships and social skills. This autumn, I will deepen my work by integrating Schematherapy for couples. I also guide individuals with experiences of trauma. I am further trained in Prolonged Exposure (treatment of PTSD), Schematherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and low-arousal approaches. I am currently expanding my expertise through a master's degree, with a specialization in intimate partner violence.​
Workexperience
Cognitive behavioraltherapist Cognitivelit
Therapy for Depression, Phobias, GAD, School Refusal, OCD, Panic Attacks, Psychosis, PTSD, Relationship Issues, Hypochondria, Insomnia, Addiction, Pain, Social Anxiety, Stress, Eating Disorders & Issues Related to ADHD (NPF), etc.
a. Unit manager Personal assistans
Responsible for ensuring quality assistance based on the individual's needs, as well as ensuring that laws and guidelines are followed. Staff management, recruitment, scheduling, and responsibility for the work environment. Close communication with users, relatives, and external stakeholders to create a safe and well-functioning assistance service.
Social worker Social Services Stockholm
Pre-assessments, investigations, and follow-up of interventions according to SoL and LVU for children and young people aged 0-20 years. Motivational interviewing with children, adolescents, and parents. Analytical documentation and reporting. Participation in negotiations at the administrative court. Close collaboration and cooperation with the police, schools, and psychiatry.
Human resource Outl1.se
I worked closely with both the manager, leadership teams and workers to create tailored solutions and a sustainable company culture. I was responsible for all stages of the recruitment process, from needs analysis and advertising to selection and interviews, covering roles in customer service, warehouse work, sales, and leadership. I was also responsible for HR administrative tasks, such as working with various recruitment systems and HR platforms, handling labor law matters, including employment contracts, and onboarding new employees. This required a strong ability to identify and meet the needs of both clients and employees through both operational and strategic HR work.
a. Unit manager NPF Enigma Omsorg
Responsible for leading and supporting the staff team, ensuring a safe and structured environment, and implementing evidence-based methods to meet the youths' needs. The role involved staff planning, responsibility for the work environment, collaboration with guardians, schools, healthcare, and social services, as well as follow-up on individual implementation plans. The focus was on creating a stable and developing daily life for the youths with NPF, challenging behaviors and self-harm, where they receive the right support to increase their quality of life.
Career Coach NPF Funkisgruppen
Support for individuals with NPF in finding, obtaining, and maintaining work or employment. Mapping the individual's strengths and challenges, adapting job tasks, and coaching in social and professional skills. I collaborated with employers, authorities, and other stakeholders to create sustainable work solutions and promote participation in the workforce. The goal was to strengthen the individual's independence, motivation, and opportunities for a functioning work life.
Coordinator Magelungen Resource School
Support and coordination of interventions for students with long-term school absenteeism. The role involved close collaboration with students, guardians, schools, social services, and psychiatry to create individualized solutions. Mapping of needs, development of action plans, staff supervision, and follow-up on the student's development and school attendance. The goal was to facilitate the return to a functional school routine and strengthen the student's motivation and well-being.
Personal trainer Curves
Responsible for leading and coaching women in circuit training focusing on strength, cardio and functional training. Provided individualised training and follow-up based on each participant's needs, goals and health status. Also worked with motivation, lifestyle change and creating a safe, positive training environment. Developed good communication skills and insight into how physical activity affects mental well-being.
Educational background
Cognitive behavioraltherapist KBT-teamet
A comprehensive and thorough training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Phobias, GAD, School Refusal, OCD, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, PTSD, Relationship Issues, Hypochondria, Insomnia, Addiction, Pain, Social Anxiety, Stress, Eating Disorders, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders etc. The education is approved by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
Masters Degree Karlstad University
Ongoing specialization in Domestic Violence. Knowledge of physical, psychological, sexual, and economic violence. Crisis intervention and trauma-informed approach: Theories and methods for handling acute situations of violence, providing support to victims, and creating sustainable solutions for long-term recovery.
Bachelors Degree Södertörn University
Specialization in social work. Understanding and addressing social vulnerability, such as addiction, financial difficulties, violence, and mental health issues. Managing and preventing social vulnerability, including domestic violence, women’s protection laws, and children’s rights. Legal knowledge of the legal system, laws, and children’s rights, including issues of ethics, power, privacy, and justice. Analysis of how gender, class, ethnicity, and age intersect in relation to social vulnerability and social work.
Couples Therapist CBT Sverigehälsan
Guiding couples through difficult conversations. Evidence-based tools to create a safe and open communication environment for both parties, and to manage and resolve conflicts constructively. Knowledge of helping couples rebuild trust, closeness, and intimacy in the relationship, especially after difficulties such as infidelity or other breaches of trust. A deep understanding of how relationships function, with a focus on communication, intimacy, and conflict resolution. Skills to work with issues related to emotional closeness, physical intimacy, and secure attachment patterns in relationships.
Counselling and Trauma treatment
Prolonged Exposure University of Pennsylvania, by Dr. Edna Foa founder of PE
Prolonged Exposure (PE) offers an evidence-based and structured approach to treating PTSD. Understanding how PTSD can influence thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Focus on helping clients manage intense emotions that often arise during trauma processing and how to ethically and professionally support clients through this process.
Schema Therapy is an integrative therapy combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and gestalt therapy. It focuses on treating clients' long-standing and dysfunctional schemas (internal wounds/thought patterns) that develop in childhood and shape an individual’s self-image, relationships, and worldview.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) Stockholms University
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach that combines mindfulness with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Instead of trying to eliminate negative thoughts, clients learn to accept them without allowing them to dictate life choices and behaviors. By increasing psychological flexibility, individuals can act in alignment with their values and long-term goals, even in the presence of distressing emotions or thoughts. ACT utilizes techniques to reduce self-criticism, break destructive thought and behavior patterns, and enhance self-compassion and emotional regulation. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates mindfulness exercises and cognitive strategies to foster a more accepting and balanced relationship with emotions, promoting improved mental well-being and reducing emotional reactivity. Both ACT and MBCT are successfully used in individual therapy and group treatment to strengthen clients' ability to manage psychological challenges and improve their quality of life.
Low affective approach by Bo Hejlskov
The training is aimed at professionals working with individuals with challenging behaviors and provides in-depth knowledge and skills to address these behaviors in a calm, respectful, and constructive manner. Competence in identifying and working with challenging behaviors, including self-harm and aggressive behavior, with a focus on how stress and emotional overload affect individuals' behaviors. Communication techniques and the ability to create a safe and calm environment to reduce conflict and other affective behaviors. Knowledge of how the environment, past experiences, and individual needs interact and escalate into challenging situations.
Counselling Sverigehälsan
Knowledge of how people react to crisis, grief, loss, and trauma. Focus on psychological and emotional processes and how they can impact an individual’s mental and physical health in both the short and long term. Ability to conduct conversations with individuals in crisis to provide emotional support and security, along with tools to process and manage thoughts and feelings of grief, guilt, shame, or anxiety. Understanding how CBT techniques can be applied in crisis counseling to help clients cope with stress, anxiety, and other emotional reactions such as sudden loss, illness, unemployment, or relationship crises. Ability to create a safe and supportive environment during conversations. Knowledge of how to help individuals find paths to recovery after a crisis and develop an action plan to move forward after a difficult period in life.
MI and addiction treatment
Motivational interviewing (MI) Stockholm University
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based conversational method used to strengthen individuals' motivation and commitment to making changes in their lives in areas such as health, addiction, stress, and lifestyle changes. MI aims to create a dialogue that helps the client explore and resolve ambivalent feelings and thoughts, as well as avoidance of change. Techniques are used to help the client set realistic goals and create action plans to implement behavioral changes.
Addiction treatment Sverigehälsan och Malmö University
Addiction treatment with CBT is an evidence-based method that uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help individuals understand and change the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors underlying addiction and dependency.​
A deep theoretical understanding and practical tools for how addiction can be managed and treated with CBT, as well as tools to support clients on the path to recovery and a sustainable, drug-free life. The ability to tailor treatments and choose appropriate interventions for each client’s specific addiction issues and needs. Knowledge on increasing the client's motivation to strengthen inner drivers for long-term sustainable change. Using CBT to create strategies for identifying risks, preventing, and managing relapse. The ability to lead group therapy and create supportive environments for clients to share experiences, increase self-awareness, and build long-term strategies.
Physiological therapy
Chiropractor Scandinavian College of Chiropractic
A deep understanding of the human body's function and the musculoskeletal system's significance for health. Medical fundamentals: anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, biomechanics, radiology, as well as clinical diagnostics and treatment
Massage therapist Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut
Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut is one of Sweden's most recognized educational institutions in body therapy. A comprehensive training with a deep understanding of the body’s anatomy and physiology, as well as effective massage techniques. The training is both theoretical and practical, providing me with the tools needed to offer professional massage services to relieve pain, increase well-being, and promote recovery.​
Swedish classic massage: to relieve tension, reduce stress, and promote relaxation.
Sport massage: Treatment of muscle tension and pain. Rehabilitation and recovery
Relieving chronic pain and muscle tension, often caused by stress, physical activity, or poor posture.​
Personal trainer IntensivePT, Sweden
EQF Level 4 certification, EuropeActive, and EREPS. Personalized training programs based on the individual's goals, level, and conditions. Technique and injury prevention training Specialized training: weight loss, muscle building, rehabilitation, or performance in sports. Online coaching
Health coach Intensivekost Sweden
Sustainable and nutritious eating habits for improved quality of life and health. Tailored meal plans that support the client's goals, whether it’s weight loss, muscle building, health, or performance. Specific meal plans for various goals: weight loss, sports nutrition, or improved metabolism. Customized dietary recommendations based on the client’s lifestyle, preferences, and any allergies. How and when supplements can be used as a complement to a balanced diet.