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Rikke Kjelgaard

www.rikkekjelgaard.com
Psychologist, author, peer reviewed ACT trainer, chief rock'n'roller
Svedala,
Sweden
 
Highest Degree Held: MSc
Types of Clients: Adolescents, Adults, Couples, Groups (group therapy), Organizations
Languages spoken: Dansk, English, Svenska
ACT/CBS Background and Training: 2006: 3-day training, "Relational Frame Theory", Ian Stewart

2006: 2-day training, "ACT with Difficult Clients", Steven Hayes

2006: 2-day training, "ACT experiential", Cecilia Gustavsson & Magnus Stalby

2006: 2-day training, "ACT Intensive Training", Kelly Wilson
2007: 1-day training, "ACT for Stress", Frank Bond

2007: 2-day training, "Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy", Magnus Stalby

2007: 4-day training, "Advanced ACT Training", Kelly Wilson

2008: 2-day training, "ACT Case Conceptualization", Kelly Wilson

2008: 2-day training, "ACT for Suicidal Clients", Kirk Strosahl

2009: lecture, "RFT and the Importance of Stimulus Functions", Ata Ghaderi

2009: lecture, "ACT and Body Image", Thomas Parling

2009: 1-day training, "Brief Interventions in Primary Care", Kirk Strosahl

2009: 3-day training, "ACT Skill Building & Case Conceptualization", Kelly Wilson
2011: 2-day training, "ACT with Suicidal Clients", Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson
2011: 1-day training, ”Relational Frame Theory”, Niklas Törneke
2011: 2-day training, ”Relational Frame Theory”, Niklas Törneke
2012: 2-day training, ”Integrating ACT and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy”, Benjamin Schoendorff
2012: 2-day training, ”ACT made Simple”, Russ Harris (Sweden)
2012: 3-day training, ”ACT made Simple”, Russ Harris (Denmark)
2012: 3-day training, ”ACT Skill Building and Case Conceptualization”, Kelly Wilson
2012: 3-day training, ”The Compassionate and Vital Life - Using ACT for Change”, Robyn Walser
2012: 1-day training, ”Relational Frame Theory”, Niklas Törneke
2012: 1-day training, ”Improving Your Teaching Skills”, David Brohede
2013: 3-day training,”Focused ACT with difficult clients”, Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson
2013 : 2-day training, « RFT for Clinicians », Niklas Törneke
2013 : 3-day training : ”The Compassionate and Vital Life - Using ACT for Change”, Robyn Walser
2013 : 2-day training : « Functional Analytic Psychotherapy », Mavis Tsai & Bob Kohlenberg
2013 : 1-day training : « ACT Case Conceptualization », Kelly Wilson
2013 : 1-day training : « ACT for Addiction », Kelly Wilson
2013 : 4-day training : « Prolonged Exposure », Edna

2013 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson & Thomas Gustavsson
2014 : 2-day training : « Emotion Regulation in the treatment of deliberate self harm » , Gratz & Tull 2014 : 2-day training : « Functional Analytic Psychotherapy », Benjamin Schoendorff
2014 : 3-day training : « Getting Unstuck in ACT », Russ Harris
2014 : 2-day training : « Relational Frame Theory », Niklas Törneke
2014 : 3-day training : « Using ACT for change », Robyn Walser
2014 : 4-day training : « ACT for Adolescents », Louise Hayes
2014 : 2-day training : « CBT for eating disorders », Ata Ghaderi
2015 : 2-day training : « ACT case conceptualization », Kelly Wilson
2015 : 4-day training : « ACT for stress », Fredrik Livheim
2015 : 2-day training : « Using ACT and compassion for shame », Jason Luoma & Jenna LeJeune
2015 : 2-day training : « Relational Frame Theory », Niklas Törneke
2015 : 3-day training : « Using ACT for change », Robyn Walser
2015 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson & Thomas Gustavsson
2015 : 1-day training : « Self-compassion and emotional resilience », Kristin Neff
2015 : 2-day training : « CBT-E for eatings disorders », Christopher Fairburn
2015 : 4-day training : « Prolonged Exposure », Edna Foa
2015 : 2-day training : « The ACT Matrix », Benjamin Schoendorff
2016 : 3-day training : « ACT and self care», Kelly Wilson
2016 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT», Kirk Strosahl
2016 : 2-day training : « ACT with compassion for shame», Jason Luoma & Jenna LeJeune
2016 : 2-day training : « The ACT Matrix », Benjamin Schoendorff
2016 : 2-day training : « The Thriving Adolescent », Louise Hayes
2017 : 3-day training : « ACT case conceptualization », Kelly Wilson
2017 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson & Thomas Gustavsson 2017 : 3-day training : « ACT for depression & Anxiety Disorders », Russ Harris
2017 : 2-day training : « Advanced ACT training », Steven Hayes
2017 : 2-day training : « Mastering the Matric », Benjamin Schonedorff
2017 : 3-day training : « ACT case conceptualization», Kelly Wilson
2018 : 3-day training : « Using ACT for change », Robyn Walser
2018 : 4-day training : « Prolonged Exposure», Edna Foa
2018 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson
2018 : 2-day training : « Mastering the Matric », Benjamin Schoendorff
2019 : 2-day training : « ACT for PTSD», Russ Harris
2019 : 4-day training : « Prolonged Exposure», Edna Foa
2019 : 1-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson
2019 : 2-day training : « Process-based ACT», Robyn Walser & Mattieau Villaitte
2019 : 3-day training : « ACT case conceptualization », Kelly Wilson
2020 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson
2020 : 2-day training : « Mastering the Matrix », Benjamin Schoendorff
2020 : 2-day training: « Relational Frame Theory », Niklas Törneke
2021 : 3-day training : « Using ACT for change », Robyn Walser
2021 : 4-day training : « Prolonged Exposure », Edna Foa
2022 : 3-day training : « ACT case conceptualization», Kelly Wilson
2022 : 3-day training : « Focused ACT », Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson
2022 : 2-day training : « Mastering the Matrix », Benjamin Schoendorff
ACT/CBS Experience: Has worked with ACT since 2006
Additional Information: Rikke has conducted approx 500 workshops and talks in ACT since 2006.

Has lead the following workshops (in selection):

2008: 2-day ACT experiential
2008: 1-day ACT for obesity
2009: 4-day ACT, CBA, RGB, RFT and contextualism
2009: 2-day ACT experiential 

2009: 2-day ACT advanced training 

2009: 1-day mindfulness & ACT 

2009: 1-day ACT introduction
2009: 2-day mindfulness & ACT

2009: 1-day ACT for stress

2009: 2-day ACT experiential 

2009: 1-day ACT for obesity
2009: 2-day ACT experiential
2009: 2-day ACT introduction
2009: 1-day ACT for stress
2010: 1-day ACT on life, not on anger
2010: 1-day RFT and psychopathology
2010: 1-day ACT introduction
2010: 2-day ACT and pain
2010: 2-day behaviorism, functional contextualism and CBA
2010: 1-day behaviorism
2010: 1-day ACT
2010: 8-day ACT & RFT
2010: 1-day ACT and values
2010: 2-day ACT for children and adolescents
2010: 8-day ACT & RFT
2011: 1-day ACT introduction
2011: 2-day ACT introduction
2011: 2-day ACT experiential
2011: 1-day ACT in organizational settings
2011: 2-day ACT for children and adolescents
2011: 8-day ACT & RFT
2011: 2-day ACT for children and adolescents (advanced)
2011: 3-day Integrative Behavior Couples Therapy
2012: 2-day ACT introduction
2012: 1-day ACT primer (with Ole Taggaard Nielsen)
2012: 1-day ACT method training
2012: 3-day Integrative Behavior Couples Therapy
2013: 5-day contextual behavior therapy and ACT
2012: 4-day ACT introduction
2012: 1-day ”ACTing on Your Values when Facing Struggle as a Therapist” (with Trym N. Jacobsen at Nordic ACBS)
2013: ”Building ACT Skills” (with Ole Taggaard Nielsen at Nordic ACBS)
2012: 2-day ACT for depression
2012: 4-day Advanced ACT Training
2013: 2-day ACT for depression
2013: 4-day ACT introduction
2013: 4-day Advanced ACT Training
2013: 2-day ACT for depression
2013: 4-day ACT introduction
2013 : ½-day ”ACTing on Your Values when Facing Struggle as a Therapist” (with Trym N. Jacobsen at ACBS World Conference Sydney)
2013 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy »
2013 : 4-day ACT training
013 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy »
2013 : 2 day ACT skills training
2013 : 1-day ACT introduction
2013 : 1-day ACT introduction
2013 : 1-day ACT introduction
2013 : 1-day ACT introduction
2013 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy »
2014 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy »
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : 2-day ACT recap and method training (with Ole Taggaard Nielsen)
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : 2-day ACT introduction
2014 : 2-day Advanced ACT Training
2014 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy »
2014 : public speach – « Let go of the struggle and start living »
2014 : 1-day ACT for anger
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : ½-day ”ACTing on Your Values when Facing Struggle as a Therapist” (with Trym N. Jacobsen at ACBS World Conference in Minneapolis)
2014 : 1-day ACT introduction
2014 : public speach – « Motivation & Change »
2014 : 2-day « ACT for youth »
2014 : ½-day « The top 10 not-to-do behaviors in therapy » (ACBS conference in Dublin)
2015 : 1-day ACT introduction
2015 : 2-day ACT introduction
2015 : ½-day ”ACTing on Your Values when Facing Struggle as a Therapist” (with Trym N. Jacobsen at
ACBS World Conference Berlin)
2015 : ½-day « Uncovering the process of Creative Hopelessness » (With Robyn Walser at ACBS World
Conference Berlin)
2015 : 2-day ACT introduction
2015 : 2-day advanced ACT training
2015 : 1-day ACT for children and youth
2015 : 1-day ACT for anger
2015 : 2-day ACT introduction

2016 : 6-day ACT for pain
2016 : 4-day ACT for stress (Human ACTs own stress program)
2016 : 2-day ACT introduction
2016 : 2-day advanced ACT training
2016 : 2-day ACT introduction
2016 : 2-day advanced ACT training
2016 : 1-day ACT like a pro training
2016 : 2-day ACT introduction
2016 : 2-day advanced ACT training
2016 : 2-day ACT introduction
2016 : 2-day advanced ACT training
2016 : 1-day ACT like a pro training
2016: 1-day "Mastering difficult conversations"
2016: 2-day "ACT and applied behaviour analysis"
2016: 1-day "Top 10 mistakes you don't want to make as an ACT therapist"
2016: 1-day "ACTing on your values when facing struggle as a therapist"
2016: 1-day "Working with Creative Hopelessness" v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Robyn Walser (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2016: ½-day "Top 10 mistakes you don't want to make as an ACT therapist" (UK ACBS conference)
2016: 2-day "ACT for chronic pain”
2017: 2-day "ACT for chronic pain”
2017: 1-day ”ACT recap method training”
2017: 2-day: ACT introduction
2017: 2-day: ”ACT for youth”
2017: 2-day: ACT introduction
2017: 2-day: advanced ACT training
2017: 15-day: ACT for coaches
2017: 1-day: ACT primer
2017: 4-day: ”ACT in groups”
2017: 2-day: advanced ACT training
2017: 1-day: ”The flexible therapist” (PS17 conference)
2017: 1-day: ”ACT with self care”
2017: ½-day "Working with Creative Hopelessness" v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Robyn Walser (ACBS World Conference)
2017: ½-day "Top 10 mistakes you don't want to make as an ACT therapist" (ACBS World Conference) 2017 : 2-day « ACT in school settings »
2017 : 4-day «ACT introduction »
2018 : 2-day « ACT with selfcare »
2018 : 3-day « The compassionate and flexible therapist»
2018: 4-day: ”ACT in groups”
2018: 10-day: ”Learning ACT”
2018: 16-day: ”ACT skill building and –training”
2018: 21-day: ”ACT for coaches”
2018: speak: « The compassionate and flexible therapist» (Psykologmässan)
2018 : 1/2-day : « The compassionate and flexible therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2018 : 1/2–day : « Female, fierce and fabulous » (ACBS World Conference)
2018: 16-day: ”ACT skill building and –training”
2018: 2-day: ”Female, fierce and fabulous”
2018: 1-day: "Working with Creative Hopelessness" v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Robyn Walser (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018: 1/2-day: ”Female, fierce and fabulous” (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018: 1/2-day: ”Top 10 mistakes you don’t want to make as an ACT therapis (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018 : 3-day : « The compassionate and flexible therapist»
2018 : 4-day : « ACT in group settings »
2019 : 16-day: ”ACT skill building and –training”
2019: 4-day: ”ACT for addiction”
2019: 4-day: ”ACT in group settings”
2019: 21-day: ”ACT for coaches”
2019 : workshop : «The compassionate and flexible therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2019: workshop: «Top 10 mistakes you don’t want to make as an ACT therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2019: workshop: « The head, hands and heart of self as context» v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Dr. Richard Bennett (ACBS World 2018: 21-day: ”ACT for coaches”
2018: speak: « The compassionate and flexible therapist» (Psykologmässan)
2018 : 1/2-day : « The compassionate and flexible therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2018 : 1/2–day : « Female, fierce and fabulous » (ACBS World Conference)
2018: 16-day: ”ACT skill building and –training”
2018: 2-day: ”Female, fierce and fabulous”
2018: 1-day: "Working with Creative Hopelessness" v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Robyn Walser (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018: 1/2-day: ”Female, fierce and fabulous” (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018: 1/2-day: ”Top 10 mistakes you don’t want to make as an ACT therapis (ACBS Nordic Conference)
2018 : 3-day : « The compassionate and flexible therapist»
2018 : 4-day : « ACT in group settings »
2019 : 16-day: ”ACT skill building and –training”
2019: 4-day: ”ACT for addiction”
2019: 4-day: ”ACT in group settings”
2019: 21-day: ”ACT for coaches”
2019 : workshop : «The compassionate and flexible therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2019: workshop: «Top 10 mistakes you don’t want to make as an ACT therapist» (ACBS World Conference)
2019: workshop: « The head, hands and heart of self as context» v/Rikke Kjelgaard & Dr. Richard Bennett (ACBS World Conference)
2019: 4-day: ”Introducktion to ACT”
2019: 4-day: ”Advanced ACT training”
2019: 2-day: ”ACT with self care”
2019: 2-day: ”ACT in organizations”
2019: 6 session webinar ”Fierce, fabulous and female”
Conference)
2020 : 3-day "How to do clinical ACT supervision"
2020 : 2 day: "The Compassionate and Flexible Therapist"
2020 : 4-day: "Advanced ACT training"
2020: 4-day: "Diagnostic Assessment in ACT"
2020: 2-day: "Fierce, Fabulous and Female"
2021: 21-day: "ACT and coaching"
2021: 4-day: "ACT in group settings"
2021: 2-day: "The Compassionate and Flexible Therapist"
2021: 3-day: "ACT case conceptualisation"
2021: 4-day: "Introductory ACT"
2021: 4-day: "Advanced ACT Training"
2021: 2-day: "A balancing ACT - managing your own emotions as therapist or trainer"
2021: 6-day: "Yes, you can! Using ACT with empowerment"
2021: 1-day: "The way you get up when life knocks you down"
2021: 1-day: "Don't believe everything you think. Working with defusion in ACT"
2021: 1-day: "The Magic of Metaphors"
2022: 6-day: "ACT like a pro"
2022: 4-day: "ACT in groups"
2022: 1-day: "The Magic of Metaphors"
2022: 2-day: "Introductory ACT"
2022: 2-day: "Advanced ACT Training"
2022: 2-day: "Shaping Psychological Flexibility"
2022: 1-day: "The Art of Creating Transformational Metaphors in ACT"
2022: 1/4 day: "Sex ACT - a workshop, not an offer"
2022: 1-day: "The Process and Practice of Creative Hopelessness"





In addition Rikke has held several workshops/classes in CBT/behaviorism, functional analysis, anxiety, depression, stress and group development

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