EXPRESSIVE ARTS PSYCHOTHERAPY
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I'm Karin von Daler...
I love working creatively with life transformation
I'm an expressive arts therapist, artist, psychologist, psychotherapist, supervisor and family therapist with over 30 years of international experience helping people transform through their natural creativity.
I have over 30 years of international experience as a creative artist, teacher, and therapist
Therapy with me is grounded in:
Connection
Connect with yourself, others, nature and that which is greater than you.
Body
Sense and trust your body’s wisdom, and feel safer and more alive.
Creativity
Awaken your senses and imagination for healing, joy, and authentic expression.
Mind
Balance your thoughts and emotions through the loving, wise adult within.
Wisdom
Stop searching, listen for your own inner wisdom and find your own best answers.
Soul
Find and live from your essence. Express your soul's purpose and voice.
Wholeness
Embrace all aspects of being human — body, mind, spirit, and soul.
Spirit
Rekindle your inner spark and feel held and guided by the sacred flow of life.
“It's been a life-changing process. I am in a good place – and I have me – even when things get tough. As I sit here, I feel love and gratitude for you and for the work we have done together. The healing work has changed the way I am able to be in relationships – and therefore the quality of the rest of my life. I feel like a new journey has begun.”
Anna, 47, graphic designer
What can you get out of therapy with me?
- More fulfilling relationships with partners, friends, and family, and deeper empathy
- The courage to be yourself and trust your own worth
- Greater self-esteem, confidence, and emotional balance
- The ability to feel and express your emotions safely
- Freedom from trauma, anxiety, depression, and old conflicts
- Reconnection with your body and its wisdom
- A more balanced approach to life, including work, creativity, and self-care
- Expanded creativity, clearer personal expression
- Reduced stress, greater calm, and a stronger sense of connection
- More clarity about your purpose, life path, and personal values
When can you start?
I have a waitlist of about a year to become a therapy client.
The wait may be shorter or longer, but you're welcome to sign up, and I will let you know as soon as a spot becomes available.
I have more online slots than in-person appointments, as most clients live far away from Copenhagen, where I am. Therefore, the wait time for online therapy is shorter. There's a short waitlist of about a month for supervision.
If you would like to start sooner, check out my courses, cards, and other products below.
Client testimonials
Anna, 36, therapist
“This is one of the best things I have ever done for myself...”
“...You have helped me have an amazing experience in therapy”
Catherine, 52, organizer
“Thanks so much for everything you are and have been to me. Thank you for all your support and help with developing myself through the years. Without you it would not have been possible!”
Susanne, 31, project manager
“I feel a new and unknown kind of power building in me and I am making room for joy and curiosity. I am grateful that life seems to be opening up for me.”
Maria, 48, occupational therapist
“Many many thanks, Karin. I was reflecting on how remarkable it was for me to feel safe to do that movement. There is some vulnerability needed and trust and I think you really create that safe space. Thank you. Modalities like using movement goes beyond words. I know you know this, I knew this and yet when I moved and got some rich learning from my psyche, I was reminded how powerful the arts language is.”
Karen, 78, translator
“I am really happy with the work we did together and very impressed by your competencies...”
"...You helped me so much and I am deeply grateful.”
"...Thank you for my time with you. It’s been so good and given me so much. Your way of helping, counseling, guiding and supporting me has been just right. You have really managed to meet me right where I was and I’ve come far in my development. I feel more at home in myself and have a better sense of what I want to do and what I long for...”
Helle, 53, DEI consultant
"I want to say, once again, a thousand thanks for an incredible, amazing, educational, unforgettable, and truly, truly, truly excellent therapy process. I never thought I would get this far, learn so much, and gain such insight into myself, my relationships, humanity in general, and life. From my heart, thank you. I am deeply moved and happy — and grateful for everything I (we) have achieved with this."
Sofija, 62, technician
“To come out of a life crisis with stress, cancer, anxiety and trauma, your competencies and professionalism are the best way to a normal life…Thank you for doing what you are doing, saving people who need a hand when nothing else works.”
Ann-Louise, 40, office manager
“I felt your professional depth already reading your website. I sensed I could trust you and we’d have the right connection. Which you’ve proved repeatedly was right. At first I was looking for help with my eating disorder. But I found out that PTSD really was the driver behind my eating disorder. I was afraid I’d never feel better and could see my own behavior deteriorating. I wanted to learn how to navigate in a world where I could set limits and find my place. With you I have overcome all my traumas successfully. I have better self-worth and have found my inner compass. You’ve helped me learn how to give myself care and trust and to navigate in a less dangerous world. Your methods have always worked for me. I have a totally new life I never knew existed.”
Laura, 22, medical student
“What’s great is that you give in such a way that I can do it myself now...”
“...You have seen me and given me insight into depths and perspectives that I have learned from – and that can inspire me to further studies. I will miss the safety of coming to a place where I can express whatever strange thoughts I might have and get feedback. I feel quite proud of having grown and feel very strongly that I will be able to handle what comes my way in the future. I have the courage to wrestle with the Self, trust my intuition and stand up for my convictions...”
Kelly, 58, singer
“I value your insights greatly. I consider you the wisest person I have ever known…Thank you for caring so deeply.”
Katrine, 25, designer
”I am truly grateful for our work, Karin. There is no doubt that you have helped me move forward in my life. That you have helped me release myself from overwhelming experiences and the unhealthy bonds my family and I were stuck in. For that I am eternally grateful to you.”
Mette, 64, assistant
“The most important thing I got from the creative exercises was that I like myself now. I’ve been focusing on living up to expectations – not on living. That’s something totally different.”
Grace, 58, artist
“I experience Karin as a deeply compassionate person who is highly skilled and very intuitive. She is a therapist beyond compare. I have seen her during more than one extremely challenging time in my life. She always seems to offer just the right direction of inquiry to help me explore a deeper part of my psyche. She offers grounded tools for behavior change and for restructuring one’s belief system as well as insightful reflection. Talking to her feels like sitting in an open meadow protected on all sides by a fence woven of soft ivy. My experience of Karin is both expansive and contained.”
Lene, 56, psychologist
It has made my hair stand on end in previous therapies, when I have felt pressured into something in a situation that should actually be a safe space. When that happens I shut down and close up. I either just agree with the therapist or become contrary – and ultimately end up terminating therapy. The fact that you are so validating and supportive makes me trust you completely. I know you want what is best for me and can help me. I don’t need to be so angry anymore – that’s a huge relief. I experience myself differently now, calmer. I don’t snap as much at my kids and I don’t have to suppress my feelings as much. My feelings are more manageable and I don’t have to spend so much energy on controlling myself. And because it is no longer so dangerous I dare to be more honest and direct. I just want to say that I am grateful for having met you and for your being a driver of the positive change I and my family have experienced.”
M, 50, executive assistant
“You are the best psychologist I have ever worked with, and I have been seeing psychologists since I was in my mid-twenties. I have never met anyone who could so quickly and exactly get my situation and know precisely what to do.”
Nanna, 47, designer
“What a lovely conversational partner you are. You spread light and clarity over the issues and one feels safe and happy with you...”
“...Yet again, you’ve been an amazing “birth helper.”
Rie, 41, physical therapist
“I was questioning therapy: can’t I do this myself, can’t I just be healthy already? And then your soft words of wisdom really landed in the right place in my body and since, have sent out some ripples of trust for the process. 41 years of conditioning doesn’t change a few hours. So I am committing to the journey ahead with a soft gentleness. I wish to express my deep gratitude for sharing your special gift, to know when to nudge and know when to stop, and listen, deeply. Thank you.”
Josefine, 44, psychotherapist
“You can see me. You can “hold” me. That’s what made therapy so deep for me...”
Vibeke, 38, journalist
“I’d just like to say a huge thank you for helping me on my path of development. It works and it is just so good to feel my progress.:) Our work together has had a major effect and more than ever I feel connected to myself and on the right path. Many thanks for your professional guidance with this. You make a huge difference for me.”
Elise, 47, designer
"...Your great commitment and caring way of being have led me to where I am today. Your way of using your intuition and your knowledge has made me feel seen and understood. I can gradually see myself on my way through the most difficult years of my life...”
Signe, 61, assistant
“The most important thing I got from the creative exercises was that I like myself now. I’ve been focusing on living up to expectations – not on living. That’s something totally different.”
Frequently asked questions
Who do you work with?
I help sensitive people come home to themselves by connecting to their natural creativity.
You may be struggling with yourself — never feeling good enough, even though you work and try hard. Perhaps you can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong. You might have trouble finding — or keeping — a partner you can truly be yourself with. Or you have a job you’re good at, but dread going to in the morning.
You’ve always felt you had to be everything — except yourself. You’re tired of trying to live up to other people’s expectations, and it’s wearing you out. It affects your sleep, your energy, and your health. You feel tense, sad, and stressed. It’s as if you can’t find your place in life or make the basics work.
I work with sensitive, creative souls who put in great effort and care deeply, yet constantly doubt themselves. They’re often stressed and self-critical, and they don’t understand why. Deep down, they long to be themselves — without their whole life falling apart.
Maybe you’ve experienced depression, anxiety, trauma, or long-term stress. You may have tried therapy, mindfulness, or self-help, and it helped — but not enough. You still want to feel more whole, alive, and free — without having to change everything about yourself.
That can happen when you discover that you are sensitive but not sick — that you may be traumatized but not broken, and that you belong here. You are whole, resilient, and needed on this planet now.
For the past 30 years, I’ve helped hundreds of people move through insecurity, stress, shame, anxiety, trauma, depression, suppressed and chaotic emotions, conflicts, and low self-worth — toward a deeper sense of peace, creativity, and self-trust.
My calling is to help sensitive and traumatized people who have lost their spark and their connection to the voice of the body and the calling of the soul — to come home to themselves, rediscover their strength, and express themselves creatively in a world that deeply needs their sensitivity and wisdom.
I help sensitive people come home to themselves by connecting to their natural creativity.
You may be struggling with yourself — never feeling good enough, even though you work and try hard. Perhaps you can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong. You might have trouble finding — or keeping — a partner you can truly be yourself with. Or you have a job you’re good at, but dread going to in the morning.
You’ve always felt you had to be everything — except yourself. You’re tired of trying to live up to other people’s expectations, and it’s wearing you out. It affects your sleep, your energy, and your health. You feel tense, sad, and stressed. It’s as if you can’t find your place in life or make the basics work.
I work with sensitive, creative souls who put in great effort and care deeply, yet constantly doubt themselves. They’re often stressed and self-critical, and they don’t understand why. Deep down, they long to be themselves — without their whole life falling apart.
Maybe you’ve experienced depression, anxiety, trauma, or long-term stress. You may have tried therapy, mindfulness, or self-help, and it helped — but not enough. You still want to feel more whole, alive, and free — without having to change everything about yourself.
That can happen when you discover that you are sensitive but not sick — that you may be traumatized but not broken, and that you belong here. You are whole, resilient, and needed on this planet now.
For the past 30 years, I’ve helped hundreds of people move through insecurity, stress, shame, anxiety, trauma, depression, suppressed and chaotic emotions, conflicts, and low self-worth — toward a deeper sense of peace, creativity, and self-trust.
My calling is to help sensitive and traumatized people who have lost their spark and their connection to the voice of the body and the calling of the soul — to come home to themselves, rediscover their strength, and express themselves creatively in a world that deeply needs their sensitivity and wisdom.
Do I need to be artistic or creative to work with you?
No prior creative experience is required — in fact, my products and services are designed to help you reconnect with the natural creativity I know you carry within you. If you long to feel that connection, working with me might be right for you🌟
No prior creative experience is required — in fact, my products and services are designed to help you reconnect with the natural creativity I know you carry within you. If you long to feel that connection, working with me might be right for you🌟
Is there any serious research that suggests making art can help me feel better?
Yes — there is!
More and more studies show that regular creative activities can lower stress hormones, improve emotional regulation, and increase a sense of meaning and self-understanding — even for people who don’t consider themselves “creative.” Research also points to creativity and the use of imagination as ways to increase empathy. Here are some examples:
Why creativity is healing — according to research:
✅ Reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels
(Kaimal et al., 2016 – Drexel University)
✅ Calms the nervous system and fosters presence — like active meditation
(Bolwerk et al., 2014 – NeuroImage)
✅ Strengthens emotional connection and accesses unconscious resources
(Stuckey & Nobel, 2010 – Journal of the American Art Therapy Association)
✅ Enhances self-esteem and joy in life
(Forgeard & Elstein, 2014 – The Journal of Positive Psychology)
✅ Increases empathy and the ability to connect with yourself and others
(PMC Medical Humanities, PubMed, McGill University, 2024)
If you’d like to explore more studies and literature on the healing effects of a creative practice, I recommend reading the research on Expressive Arts Therapy by Cathy Malchiodi and Laury Rappaport and many others, as well as classic works on creativity by Julia Cameron, Martha Beck, and Elizabeth Gilbert.
Yes — there is!
More and more studies show that regular creative activities can lower stress hormones, improve emotional regulation, and increase a sense of meaning and self-understanding — even for people who don’t consider themselves “creative.” Research also points to creativity and the use of imagination as ways to increase empathy. Here are some examples:
Why creativity is healing — according to research:
✅ Reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels
(Kaimal et al., 2016 – Drexel University)
✅ Calms the nervous system and fosters presence — like active meditation
(Bolwerk et al., 2014 – NeuroImage)
✅ Strengthens emotional connection and accesses unconscious resources
(Stuckey & Nobel, 2010 – Journal of the American Art Therapy Association)
✅ Enhances self-esteem and joy in life
(Forgeard & Elstein, 2014 – The Journal of Positive Psychology)
✅ Increases empathy and the ability to connect with yourself and others
(PMC Medical Humanities, PubMed, McGill University, 2024)
If you’d like to explore more studies and literature on the healing effects of a creative practice, I recommend reading the research on Expressive Arts Therapy by Cathy Malchiodi and Laury Rappaport and many others, as well as classic works on creativity by Julia Cameron, Martha Beck, and Elizabeth Gilbert.
How do you work?
I’m driven by a deep wish to show you the way to a life where you feel you belong and dare to be yourself — because the world truly needs what you have to offer.
My way of working is both intuitive and analytical. I meet you with empathy and presence, to help you feel seen, safe, and understood. At the same time, I’m clear and precise, helping you quickly get to the root of what’s holding you back — so you can see real change in your life.
My approach is holistic, integrative, and creative. I weave together expressive arts therapy, dance therapy, neuroaffective regulation, HeartMath, EMDR, DBT, NLP, EFT tapping, hypnotherapy, inner child work, and modern neuroscience — all grounded in a deep understanding that true transformation happens through the connection of body, mind, soul, and spirit, and that healing unfolds differently on each of these levels.
I bring all of this together in my own methods, Creative Mindfulness, and in The Art of Self-Healing Cards, which I created as comprehensive tools to support insight, integration, and healing.
At the heart of my work is our imagination — our inner creativity. I use art, movement, voice/sound, play, drama, and storytelling as powerful pathways to transformation and wholeness.
Alongside psychology, I continue to study holistic health and nature-based feminine wisdom. I weave ancient knowledge with modern psychology and neuroscience — always on a grounded, ethical, and humanistic foundation.
Empathy, safety, authenticity, inclusion, and integrity are at the core of everything I do.
If you'd like to know more about my style and background, please check out the About Me page here.
I’m driven by a deep wish to show you the way to a life where you feel you belong and dare to be yourself — because the world truly needs what you have to offer.
My way of working is both intuitive and analytical. I meet you with empathy and presence, to help you feel seen, safe, and understood. At the same time, I’m clear and precise, helping you quickly get to the root of what’s holding you back — so you can see real change in your life.
My approach is holistic, integrative, and creative. I weave together expressive arts therapy, dance therapy, neuroaffective regulation, HeartMath, EMDR, DBT, NLP, EFT tapping, hypnotherapy, inner child work, and modern neuroscience — all grounded in a deep understanding that true transformation happens through the connection of body, mind, soul, and spirit, and that healing unfolds differently on each of these levels.
I bring all of this together in my own methods, Creative Mindfulness, and in The Art of Self-Healing Cards, which I created as comprehensive tools to support insight, integration, and healing.
At the heart of my work is our imagination — our inner creativity. I use art, movement, voice/sound, play, drama, and storytelling as powerful pathways to transformation and wholeness.
Alongside psychology, I continue to study holistic health and nature-based feminine wisdom. I weave ancient knowledge with modern psychology and neuroscience — always on a grounded, ethical, and humanistic foundation.
Empathy, safety, authenticity, inclusion, and integrity are at the core of everything I do.
If you'd like to know more about my style and background, please check out the About Me page here.
Do you speak Danish? Why, then, is this website in English?
Yes, I do! Ja, det gør jeg! I'm fully bilingual, and most of my courses, products, and services come in both English and Danish. I also understand and communicate well in the other Nordic languages.
Many of my clients, students, and colleagues are international or native English speakers, so I have chosen to create this site in English. You can see a Danish version by choosing "læs hjemmesiden på dansk" in the sidebar menu to the left. And you can have this page translated into Danish (or any other language) by using your browser's translation function.
Denne hjemmeside er, som du kan se, på engelsk. Men du kan læse det hele på dansk, hvis du vælger "læs hjemmesiden på dansk" oppe til venstre i sidemenuen. Du kan også nemt få denne side oversat med din browsers oversættelsesfunktion. Sig til, hvis du har spørgsmål til noget af det, du ser her på siden.
Yes, I do! Ja, det gør jeg! I'm fully bilingual, and most of my courses, products, and services come in both English and Danish. I also understand and communicate well in the other Nordic languages.
Many of my clients, students, and colleagues are international or native English speakers, so I have chosen to create this site in English. You can see a Danish version by choosing "læs hjemmesiden på dansk" in the sidebar menu to the left. And you can have this page translated into Danish (or any other language) by using your browser's translation function.
Denne hjemmeside er, som du kan se, på engelsk. Men du kan læse det hele på dansk, hvis du vælger "læs hjemmesiden på dansk" oppe til venstre i sidemenuen. Du kan også nemt få denne side oversat med din browsers oversættelsesfunktion. Sig til, hvis du har spørgsmål til noget af det, du ser her på siden.
What are your credentials and educational background?
It's a long story, so I created a whole page. You can see my credentials and a comprehensive description of my background right here.
It's a long story, so I created a whole page. You can see my credentials and a comprehensive description of my background right here.
Peter Bangs Vej 7A
2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark
2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark
CVR nr. 32719007
(+45) 61692042
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