1 From above
Priorities, budgets and frameworks arrive from politicians and central administration. You turn them into something that works on the ground.
Accountable for the result, in control of only part of it
If you lead a department, a service or a team in the public sector around Aarhus, you probably know what it is to answer for outcomes you cannot fully steer. This page explains, in English, how confidential one-to-one conversations can work for someone in that position.
This site describes sessions with the authorised psychologist Frank for public-sector leaders in Lystrup and north Aarhus. The sessions are offered by djursland-psykologen.dk.
See the framework and the waiting listThe main site is in Danish.
Three demands pulling in different directions
2 From outside
Citizens expect answers and good service, sometimes at their worst moments. You explain what the municipality can and cannot do.
3 From below
Your staff look to you for direction and reassurance, even when you have none to give yet.
Sessions give room to sort out what is yours to carry, what is not, and how you want to lead from the middle of it. The text describes common experiences. It is neither a diagnosis nor an assessment of you.
Sessions in English, in Mørke or online
Conversations can take place in English, both in person in Mørke on Djursland and online. From Lystrup, Mørke is a drive that many people manage after work, and an evening in person suits those who want to leave the office behind. If the day has run long, you can join online instead: a private video conversation at your usual time, from a quiet room with a stable connection.
Each person has a fixed weekly evening slot and sees the same psychologist throughout. Capacity is limited and there is typically a waiting list, so no start date can be promised. Signing up is non-binding, and it is done through the main site.
You do not need a finished explanation. You decide what the conversation is about.
What you can focus on
- what you cannot say to your staff or your own manager
- how you react when demands arrive from several sides at once
- seeing what you can influence, and what you may have to let go
- what the role is doing to you, and what kind of leader you want to be
Typical clients are managers and directors, specialists with leadership responsibility, founders and busy professionals, including people who work in international settings and prefer to speak English.
About Frank
Frank is an authorised psychologist (autoriseret psykolog), ID 0H2Y3, which you can verify in the Danish authorisation register. He trained at Aarhus University, qualified in 2005 and was authorised in 2011. He has worked as a crisis psychologist and as a professional lead, and he has been CEO of a venture-funded high-tech start-up with international sales and scaling. He has carried responsibility for strategy, finances and staff in both public and private organisations. His approach is integrative and humanistic, drawing on relational, narrative and existential perspectives as well as cognitive behavioural therapy.
Questions and answers
Do I need to speak Danish?
No. Sessions can be held in English, online and in person in Mørke. Only the main site, where you sign up, is written in Danish.
Will my GP or my employer be told?
No. Your GP, your municipality, your partner or spouse and your workplace are not informed. The sessions are private, need no referral and are covered by the psychologist's duty of confidentiality under Danish law.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Many people have the invoice paid by their company or workplace, though you are free to pay yourself. For prices and terms, see the practical information page (in Danish).
Do I have to know what to talk about?
No. It is enough to notice that something is taking up space. You decide the direction of each session.
Go to the waiting listThe main site is in Danish.