Irene Hansen Savarese has a Masters degree in Psychology from Copenhagen University in Denmark, where she also earned Authorization from the Danish Board of Psychological Practice in Clinical Psychology.

Through her work at Counseling Centers, Psychological Clinics and Psychiatric Hospitals in Denmark and Florida, she has experience in counseling of clients with a wide range of issues including eating disorders, domestic violence, anxiety, depression and parenting.

She also specializes in personal empowerment, relationship issues and crisis intervention. Irene uses solution focused, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral narrative approaches to counseling where the client's problems are seen in social contexts.

Irene has created an effective personal empowerment program that can be applied to individuals, couples, families and groups. It's an excellent tool for personal growth and self-examination.

In her work with children, adolescents, adults and elders she strives to restore self-respect by focusing on appreciating the clients strengths and abilities and bringing the best of what they already have to the future.

Irene believes that connecting to Self and others is the most important issue in psychotherapy. Apart from individual, couples and family therapy Irene also offers a personal empowerment program focusing on dreams and visions, and creating concrete steps to take to live a more empowering life.

She has published many articles in her areas of expertise. Please click here to select an article.