Dr Anna Friis
Health Psychologist 

Anna is a  health psychologist  and  therapist, committed to self-compassion as a foundation for  emotional

wellbeing. Treating ourselves with kindness, recognising our shared humanity and approaching our experiences

with mindfulness, is a powerful and evidence-based pathway to healing.   Anna is an expert in the self-compassion field. She is a Certified Teacher, Teacher Trainer and Mentor of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) (www.centerformsc.org). She is also part of the international teaching team of the Self-Compassion in

Psychotherapy training program (SCiP), teaching psychologists from around the world the foundations of  self-compassion in therapeutic practice.   Anna has a PhD in Health Psychology,  contributing  a

number of publications in the scientific literature demonstrating the positive mental and physical effects

of self-compassion.  A previous fast-paced career in corporate public relations has given her particular

insight and interest in the area of burn-out and the effects of stress on wellbeing. Anna offers individual

private therapy, as well as being available for supervision

and professional development for self-compassion informed therapists.​