Existential Experience Therapy

Welcome to ExisTherapy. Our motto is: 
"To exist is to experience, and to experience together is therapy."

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Existential Experience Therapy can help you come to rest.We're starting a new course:
Tuesday, February 3rd at 7 PM, at Torshovloftet in Oslo.

Do you struggle to make sense of yourself? Or with relationships? Are you tired of the patterns you're stuck in — wishing to change them but not knowing how? Feeling stressed, out of touch with your own values?

We are whole human beings, so perhaps something is also stuck in the body? 

 There is nothing wrong with you! 

 Life is a tough school, and we all share the same existential conditions. They are rarely talked about, even though they can deeply unite us.

We are free, yet have few fixed points of reference. We are many, yet often isolated. Life can feel meaningless. These themes often hide between other questions and struggles.
To reflect TOGETHER on what is closest to your heart is vital — it helps you understand yourself better, gives you strength to face life's uphill struggles, and to be honest and authentic with others.

We invite you into a space between course and therapy — three hours every other week for three months. We explore central life themes and your relationship to them, we draw and reflect together, and we explore how they are felt and expressed in the body. Safe and confidential.

You need no prior knowledge or special talent!

The group is small to ensure everyone is seen and heard — so secure your spot!

From February 3rd to April 7th, we meet at Torshovloftet, Vogts gate 64b, 0477 Oslo.

This space is held by Sven Dybwad Haagensen, Gestalt therapist MNGF, and Dagmara Pater, visual artist and art educator.

We offer you a space to:• Find SUPPORT in meeting your challenges, including existential pain and depression.• Develop a warmer, more integrated RELATIONSHIP with yourself.• Discover new possibilities for honesty within yourself, feeling more COURAGEOUS and AUTHENTIC.• Build deeper connections with others and a sense of BELONGING to something larger.• Feel your LIFE FORCE growing and defining its DIRECTION.

You are warmly welcome! Dagmara and Sven

We see a growing need for real, in‑person experiences with other people. Many of us have almost stopped truly meeting each other anywhere other than at work or online. ExisTherapy creates spaces where you can slow down, ask big questions, share your doubts, reflect together, feel seen and heard, and express yourself through creativity and movement beyond words.

Here you are invited to be playful, to gently challenge yourself and others, and to discover your own existential richness in thinking, feeling, creating, being vulnerable, building trust, and growing with the support of the group.

We offer an experiential, trust‑based group setting where you can explore existential questions through reflection, dialogue, creative expression, and movement to music. Together we co‑create a safe, respectful space-grounded in consent, confidentiality, and kindness - so you can be seen, heard, and supported. Through small‑group sharing and whole‑group practices, participants cultivate confidence, resilience, and a deep sense of belonging while pursuing personal growth and fulfillment.Your mental balance, self‑respect, and sense of belonging are at the heart of this course.

Know yourself. Experience deeply. 
Be seen. Be supported. Belong!

For booking: Write "booking" here in contact form, we will contact you.

Themes, formats and registration 

Themes we work with include: self-awareness, values, struggle/persistence, fear, motivation, courage, self-respect, trust, authenticity, responsibility, togetherness/connection, and belonging.

Formats. There are several ways to participate, from 6 sessions of 3 hours (six existential themes) to 12 sessions of 3 hours (twelve existential themes).

Price. NOK 600 per session (3 hours). Materials included.
Student/low-income: NOK 300 (limited spots).

Registration & payment. To register, send your name and the date of the workshop you'd like to join by email or via the contact form.

You can pay with Vipps. If you don't have Vipps, I will send you bank transfer details by email. Please note: your spot is only confirmed once payment has been completed.

Dates. Tuesdays 6.pm at Torshovloftet

Tuesday 20 January 18.00 at Torshovloftet (group one)

Tuesday 27 January 18.00 at Torshovloftet (group two, no spott left)

Tuesday 03 February 18.00 at Torshovloftet (group one) 

For booking: Write "booking" here in contact form, we will contact you.