Bobbie Ray-Sannerud, Dr. Psychol.
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist originally from California and long based in Oslo, Norway. Over more than 20 years I've worked across neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment, trauma treatment, postdoctoral research, university teaching, and aviation medicine — a range that brings both scientific depth and broad clinical experience to my work with children, adolescents, and adults. I work primarily in English and have a particular connection to Oslo's international community.
Working with adults
My therapy work with adults draws on evidence-based approaches — primarily DBT, ACT, and CBT. In practice, what this means is that we work together to understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, and we build concrete tools to help you manage distress, shift unhelpful patterns, and move toward the life you actually want.
My clinical background is in military medicine, where I trained alongside the U.S. Air Force treating service members with PTSD, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, and depression. That foundation shapes how I work: practically, directly, and without a lot of jargon.
I also have a particular interest in working with expats and internationally mobile adults. Adjusting to life in a new country — a new culture, language, social landscape, and often a new sense of identity — is genuinely hard, and it's something I understand both professionally and personally.
Working with children & adolescents
I tailor my approach to each child's age, developmental stage, and individual needs. Sessions may draw on neuropsychological frameworks, play-based strategies, and CBT — whatever fits the child in front of me.
Importantly, parents and caregivers are active partners in the process. I build in regular parent check-ins and provide practical guidance so that the work extends beyond the therapy room — into home, school, and everyday life. Change happens in the context of relationships, and I take that seriously.
I work with a range of concerns including anxiety, mood difficulties, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, school refusal, social anxiety, social skills development, school stress, and adjustment to transitions.
Psychoeducational & neuropsychological testing
A good evaluation doesn't just name what's wrong — it builds a real picture of how someone thinks, learns, and functions. I take a neuroaffirmative, strength-based approach: I'm as interested in what a child does well as where they struggle.
My assessments are comprehensive and held to the highest professional standards, drawing on standardized cognitive and academic measures, behavioral rating scales, structured clinical interviews with parents and teachers, and direct observation. Findings are interpreted within a DSM diagnostic framework, integrating data across multiple sources before drawing any conclusions.
I evaluate for learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and mood and anxiety conditions affecting school or daily functioning. Reports are written to be genuinely useful — clear enough for parents, thorough enough for schools and other clinicians.