A PRACTICE SHAPED BY PSYCHOLOGY, CULTURE AND THE BODY.
ABOUT DALIA
Hi, I’m Dalia Kislor. I’m a therapist with a background in cognitive psychology, relational work and body-based approaches.
I work online in English, French and Danish with adults who may appear to function well on the outside while carrying anxiety, tension, overthinking or a persistent sense of being on alert.
My work brings together psychological understanding, attention to the body and a collaborative therapeutic relationship — adapted to the person in front of me.
Online and in Copenhagen · in English, French & Danish
MY PATH
A path shaped by different worlds...
My path to this work has never been entirely linear. Looking back, however, the different parts belong together.
I first studied cognitive psychology and began my professional life in psychological research and therapeutic support. I was fascinated by how people make sense of experience — and by the gap between understanding something intellectually and being able to live differently when it matters.
Life then took me across countries, languages and professional worlds. Each transition meant adapting, learning unfamiliar codes and finding my place again. It also taught me how quickly familiar confidence can become uncertainty when the reference points around us change — and how much energy it can take simply to feel at home in your own life again.
After settling in Denmark, I spent ten years working with children and teenagers in the Danish school system. That experience deepened my understanding of emotion, development, relationships, culture and belonging — and of how someone can appear to function well while carrying much more internally than others can see.
My own life also gave me another perspective on what it means to remain present when circumstances are not entirely of your choosing. Navigating complex medical systems within my family, in a language that was not my own, meant learning to tolerate uncertainty, search for answers, make decisions and keep going without always knowing what would come next.
I do not assume that another person’s experience is the same as mine. But these experiences shaped the way I meet people who are trying to find steadiness inside situations they cannot simply think their way out of.
Over time, my interest moved increasingly towards what happens when insight alone is not enough: how anxiety shows up in the body, how familiar reactions may be trying to protect us, how relationships shape the way we respond, and what helps us remain connected to ourselves when something difficult is happening.
Psychology, education, international life, the body and relational work gradually came together. Returning fully to therapeutic work felt less like starting again than bringing these different worlds into one practice.
THE QUESTION BEHIND MY WORK
What happens in the moment when choice becomes harder to access?
A person may know exactly how they would like to respond — speak up, set a boundary, stop overthinking, remain open in a difficult conversation — and still find themselves doing something very different once the situation becomes emotionally charged.
That gap is where much of my work begins.
I look at the whole pattern: what you are thinking, what happens in your body, what feels emotionally at stake, what your response may be trying to protect, and what is happening between you and the people around you.
Understanding the pattern can make it easier to recognise earlier. From there, new responses become something you can experience and practise rather than simply understand in theory.
MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Master’s Degree in Cognitive Psychology
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS X
A foundation in cognition, emotion and human behaviour that continues to shape how I understand patterns, meaning and change.
Research Master’s Degree in Cognitive Psychology
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS X
Training in psychological research and analysis, supporting a thoughtful and evidence-aware approach to therapeutic work.
Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Teacher Education
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COPENHAGEN · KØBENHAVNS PROFESSIONSHØJSKOLE
Danish teaching qualification with English and French as specialist subjects, including pedagogy, subject didactics and supervised classroom practice.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
IFS-Informed Somatic Trauma Therapy
Working with protective parts while including bodily and nervous-system responses.
Somatic EMDR Therapy
A trauma-informed approach to EMDR that works carefully with emotional and bodily responses.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Working with difficult thoughts and emotions while strengthening flexibility, values-based choice and meaningful action.
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy
Understanding patterns of activation, shutdown, safety and connection.
Mind–Body Coaching
Bringing psychological insight into lived experience and everyday change.
Mindfulness & Breathwork
Using attention, grounding and adapted breathing practices when they support the work.
THE QUESTION BEHIND MY WORK
More than one way of understanding a person.
Plurilingual
I work in English, French and Danish.
Emotional experience does not always fit neatly into one language. We can use the words, expressions or language that allow you to be most precise — and most yourself.
Cross-cultural
My personal and professional life has been shaped by different countries, languages and cultural environments.
That gives me a particular sensitivity to belonging, identity, relocation and the extra layer of interpretation that can enter everyday relationships when familiar codes are no longer shared.
Integrative
I draw from cognitive, relational, somatic and trauma-informed perspectives.
The question is always what helps us understand your experience more clearly and what seems useful for the work we are doing together.
WHAT WORKING WITH ME IS LIKE
Warm, direct and collaborative
You do not need to arrive with a polished explanation of what is wrong.
You can bring what feels confusing, contradictory, uncomfortable or difficult to admit.
I listen closely, and I will also offer another perspective when I notice a pattern or think something important may be getting missed. Therapy with me is collaborative rather than passive: we can question, test, reconsider and make sense of things together.
Some sessions are reflective. Others may become more practical or experiential. I pay attention to thoughts, emotions, bodily responses and relationships while respecting what feels accessible to you.
I want the work to give you both greater understanding and greater freedom in everyday life — more ability to notice what is happening, recover your footing and choose how you want to respond.
CLIENT EXPERIENCES
A few words from people I have supported
Dalia Kislor is a therapist with a wealth of professional experience and training in several complementary therapeutic approaches. She listens attentively, and the responses she offers are always precise and insightful. The space she creates in her sessions feels supportive and safe. I highly recommend her.
— Stephanie D.
Translated from French
Dalia’s compassionate approach and expertise were invaluable when I lost my job. I would highly recommend her to anyone going through a difficult period in their life.
— Céline D.
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I came in exhausted, convinced that the problem was my son. I discovered that I was the one who needed to be heard.
Since then, our evening conflicts have eased dramatically and I no longer feel anxious about bedtime. Thank you, Dalia Kislor!
— Violette
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