Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal

Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal
Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal
Born	(1935-09-19) September 19, 1935 (age 82) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Psychotherapist, researcher, supervisor, author

Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal (born 19 September 1935) is a Norwegian psychologist living in Oslo, Norway. She is particularly known for her pioneer work in the areas of birth psychology and communication.

Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal is the granddaughter of Anathon August Fredrik Aall (1867 – 1943) who internationally was a well known philosopher and psychologist.

Aall was one of the founders of Institute of Psychology in Oslo in 1909. Aall was professor and leader of Institute of Psychology for nearly 30 years.

Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal graduated as a psychologist in 1964. She has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo (PhD.), specialising in clinical psychology. She is married to psychologist Paul Jan Brudal, who is a specialist in clinical psychology and an author. They have two children and five grandchildren.

For several years Brudal was a lecturer and assistant professor at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Oslo. In 1985 she founded the Institute of Tocology (the study of birth) and Family Psychology which is a private institute, and she remained head of the institute until 2011. The institute has at times had four affiliated psychologists, focusing especially on the treatment of people in crisis. For many years the institute collaborated with the university's Institute of Psychology in the areas of guidance and teaching of students. In 2012 specialist in clinical psychology Gro Vatne Brean became the new head of the Institute of Tocology and Family Psychology.

In 2016 founded Lisbeth F.K. Holter Brudal together with colleagues the Institute of Empathic Communication (IEC). She is head of the institute.

Brudal is especially known for having developed a separate area within psychology: Birth Psychology. In the context of this pioneering work she has done research on men's psychological reactions associated with pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care. She has taught for many years, held courses and supervised health workers in birth psychology and crisis intervention in Sweden. For this work Brudal now receives a pension from Sweden.