Experience

Reykjavik University

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Lecturer in the clinical psychology graduate program at Reykjavik University in one course: Psychological assessment I

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Lecturer at two courses: 1) Personality (one of two teachers) and 2) Psychological assessment (two presentations).



Landspitali University Hospital

• Medical Practices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Is working at the outpatient ward of the psychiatry division at Landspitali. Job responsibilities: psychological assessment and cognitive behavior treatment (individual) for patients enrolled at the ward.Special emphasis on following disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety.

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  One to two presentation each year for psychiatry resident at the Division psychiatry at Landspitali concerning; introduction to psychology, cognitive behaviour therapy and treatment.

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Worked at 32C which is an acute inpatient ward at the division of psychiatry at Landspitali for people suffering from severe anxiety and depression and psychosis.Job responsibilities: psychological assessment and cognitive behaviour treatment (individual) for patients admitted to the ward.

• Clinical psychologist

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Worked at Hvítaband, which is a day program clinic at the division of psychiatry for patients suffering from personality disorders (mainly borderline personality disorder).Job responsibilities: psychological assessment and dialectical behaviour therapy (individual and group) for patients enrolled at the clinic.



Sálfræðistofa Magnúsar Blöndahl

• Þverholti 14, 105, RVK

• Clinical Psychologist

  • May 2013 - Present

  Psychological assessment and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety, depression and low self esteem. Special emphasis on following disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety. Psychological assessment and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety, depression and low self esteem. Special emphasis on following disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety.



Háskóli Íslands

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Oct 2011 - Present

  Lecturer in the course Psychological testing: adults that is taught as part of the Cand.Psych graduate studies. Three presentations in the course each semester i.e., 2011, 2012 and 2013.

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  Lecturer in the cand.psych graduate program at Unversity of Iceland in one course: Analysis and assessment of clinical problems

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2011 - May 2013

  Lecturer in three courses: 1) Practical training for first year students and 2) Clinical approach I for second year students. 3) Clinical approach II for fifth year students.

• Supervisor

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Second supervisor for the MS thesis of Pálína Erna Ásgeirsdóttir at the Faculty of Psychology.Name of the thesis: Dialectical behaviour therapy in a day care format for borderline personality disorder patients.



Sálfræðistofan sf

• Klapparstíg 25-27

• Clinical Psychologist

  • Sep 2007 - May 2013

  Psychological assessment and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety, depression and low self esteem. Special emphasis on following disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety. Psychological assessment and cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety, depression and low self esteem. Special emphasis on following disorders: generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety.



Háskóli Íslands

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2007 - May 2009

  One of four main lecturers at the course: Introduction to Psychology One of four main lecturers at the course: Introduction to Psychology



Háskóli Íslands

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - May 2006

  Teacher assistant (during my graduate study) in following courses:1) Behavior analysis and learning. 2) Psychometrics. 3) Methodology. 4) Parent management training.

• Research assistant

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2003

  Worked under the supervision of two Professors at the Faculty of Psychology on two research projects:1) Dr. Zuilma Gabriela Sigurðardóttir, Associate professor. Name of the project: Treatment of chronic aphasia using operant conditioning paradigm.2) Dr. Jakob Smári, Professor. Name of the project: Psychometric evaluation of a self report measure evaluating anxiety in children and adolescence; the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC).