Trine H. Syverinsen

Director of Mentoring and Parent Educator

Trine has served as our Director of Mentoring since 2023. Before stepping into this role, she worked as an Educational and Therapeutic Consultant with Bodin beginning in 2005. Trine partners with families of teens and young adults to support greater independence, stronger social engagement, and the development of essential life skills.

As the mentoring program’s parent coach, she helps suggest healthy routines and strategies for mentees and provides a space for check-in and support for parents. Her work with parents helps preserve the relationship between the mentor and mentee, an essential part of the mentoring program's effectiveness.

Trine has a master's degree in Social Anthropology, specializing in Identity Formations in American High Schools.  She does consultations for schools and programs, and hosts public speaking engagements on topics like developing successful parenting strategies, healthy screen use, parent-child communication, school avoidance and anxiety, and how to manage feelings of fear and risk involved in parenting teens and young adults.

Originally from Norway, Trine still visits her family every year.  At home, she enjoys early sunrise hikes with her dog, Charlie, watching reruns of The West Wing, and attending athletic and theater events with her husband and two teenage girls.