She continued her education at the Orthopedic and Medico-Mechanical Institute (Christiania Orthopediske and Medico Mekaniske Senter), which had been founded by her father, Victor Bülow-Hansen (1861–1938).
[4] She was employed by Sophie's Mind Clinic (now a subsidiary of Oslo University Hospital) from 1927 until 1945.
During World War II, she worked together with the neurologist Henrik Seyffarth to find treatments for work-related stress.
She came to understand that there might be a connection between muscle tension, respiration, and mental trauma.
[6] One of her students was Gerda Boyesen, who later developed Biodynamic Psychology, a form of body psychotherapy.