About me
Certified Gestalt psychotherapist and training therapist with over 15 years of experience. I work in Ljubljana and online.
15+ years
of psychotherapy experience
Certification
GITA & Sigmund Freud Univ.
30+ years
of meditative practice
My journey
I am a certified Gestalt psychotherapist and graduate of the Institute for Gestalt Therapy GITA from Ljubljana. I also hold a bachelor's degree in psychotherapeutic science from Sigmund Freud University in Vienna and Ljubljana.
I have over 18 years of personal individual and group psychotherapy experience with various psychotherapists - from Gestalt therapy, integrative psychotherapy approaches (IPSA, Petzold), body psychotherapy, and somatic experiencing.
I worked as a volunteer at HOSPIC association, DAM association, and with Project Human. From 2014 to 2016, I was director of the Open Institute for Psychotherapy.
How I work
I am a passionate mover and dancer, so the body and embodiment hold an important place in my work. I also like to use a variety of creative techniques and experiments.
The main focus, however, is always on the authentic relationship between therapist and client, on developing awareness and full contact. I believe in the therapist's full presence and appropriate self-disclosure - for something to truly change, two whole persons need to meet, even when that is not comfortable.
As a training therapist, I especially enjoy working with psychotherapy students and therapists. I feel this is where my years of experience come through most, and where I have a great deal to offer.
Mindfulness and meditation
I am also a meditation instructor and mindfulness teacher with over 30 years of meditative practice. For a time I was a Buddhist monk - I studied and lived with Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and with Pema Chödrön. I have taught mindfulness in Slovenia, France, Poland, England, and Serbia.
Memberships and certificates
Business information
Consulting and services, Robert Ivanc s.p.
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