Speakers

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  Tatjana Gjurković
  

  Tatjana Gjurković

  Tatjana Gjurković (Croatia) is a psychologist, registered play therapist-supervisor (RPT-S), certified transactional analyst-psychotherapist (CTA-P), and teaching and supervising transactional analyst (TSTA-P) with the EATA and ITAA. She gained her initial work experience in a kindergarten, where she recognized the importance and necessity of working with children and parents. This led her to specialize further in play therapy in addition to her education in transactional analysis. She is the founder and director of Centar Proventus d.o.o., as well as the primary course leader and supervisor within the Ama Dablam Institute for Relational Psychotherapy and Education. She works with children, adults, and groups and actively advocates for the promotion of mental health and the usefulness of psychotherapy for all age groups. She is an organizer of numerous educational programs featuring foreign lecturers in the field of play therapy and transactional analysis. She is the co-author of more then 20 therapeutic picture books and an author of a book on play therapy.

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  Tea Knežević
  

  Tea Knežević

  Tea Knežević (Croatia) is a psychologist, play therapist (RPT), and transactional analysis trainee. She is the co-founder and director of Centar Proventus d.o.o., where she conducts psychotherapy with children and adults and leads numerous educational programs for professionals. She is the author of more then 20 picture books containing therapeutic stories for children. Since 2012, Tea has been actively involved in Centar Proventus. That same year, she became a practitioner of neurolinguistic programming and began training in various areas of play therapy. She highlights her education in Integrative Play Therapy Approach, Child-Centered Play Therapy, Filial Play Therapy, and Expressive Techniques. She is currently completing advanced training in transactional analysis. She cites additional significant training for her work, including “Trauma, body and brain” by Dr. Van der Kolk, “Neurobiology of Relationships” by Dr. Siegel, and training in EMDR. She writes and implements various projects and collaborates with numerous media to promote the importance of mental health for individuals and society as a whole.

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  Alessandra Pierini
  

  Alessandra Pierini

  Alessandra Pierini (Italy) is a psychologist, psychotherapist, teacher, and supervising transactional analyst (TSTA-P, O) with the EATA and ITAA. For over twenty years, she has worked with children in clinical and educational contexts. Alessandra is the founder and co-director of Physis (a center providing psychotherapy, counseling, and education in TA in Rome), where she practices privately with children, adults, and groups and leads a Master – TA psychotherapy course for working with children. She also teaches and supervises at the Italian Institute for TA Training (Seminari Romani di AT) in Rome and conducts workshops in Europe. Additionally, she has been the co-editor of the Italian TA Journal (Riv. It. Di AT e Metodologie Psicoterapeutiche) since 2002 and a member of the editorial board of the international TA Journal (Transactional Analysis Journal) since 2010.

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  Alina Comendant
  

  Alina Comendant

  Alina Comendant (Netherlands) is a psychotherapist, provisional teacher, supervisor of transactional analysis (PTSTA-P), and a Gestalt play therapist. She works with children, adolescents, and adults in private practice in Hilversum, Netherlands. With her experience in pedagogy, Alina enjoys developing and implementing international education of this type.

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  Andreea Abe Adebowale
  

  Andreea Abe Adebowale

  Andreea Abe Adebowale (Romania) is a child and family psychotherapist specializing in clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, families, and adults. Her professional titles include clinical psychologist, integrative psychotherapist, play therapist, drama therapist, trainer, and supervisor in all the abovementioned specializations.
  She works in her private practice but has worked in school and kindergarten environments, collaborated with non-governmental organizations, and worked with abandoned children.
  She is actively involved in introducing internationally evidenced-based therapy models in Romania, in her clinical work, and in various training and supervision programs she offers to mental health professionals at the beginning of their journey. She is also an author of books and psychoeducational materials with themes related to child development and psychotherapy.

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  Fabiola Santicchio
  

  Fabiola Santicchio

  Fabiola Santicchio (Italy) is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and provisional teacher and supervisor of transactional analysis (PTSTA-P). She works in Southern Italy (Potenza) in her private practice, employing individual and group settings. She leads supervisory groups (online and in-person) with psychotherapists from other approaches and transactional analysts from different countries. She is particularly interested in the psychodynamic approach of TA, psychoanalysis, ethics-related themes, and learning processes through supervision. She is pursuing an additional academic degree in philosophy and ethics. She enjoys communicating with colleagues from other countries and cultures and organizes international TA training and supervision.

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  Maja Sedmak Cvelbar
  

  Maja Sedmak Cvelbar

  Maja Sedmak Cvelbar (Slovenia) is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and provisional teaching and supervising transactional analyst (PTSTA-P). She studied psychotherapy at Institute IPSA (Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy), where she now collaborates as a teacher and supervisor. She previously worked in a school providing advisory and psychological support to students. For nearly ten years, Maja has been working in private practice with adults and children, with a passion for working with adolescents. She has extensive experience in dealing with anxiety disorders and trauma. Maja is also the president of the Slovenian TA Association (Slovenia).