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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  Marija Stanić
  

  Marija Stanić

  Master of Early and Preschool Education, Psychotherapist. She is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapists (HKPT), as well as the Croatian, European, and International Associations for Transactional Analysis (UTA, EATEA, ITAA). Her first professional experience began in a preschool institution. Through 15 years of direct work with children and parents, she continuously expanded her knowledge of preschool-aged children. She wanted to further deepen her understanding of children and their development in order to better understand parents, as well as her own feelings and behaviors. In 2017, she enrolled in advanced training in Transactional Analysis, specializing in psychotherapy. During this training, she became actively involved with Plavi telefon (The Blue Phone) as a volunteer, and this collaboration continues today, where she now serves as a member of the assembly. She is the founder of the association Razumijevaonica, which focuses on the preservation of mental health and the education of educational professionals. She currently works as a psychotherapist in private practice and gladly collaborates with institutions dedicated to the mental health of children and adults.