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Meet our team

Introducing the Ama Dablam Institute team members:

Tatjana Gjurković

Croatia

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.

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Alessandra Pierini

Italy

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.

Website: www.physis.org

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Maja Sedmak Cvelbar

Slovenia

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).

Website: www.osebna-terapija.com

Keith Tudor

New Zealand

Associate professor at the Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa, New Zealand, where he heads the Psychotherapy and Counseling Department. Keith is a certified transactional analyst and a teacher and supervisor in transactional analysis (TSTA-P). He is also a provisional member of the Psychotherapy Organization of New Zealand and runs a small private practice in West Auckland. Keith is the editor of the book “Advanced Theory in Therapy” (Routledge) and the editor of International Psychotherapy and Politics (Psychotherapy and Politics International), and co-editor of Ata: Journal of Psychotherapies (Journal of Psychotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand). Keith is the author/editor of over 250 publications, including 13 books, such as “Creative Transactional Analysis” (Karnac, 2015). He is an experienced supervisor.

Tea Knežević

Croatia

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.

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Melita Mihajlović Košak

Slovenia

Holds a degree in psychology,is a certified transactional analytic psychotherapist (CTA-P) and a provisional teaching and supervising transactional analyst (PTSTA-P). She works in a private practice and collaborates with the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling, Ljubljana. Additionally she is educated at Bangor University, UK, in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and she teaches mindfulness. Since 2007, she has been running mindfulness-related programs at the IPSA institute: an Integrated Stress Management Program and a Preventive Program for Depression.

Fabiola Santicchio

Italy

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.

Barbara Repinc Župančić

Slovenia

Educator and sociologist of culture. She studied psychotherapeutic school transactional analysis at the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy and Counseling in Ljubljana (IPSA). She has received the titles of Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) and Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (PTSTA) from the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA). For ten years, she worked in various contexts of social work (with troubled adolescents, addicts, and family violence) in a crisis center for youth and adults. She has additional knowledge of trauma work and is a specialist in psychotherapy for children and adolescents. At IPSA, she conducts workshops and supervisions for TA students. Additionally, she supervises counselors in Associations and school counselors. She is a member of the Examination Committee in EATA.

Website: www.psihoterapevt.si

Ana Grego Stojović

Germany

Holds a degree in psychology and is an integrative psychotherapist. Her psychotherapeutic and supervisory work is based on an integrative relational approach with individuals and groups, including integrative psychotherapy focused on mindfulness and compassion (MCIP), humanistic psychology, and psychodynamic influences. Her predominant working style relies on attachment theory, polyvagal theory knowledge, self-psychology, and trauma theory.

Website: anagrego.com

Tanja Krist

Slovenia

Certified transactional analysis psychotherapist, provisional teacher, and supervisor (PTSTA-P). She has been working in her private practice in Slovenia since 2012, specializing in treating individuals with depression, anxiety, trauma, and personality disorders. Tanja is also a professor of physical education, a Level 1 EMDR practitioner, and a member of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) and the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA). She also works with musicians and athletes on psychological preparation. In her practice, she uses a relational approach and bodywork. Cultural diversity and cultural scripting are part of her research and learning.

Website: teloinpsiha.si

Danijela Budiša Ubović

Serbia

Ph.D. holder in Psychology, a certified Transactional Analyst, and a provisional educator and supervisor in the field of psychotherapy.

Website: danijelabudisa.com

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Alina Comendant

Netherlands

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.

Gordana Daniel

Croatia

Born on November 18, 1961, in Zagreb, graduated in 1985, and earned the title of a degreed social worker. In addition to her formal higher education, she has completed many training and professional development courses, among which she highlights her education at the Institute for Reality Therapy USA, training for supervision in psychosocial work (licensed by ANSE, European Association of Supervisors), training in systemic Gestalt coaching (IGW – Gestalt Centre Zagreb), and Training of Trainers organized by CELCIS and Child Protection Hub for SE Europe. She has attended a postgraduate professional study in the Supervision of Psychosocial Work and a scientific study in the Methodology and Theory of Social Work.

Giles Barrow

UK

A teacher and supervisor of educational transactional analysis. He has written numerous articles and books on education, including relational aspects of teaching and learning, school culture and leadership, adolescence, scripting, and theories and philosophies of learning. Additionally, in conjunction with his professional educational work, Giles also runs a small farm in rural Suffolk where he teaches and educates children, young adults, and adults.

Website: gilesbarrow.com

Andreea Neagu

Romania

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.

Website: psihologandreeaneagu.com

Asja Dubravčić

Croatia

Master of Speech Therapy and Educational Rehabilitation, a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), a practitioner of Expressive Art Therapy (CEAT), and a practitioner of Integrative Body-Oriented Psychotherapy (CIR), as well as a Floortime therapist.
Graduating in 2011, Asja worked at Karlovac kindergarten and pursued speech therapy, earning her second master’s degree in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she worked at the Center for Rehabilitation, University of Zagreb. Certified in Greenspan Floortime Approach since 2012, she expanded into Integrative Play Therapy and Clinical Expressive Art Therapy. Enrolled in a four-year integrative body-oriented psychotherapy program in 2017, she established Centar Tira Les in 2018, specializing in integrative therapeutic work.

Website: tirales.com

Maja Delibašić

Serbia

Psychologist, certified transactional analyst-psychotherapist (CTA-P), and provisional teaching and supervising transactional analyst (PTSTA-P) with the EATA and ITAA. Aside from TA, she is trained in, and uses play therapy and gestalt in her psychotherapy work with groups and individuals. In 2021. she became interested in eco TA method and is currently establishing her practice in village of Gornji Matejevac in the south of Serbia. Maja started to work as a psychologist at a mental health clinic, and then moved on to work in different NGOs as as a counselor and a psychotherapist with vulnerable groups like students, LGBTQ+ community, women who survived violence… In 2017. she established her private practice Centar Novi list where she works as a psychotherapist, teacher and supervisor. She is engaged in different pro bono activities – building supportive communities for women, coordinates international poetry festival ‘Woman Scream’ in Serbia, promoting sustainable living and ecological empathy.

Website: centarnovilist.com

Kristina Stojanović Čehajić

Croatia

Kristina Stojanović Čehajić is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and certified transactional analyst (CTA-P). Located in Rijeka, Croatia, she runs a private practice tailored to adult clients. Kristina employs a blend of relational approach, radical psychiatry, and constructivism within the framework of transactional analysis (TA). Beyond her clinical practice, Kristina is committed to advancing the field of transactional analysis through research. Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Rijeka, her research focuses on exploring philosophical, theoretical, and practical (in)compatibilities within TA.