3rd Annual International Tele'Drama Conference

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Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP is international trainer & supervisor, the creator of the Tele'Drama method and the founder and director of the International Tele'Drama Institute which has already welcomed thousands of people, from 78+ countries. Dr. Simmons is the 2022 ASGPP recipient of the Innovator's Award for the creation of Tele'Drama. She is the current President of the American Society in Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP). Daniela Simmons', professional experience, both in Europe and the US, is in educational, research, and consultancy work in the social sciences and mental health. She received training on the psychoanalysis of group relations in organizations at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, headquartered in London. She has been utilizing action methods sessions since 1995 in Europe and since 2005 in the US.

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Bojana Glusac Draslar, Psychotherapist, Trainer, Supervisor, Educator International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Psychodrama Institute Belgrade European Association for Psychotherapy. Bojana graduated in Special Education and Rehabilitation at Belgrade University. Upon fulfillment of required conditions in qualifications, experience and expertise, she received the ECP (European Certificate for Psychotherapy), and the title of educator in psychotherapy and supervisor. Her work is focused on Individual and group psychotherapy clients within a private clinic that she founded 1999., developing a new psychotherapeutic approach TP (Transpersonal Psychodrama), wellbeing programs, stress management and self-care, international leadership assessment, executive coaching, leadership development and teambuilding. She has written 3 books on Mindfulness and Wellbeing, as well as articles on psychotherapy and other people's development approaches. 

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Samuel Yie, BA, KBA-BS EXP Drama Edu. Samuel Yie lived in the Philippines, Taiwan, and Palau throughout childhood and adolescent years. Went back to Korea and graduated college with a double major in Counseling Psychology / Business Management plus a minor in International and Area Studies. Trained in psychodrama and drama therapy during and after college for 8 years, certified as Bibliodrama Specialist through “Korean Bibliodrama Association” and also trained with “Korean Association for Psychodrama and Sociodrama”. Worked mostly with adolescent and teenagers with multicultural backgrounds, TCKs, and dual citizenship groups. Currently lives in China working with overseas Korean teenagers conducting English programs for 4 years now.

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Tanja L. Lee, PhD, International Tele’Drama Institute Team Member & Faculty So Cal Drama Therapy Institute, APA, IAGP, Listening Hour (LH) Community, & SAG-AFTRA/EQUITY. Tanja L. Lee, Ph.D. is an online drama therapy facilitator, MS in Educational Leadership adjunct professor, Listening Hour Guide, SAG-AFTRA/EQUITY performer, and credentialed multiple subject educator. She has over 15-years of experience utilizing her knowledge of the arts, psychology, and education as a means for providing individual and community engagement, personal and social development, and mental health wellness. She has worked with children, teens, and adults from diverse cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, and ethnic populations.

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Filipe De Moura
Dynamic Theatre World Association
International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Board of Directors & Faculty.
Filipe De Moura is a musician and artist who believes art is one of the best ways to positively transform humanity and the world. He, along with Mark Wentworth, created Dynamic Theatre (Incognito Auxiliary) and has been working with expressive arts for more than 15 years. Part of which also includes working with Colour Psycodynamics as well developing his own approach to music therapy. He studied Classical Singing at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. On stage, he premiered the world renowned musical “The Phantom of the Opera” in Portugal, in the role of Raoul, in 2019.

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Betty Garrison, BFA, IPNB, MA, MS, CMHC, CTP-2

Betty G Garrison is a psychotherapist who has been studying and practicing Psychodrama for over 10 years. Though not native to technology, Betty has become involved in Tele’Drama during the pandemic and is enjoying her training in this unique modality that can be shared internationally; she is excited about the endless possibilities, of which Moreno foretold. Betty has earned three Master’s Degrees: Theatre Ed/Drama Therapy, Film/Social Reform, and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has over 30 years of experience using theatre arts and film to engage, inspire, educate, and heal children, adolescents, and adults.

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Andrea Wilches
International Tele'Drama Institute (ITI) Board of Directors & Faculty
Psicodrama Grupal Pavlovsky institute. Identidad Recovery Center. Andrea Wilches, born in Colombia, currently living in Argentina, is psychologist, psychotherapist, psychodramatist, actor, psychodrama trainer, International Tele'Drama Institute (ITI) member of the Board of Directors & Faculty. Trainer at Psicodrama Grupal Pavlovsky Institute; Identidad Recovery Center. Trained as a psychodramatist, by Dr. Mónica Zuretti, and by Dr. Eduardo "tato" Pavlovsky and Maria Carolina Pavlovsky in Dramatic Multiplications psychodrama. Andrea she has a certification in mindfulness by the University Favaloro in Argentina; a certification in disability as a social and political category by the University of Buenos Aires; and is also a Kabbalah student. Currently she works with psychodrama groups in the treatment and recovery of addiction and as an one on one therapist.
 

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Hande Karakılıç Üçer, MD Dr. Abdülkadir Özbek Psychodrama Institute International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Board of Directors & Faculty FEPTO, IAGP, ASGPP. Dr. Hande Karakılıç Üçer, is a Psychiatrist in clinical private practice, providing medical treatment and psychotherapy in Turkish, English and French. Psychodrama Trainer at Dr. Abdülkadir Özbek Psychodrama Institute in Ankara, Turkey; also Expressive Arts Therapist. Presently trainer at TELE’DRAMA. She worked with refugees with IOM, UNHCR; coordinated various disaster psycho-social interventions. Worked for the Turkish Security Forces. Is doing organizational work for Embassies, EU Delegation etc. in Ankara, Turkey. Ex-Secretary General (2017-2020) of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR); member of International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (IAGP) and its Trauma Task Force; member of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) and its Trauma Task Force; member of the Federation of Psychodrama Training Organizations (FEPTO) Peace Building and Conflict Transformation Task Force.

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Daniela Tahirova, MEd, MPsy Therapeutic Center "Vitae" International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Representative Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner. Daniela Tahirova has a master's degree in pedagogy, speech therapy and psychology. Psychodrama Therapist, Director of Psychodrama with Children, Family Therapist. She is conducting therapy groups for children - according to the method of A.Aachinger and W.Hall and for adults under the supervision of Dr. Daniela Simmons. Daniela Tahirova is the director of the "Psychodrama and Action Methods in Education" program, which is certified by the Ministry of Education and Science at the Adler Institute-Bulgaria. Founder and part of the board of the Balkan Association of Psychodrama, Sociodrama and Active Methods. She trains, practices and teaches Teledrama in Bulgaria. Co-leader in the Bulgarian groups of Dr. Daniela Simmons.

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Mark Wentworth (United Kingdom) Global Colour Ambassador Colour for Life; ASGPP Executive Council; Chair of the ASGPP International Committee International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Board of Directors & Faculty. Mark has been studying and working with colour for more than 30 years. He is the creator of the Colour PsychoDynamics® method, integrating colour therapy with the archetypal worlds of Carl Jung and the psychodramatic worlds of Jacob Moreno. Mark is the author of Add a Little Colour to Your Life, which is available in 7 languages. He teaches internationally as well as being a guest on many radio and tv shows around the world.

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Violeta Azis, Clinical psychologist, Psychotherapist Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (Level 1). Violeta is a clinical psychologist and psychodrama therapist, currently working in Lozenets hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria and in private practice. She has more than ten years of experience in working with patients with chronic and acute somatic illness, transplantations and cardiovascular surgeries. Violeta has worked with psychodrama groups for five years and conducts individual consulting and psychotherapy of adolescents and adults.

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Alexandrina Milcheva has a Master degree in Clinical psychology – psychoanalytic approach, she is a certified Psychodrama therapist and Tele’Drama Practitioner (Level 2). Alexandrina has working experience in the psychiatric ward at the Military Medical Academy (Sofia, Bulgaria), Clinic of Nervous Diseases at the University Hospital "Alexandrovska'', as a school psychologist with children with special needs, people affected by violence and more. Alexandrina works individually and in groups using all kinds of tools through psychodrama, psychodynamic approach and visualizations. In her practice she works with problems connected to anxiety, panic attacks, psychosomatics, difficult attachment, etc.  

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Erica Hollander, PhD, JD, TEP is a lawyer in Human Communication Studies, who now paints, writes poetry, dabbles in philosophy, and does psychodrama.
 

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Angela Christoph, M.A. German Psychodrama Association International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI). Angela Christoph, MA, was born in Vienna/Austria und currently lives in Germany. She was trained in the Moreno Institute Edenkoben/Überlingen which was founded by Dr. Grete Leutz in 1975. Angela is a psychologist, psychodramatist and trainer for the Moreno Institute in Germany. She is on the board of the German Psychodrama Association and works as Supervisor/Coach and trainer. Her special interests are exploring strategies for coping with stress, resilience and resources using psychodramatic methods.

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Tihomira Stanojevic, University of Novi Sad faculty of philosophy, department psychology, MA degree. Certifies Tele'Drama Practitioner, Level 2. Formal & non/formal dedicated researcher & listener in the field of human souls and bodies, all our circles and spirals. Introdused to psychodrama in 2009 and since then in love with it. Female warrior and healer, observer and facilitator.

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Samuel Marcus Egber, Certified Tele'Drama Practitioner (CTP Level 1) International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI). Samuel Marcus Egber, aka Sammy within the Tele'Drama community, is a Level 1 Certified Practitioner of Tele'Drama. His professional career started at the age of 15 as an actor in the entertainment industry. With a life-long interest in utilizing the performing arts, especially the application of improvisation, to inspire self and universal awareness and healing, during the COVID-19 pandemic he began his training process in Drama Therapy and Psychodrama. His passion is blending his love for performing, philosophy, film, and a desire to help repair and improve the world make for unique Tele'Drama workshop experiences.

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Marjut Partanen-Hertell, M.S. (Tech), TEP Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (CTP – Level 3), ARUA, Helsinki Psychodrama Institute (Finland) IAGP and ASGPP, FEPTO Network Group for Climate Change. As environmental engineer and sociodramatist Marjut Partanen-Hertell worked in the Finnish Environment Institute for 40 years with international projects supported by the EU and the World Bank. Former chairman of the inter-governmental working group on Public Awareness and Environmental Education of HELCOM in the Baltic Sea area, facilitating co-operation between 14 countries and various NGOs. Finland’s Representative on the Management Committee of the environmental financial instrument EU/LIFE. Presenter in international conferences. Supervisor for private and public clients. Author and co-author of several books, latest Sociodrama in a Changing World (2011). Former president of the Association of Finnish Psychodrama Trainers (MOPSI)

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Magdalene Jeyarathnam, MSW, PhDC, CP, Psychodrama Trainer Board member IAGP, member ASGPP, Co-founder, Expressive arts therapy association of India, founding member Indian academy of professional supervisors. Magdalene Jeyarathnam is an expressive arts therapist and a board certified Psychodramatist working with individuals, couples and groups including family groups in India. Magdalene has more than 25 years of experience in working with addiction, HIV/AIDS and mental health issues, she has worked with several state and central government agencies in India, She has also worked with UNICEF and WHO as consultant on projects. She is the founder of East West Center for Counselling which is an Expressive arts therapy center providing therapy services to schools, universities and organisations; She also founded the Indian Institute of psychodrama which is the first psychodrama training institute in India. She is the Co- Chair for the Health and well-being vertical for Indian Women’s Network (IWN) – Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Tamil Nadu chapter for 2020 – 2021. She is currently pursuing her doctoral study.

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Pembegül İlter
Psychologist, MA, Assistant Psychodramatist (IPI),
International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI), Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner Level Two.

Pembegül İlter is a psychologist and psychodrama co-therapist, who trained at the Istanbul Psychodrama Institute. She has been helping families, children and individuals of all ages overcome relational, behavioral and emotional conflicts since 2008. She worked with parents, children, adolescents and adults conducting individual sessions and supportive group work focused on social skills, self-expression, attention development, creativity and art work. She specializes in family and relationship conflicts counseling, child and adolescent behavior, learning disorders and ADHD. During the pandemic period, she continues her individual sessions with adults, group work on psychological flexibility and resilience, workshops and psycho-educational seminars online. She continues her training as a Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner Level Two.

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 Ichiro (Okkady) Okajima, M.A., Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (CTP – Level 2). Ichiro Okajima, known by most as Okkady, is the chair of the department of Psychology for Nishikyushu University, Japan. He first experienced psychodrama when he was a freshman at the university, and was attracted by the mental enrichment and camaraderie that psychodrama brings. As a result, he researched warm-ups of psychodrama at graduate school and earned a master's degree in educational psychology. Okkady joined the TELE'DRAMA team in search of a new method of psychodrama in response to COVID-19. He showed a method called "Treasure's Message" and some Japanese culture at the 2021 TELE'DRAMA Conference. The 14-hour time difference is a challenge for him, but he is once again experiencing the warmth of people and personal growth.

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Margarida Belchior, PhD, Researcher,
Sociodramatist Lusófona University - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development.
Margarida Belchior is a sociodramatist, teacher and researcher. She conducts teacher training workshops on Sociodrama in Education and develops, in collaboration, the project “Public Sociodrama with Art”. She participates in several international initiatives and is teacher educator at the Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia (Superior School of Education of Lusofonia). She is doing research in the field of Inclusion and Expressive Pedagogies at the Center of Interdisciplinary Studies for Education and Development (CeiED – Lusófona University).
 

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Ekaterina Tyurina, Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist. Ekaterina earned her medical degree in Samara, Russia in 2005 and worked there as a psychiatrist and clinical pharmacologist. In 2009, she was offered the opportunity to work within an private addiction clinic in Belgrade, Serbia. She has learned the language, became part of the community and became certified psychodrama psychotherapist at Institute for Psychodrama, Belgrade. Now she has moved to Canada for post-graduate studies. She is working in private practice, providing psychotherapy in English, Serbian and Russian.
Ekaterina Tyurina, Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist. Ekaterina earned her medical degree in Samara, Russia in 2005 and worked there as a psychiatrist and clinical pharmacologist. In 2009, she was offered the opportunity to work within an private addiction clinic in Belgrade, Serbia. She has learned the language, became part of the community and became certified psychodrama psychotherapist at Institute for Psychodrama, Belgrade. Now she has moved to Canada for post-graduate studies. She is working in private practice, providing psychotherapy in English, Serbian and Russian.

 

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Ann Duchateau, M.A. in Anthropology Certified Psychodramatist International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Team Members & Faculty Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (CTP Level 1) (Belgium) has been utilizing action methods and applied theatre since 2006 as important tools to help people and groups discover, share and use their wisdom. She's convinced playfulness is the best way to help people navigate through life with agility on the way to happiness and freedom. That is why she’s now also training professionals in applied theatre and action methods. She is skilled in Action Methods, including Psychodrama, Playback Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed. She uses these three techniques in groups for personal growth as well as in individual therapy. https://lifeonstage.org and https://perspektives.eu

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Vladimir is graduated Computer Science engineer who has been sharing passion for psychotherapy for many years. He followed his dream and became psychotherapist, finishing  Transpersonal Psychodrama Institute in Belgrade (Serbia). Vladimir has international experience in business consultancy which helped his psychotherapeutic practice in many ways. Today, many of his clients became very successful people in personal and business life. He is devoted to meditation and exploring different states of consciousness. He strongly believe that the path to successful healing is interdisciplinary approach and to be open for different knowledges and sources. He combines meditation, energy healing and psychotherapy in his practice.

Vladimir is father of two beautiful daughters, he enjoys music, nature and reading.

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Monica Munoz, PsyD, LP, LSSP, NCSP, HSP CCTS-I.Dr. Monica Munoz is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Specialist in School Psychology. She has been studying Psychodrama for 3 years and is passionate about utilizing experiential methods to bring healing to the populations she works with. Monica works with children and families in Dallas Independent School District as well as runs a private practice, where she works with ethnically diverse populations with high levels of trauma and poverty. 

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Alexandr Usov is a clinical social worker and a psychodrama therapist. He is a licensed Social Worker at NYS and provides therapeutic services at Camelot of Staten Island, the facility for clients struggling with addiction and their families. Alexandr works with individuals and groups implementing different kinds of techniques through psychodrama and sociometry, music therapy and other expressive-arts modalities. 

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Reyhan Çakmak, M. Sc. on Clinical Psychology, Istanbul Jungian Psychodrama Institute, ASGPP, BAPSGPT. Reyhan Çakmak is a Psychological Counselor and Psychotherapist. She was born in Ankara. Assistant Psychodrama Trainer at Istanbul Jungian Psychodrama Institute (Ijungi). She has been working as a school counselor and as a member of the Ministry of National Education since 2010. She continues her Jungian psychoanalysis process with individual dream analysis. She is a founding member and vice president of Balkan Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapies Association. She is actively involved in community mental health studies within various non-governmental organizations.

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Kirsty Weedon is a UK-based psychodrama psychotherapist who works with adults and young people, providing individual and group therapy from her private practice and as a freelance therapist. She is also a creative outdoor therapist and professional in outdoor learning who co-facilitates the (UK’s) Institute for Outdoor Learning working therapeutically outdoors professional development group. Kirsty has a background in education, youth and community work, working outdoors and facilitation, and loves the opportunity to connect and collaborate with other practitioners. 
 

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Nikola Dimov designs and facilitates programs, based on action methods, experiential learning and nonviolent communication (NVC). He has 8 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults in various educational and personal development projects. Nikola is a Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (CTP-1), Certified Psychodrama Assistant, Trauma and Wellbeing Practitioner (Teach for All fellowship) and Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF, Certified by EBCC). He is in a training to become a Certified Psychodrama Psychotherapist for adults and for children and youth.

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Osta Iwobi, M. Arch. International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) Training. Osta Iwobi, M. Arch. was born in Nigeria and both lived and studied in various European countries where he graduated as an architect. He then studied at the Colorado Technical University, where he graduated with a Computer Science and Engineering degree. Osta speaks multiple languages. He lives in Dallas, TX, United States, where he works as an architect. Osta has always been interested in psychology and five years ago he started training at the Expressive Therapies Training Institute (ETTi) with director Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP. Osta has been actively participating in the local psychodrama community and co-presenting at regional psychodrama communities.

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Mirjana Stanković has 16 years of experience in psychodrama. She fell in love with it back in 2005, when she became a therapeutic group member and decided to enroll an educational group led by Bojana Glusac in Belgrade, Serbia, back in 2012. Mrs. Stankovic has been an independent transpersonal psychodrama practitioner since 2018. In March 2022, she enrolled for the first level of Tele’Drama educaton and has become an active member of this vibrant community. Mirjana is a near-native speaker and a professional user of English language, with an M.A. degree in English language and literature obtained in 1986. She is experienced in working with culturally diverse and multinational groups across the globe. Since March 2020, she has explored and applied various online counselling techniqes, in virtual sessions with clients from different continents.

Mirjana applies a highly ecclectic approach, of mainly Jungian orientation, by combining standard psychodramatic techniques with creative elements of gestalt, transactional analysis, transpersonal psychology, systemic family therapy, CBT and other. She cherises a highly humanistic approach, by looking into each person as a whole, sufficient, creative and unique individual beyond birth in this particular existence.

Mrs. Stanković is particularly dedicated to offering group or individual Tele’Drama support to the clients challenged and troubled by various ailments of the nervous system, classified as autoimmune degenerative diseases of obscure ethiology. The focus of group psycho-social support is on looking into the root causes, the underlying factors for severe, aggravating self-attacks, which are manifested at the physical, mental and emotional level, thus jeopardizing the individual’s well-being
here and now.
 

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Dr. Louisa Foster is a clinical psychologist and board certified trainer in drama therapy in private practice in Omaha, NE. Louisa engages the healing process with a spirit of spontaneity, creativity, and play, often working through the lens of ritual, folklore, and myth. She offers regular workshops, groups, and immersive retreat experiences through The Center for Mindful Living in Omaha.  She is the founder and director of The Midwest Drama Therapy Institute and is the artistic director of The Space Between Playback Theatre Company.
 

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Antonio Aras is a graduate theologian who has gained many years of experience working with children in elementary and secondary schools. He is the author and organizer of numerous workshops on Biblical and psychological themes. His workshops and trainings were attended by more than 3,000 people. Antonio is a member of Playback Theater Belgrade, TA practitioner and coach, as well as psychodrama psychotherapist on supervision.

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Dragana Nikolić, psychologist and psychodrama psychotherapist.
She graduated in psychology at the university of Niš. Upon fulfilment of
all necessary education, supervision and experience within the
Psychodrama Institute of Belgrade, she became a certified psychodrama
psychotherapist.
She works as psychologist with children with cancer during cancer
treatment, including bone marrow transplantation. This work includes
also providing support to whole families in facing with children’s life
treating diagnosis and medical procedures and also facing with end of
life issues. Her expertise in this field was gained in child life program
trough co-work and under supervision of certified child life specialists,
educated and clinically trained in the developmental impact of illness
and injury.
As a psychodrama psychotherapist she works with adult clients that are
facing different life challenging issues.

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Irina Vandova, Clinical Psychologist Jungian Psychodrama Assistant, IPA "Hiron” Certified Tele’Drama Practitioner (CTP – Level 1). Irina Vandova is a clinical psychologist, Jungian psychodrama assistant at IPA "Hiron", currently in training of psychodrama for children. She has a long-term practice with children and parents and conducts diagnostic, psychological and therapeutic counseling of adults.

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Sandra is an international feminist consultant, movement facilitator, somatic/body therapist and embodied trauma counselor and trainer.

Her work dives deep into social justice, spirituality and personal sovereignty. To locate herself within this offering she lives and works at the convergence of healing, individual and collective transformation and political organizing.

As someone with 25 + years of experience working with various communities: LGBTIQ+, Womenx, human rights activists, various non profit organizations and community organizers, she is also lifelong student in the work of learning to undo whiteness and white supremacy while learning to co-create cultures of healing and collective liberation.

For more then 25 years, Sandras’ work is inspired by mindful activism and social healing with human rights activist communities around the world and creating innovative holistic approaches to safety and well being. Sandra works with individuals, groups, facilitates workshops and trainings creating and offering space for personal, organizational and community growth.

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Alona Seidel has MA in Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist (Israel) and certified psychodrama-therapist. She got her psychodrama education in Moreno-Institute (Germany), and she is doing her supervision at Sociometric Institute (US). She has been working as a psychodrama therapist for almost two decades. Her specialties are neurodiversity and sexual addiction. In 2020 she started her work as a psychodrama supervisor.
She has organized many support projects to help promote psychodrama and mental health wellness, such as “Let’s stay in touch – support for psychotherapist during corona-time” and “You are not alone – support for families with neurodivergent children,” etc.

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Tamara graduated in Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Belgrade, and has a degree in
Propedeutics, a 3-semester studies in Psychology for psychotherapy practitioners. Has a certified course
in Hypnotherapy and the advanced level of REBT education in psychotherapy. She’s educated in
Integrative psychotherapi and works under supervision as an Integrative psychotherapist since 2017.
Tamara has experience with working with children, being a member of therapeutic communities,
organizing intervisional groups as well as variety of events and activities.
She is running a Citizens’ Association engaged in personal development and empowering citizens for an
active role in their local communities and wider.

FOCUS:
Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Personal development, Psychodrama, Hyphotherapy and
Mindfulness, Body Psychotherapy.

EDUCATION:
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences, Social Work and Social Politics Department, Serbia.
University for Media and Communications “Singidunum”, Beograde - Serbia; REBT - Affiliated Training
center of Albert Ellis Institute Belgrade; SUIP - Serbian Association for Integrative Psychotherapy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamara-jovanovic-74597515/

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She  defines herself as a social worker and has been developing professionally in this field for 20 years. The search
for answers in the field led her to a psychodrama group and in 2018 she graduated as a psychodrama assistant.
Trained in the Tele'Drama method with Dr. Daniela Simmons;
She is a member of the Balkan psychodrama, sociometric and group association psychotherapy.
She has a master degree in  Bulgarian and Russian  philology at the University of Shumen ` "Ep. Konstantin Preslavski" and psychology at University  of Veliko Tarnovo" St. St. Cyril and Methodius". Zhaneta implements active and expressive methods when working with people.

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Psychologist, specialized in children therapy and early childhood development, certified tele’drama practitioner
Maya is a psychologist with more than 10 years of experience in counseling and therapeutic work with children with special needs,  emotional and behavioral problems. She also works with parents and adults.
Maya has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a bachelor's degree in social pedagogy and a master's degree in child-adolescent and school psychology from University of Sofia. She is a psychotherapist and continues her therapeutic formation in the areas of psychodrama and group therapy, analytical psychomotorics, and online counseling.
For the past 5 years, Maya Maria Koleva has been working with babies and toddlers as a representative and instructor in the Australian early childhood development system "Kindyroo".
She is an author and leader of training and therapy groups for children and parents on topics related to parenting and the interaction between parents and children.
She is also leader of sharing and emotional support groups for mothers of children up to 3 years old.
For the past 5 years, Maya Maria Koleva has been working with babies and toddlers as a representative and instructor in the Australian early childhood development system "Kindyroo".
Author and conductor of training and therapy groups for children and parents on topics related to parenting and the interaction between parents and children.
Maya Koleva also facilitates and conducts emotional support groups for mothers of children up to 3 years old.
 

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Colleen Baratka, MA, TEP Private Practice, ASGPP, DVPC, BIAPA, IAEDP. Colleen Baratka, MA TEP is a Fellow of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. In clinical practice for over 30 years, she has developed psychodrama and trauma programs at The Belmont and Renfrew Centers in Philadelphia, PA. Colleen is a published author on the topics of trauma and eating disorders and currently is in private practice where she specializes in trauma and co-current issues. She works with individuals, families and groups, she also guests lectures at local universities, organizations and treatment centers. Recently , Colleen has begun study into traumatic brain injuries ,trauma, and the role spontaneity plays in recovery.

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Tatjana Prokić
Tatjana graduated in Psychology at the University of Novi Sad, and she has finished two years of University for Communication in Jonkoping, Sweden and become Trainer for youth work and leadership. After that she started her education in psychotherapy. During a five-year programme with the Institute for psychodrama in Belgrade, she acquired a status of psychotherapist.

Tatjana has finished playback theatre course, and she is an experienced group and inividual psychotherapist. She is working with parents for more than 5 years and she has developed wide range of programs related to parenting issues. Tatjana also has fruitful experience on lead positions in Human Resources.

She is conducting support groups for mothers called “Little me-time” as well as workshops on emotional intelligence in early stages of life and many other trainings for parents and nannies.

She is a mother of three children.

FOCUS:
Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Psychotherapy, Motherhood, Parenting Support, Education of Nannies

EDUCATION:
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Serbia. University for Communication in Jonkoping, Sweden. Institute for psychodrama, Serbia

University for Communication in Jonkoping, Sweden. Institute for psychodrama, Serbia
Conscious parenting by Shefali, Parent as a couch“- Erickson Academy, Mindfulness for parents and children by Susan Kaiser Greenland


 
 

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