Ana Zore Grmek

I primarily work through the frame of psychodynamic psychotherapy that was developed in Germany. The mentioned psychodynamic modality is based on psychoanalysis but additionally encompasses the humanistic approaches and includes body work or body techniques. Simultaneously I like to incorporate elements of existential therapy which represents my study of interest. Existentialism takes into account the aspect of personal responsibility for our lives and the search for meaning.

Key factors that I think are important to know for the psychotherapeutic process:

The goal of therapy:
To encourage the client to explore their own inner world and with that to get in touch with their essence. Getting in touch with our essence encompasses the awareness of our own worth and with that the acceptance of our human experience (both the pleasant and the not so pleasant insights).

The therapeutic relationship:
Refers to a formation of a safe therapeutic bond that prioritises emphatical understanding of the client and emotional honesty. The therapeutic relationship enables a base for the client's corrective experiences, which contribute to the therapeutic change. In the context of the therapeutic relationship, the therapist is a non-judgmental witness to the client's experiences of the world and that helps with the normalisation of emotional anguish and the rebuilding of trust, trust within ourselves and trust in other human beings.

The individualized approach:
Because every individual's experience of his world is unique, I work with the premise of adapting the therapeutic techniques to the individual and their specific needs.

2015:
-participation in an 8 week long mindfulness programme, organised by the Organisation for developing mindfulness Slovenia

2017:
-attendance at the 8th World congress for psychotherapy in Paris,
-working as a chaperone for patients at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana,

2018:
-attendance at the programme called »Student days«, organised by the Slovenian umbrella association for psychotherapy,
-working at the Primary health care centre in Ljubljana-at the Centre for mental health, where I worked with children and teenagers, primarily, collaborating with the team's clinical psychologist,

2019:
-volunteering at the Society for prevention work Slovenia, working on the primary prevention programme called »Youth's workshops«, where I lead weekly psycho-educational workshops for children,
-attendance at the student Programme-Essentials of Psychoanalysis in London,
-attendance at the 51st IPA (International psychoanalytical association) Congress in London,

2020-2021:
-working at the Primary health care center in Izola, Slovenia- at the Centre for strengthening health, where I collaborated with a clinical psychologist,
-working at the Outpatient Clinic at Sigmund Freud University Ljubljana,

2021-2022:
-leading weekly psycho-educational workshops at a non-governmental, non-profit and humanitarian organisation Altra,
-gaining a certificate in autogenic training, which was completed in a 7 week long programme, led by a licenced psychiatrist dr. Dušan Žagar,
-gaining 160 hours of psychiatric practice at a private psychiatric office (Sonart d.o.o.), where I worked with individual patients, couples and families,
-opening a private psychotherapeutic practice in Ljubljana, Slovenia,
-leading a debate about relational trauma which was organised with the collaboration with Sinapsa (Slovenian neuroscience association).

2015-2018
Bachelor Programme-Psychotherapy Science
Academic Degree: Bakkalaurea der Psychotherapiewissenschaft (BA. pth.)
Sigmund Freud University Vienna- Ljubljana branch

2019-2023
Master Programme-Psychotherapy Science
Academic Degree: Magistra / Magister der Psychotherapiewissenschaft (Mag.pth.)
Sigmund Freud University Vienna- Ljubljana branch

2016-2020
Specialization in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Academic Degree: Psychodynamic psychotherapist
Institute for psychodynamic psychotherapy-Slovenia