Ana Zore Grmek

I offer depth coaching sessions where we explore the themes of the scapegoat archetype and other roles and patterns that, when unchecked, contribute to our dissatisfaction with our life. In the depth coaching sessions we reflect on patterns, coping strategies, and the inherited roles or expectations that may keep us from fully connecting with ourselves and others. The depth coaching sessions draw on both my studies and my personal experience of self-exploration through varied approaches, including psychodynamic, integrative, and transpersonal methods.

The main topics that I work on with my clients are: -perfectionism, -people-pleasing, -dealing with a harsh inner critic, -toxic shame and guilt, -the role of the scapegoat and
-insecure attachment patterns.

*The individualized approach: Because every individual's experience of his world is unique, I work with the premise of adapting the 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

*Disclaimer: While I am trained in psychotherapy, I am not registered as a psychotherapist in Italy and I do not offer psychotherapeutic services under Italian law. The sessions are offered as coaching.