It's Complicated

Teodora Marinova

(she/her)

Psychotherapist in training & Counselling Psychologist

Verified by It's Complicated
Available for new clients
Let's move beyond talk to deep growth. We’ll untangle relationship and professional patterns that no longer serve you, navigating life’s pressures with resilience, newfound presence, vitality, purpose, ease, and freedom.

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Sofia, BulgariaAvailable in-person and online
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About me

I am a life-long learner, amazed by the depth and resilience of the human soul. While my passion for psychology has a long history, my initial career took a different direction. Today, I use that background to offer a unique perspective on career transitions and the pressures of high-stakes professional environments, helping you navigate your own work-related challenges. Having completed my second Bachelor’s degree, in Psychology—a field I truly feel is my purpose—and specializing at the Bulgarian Institute of Gestalt Therapy, I am now able to counsel and support you in your unique journey. My goal is to be fully present and dedicated to your growth as we explore the path ahead together.

I speak:

EnglishBulgarian

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Location:

Sofia, Bulgaria

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Approach

Treatment Approaches
Gestalt therapyRecommended for those who want to focus on the present and take responsibility for their feelings and actions to promote personal growth.
Systemic ApproachRecommended for those who want to look at how different systems—like family, work, or society—affect their behavior and relationships.
My approach is grounded in Gestalt Therapy, and thus our focus will be on the 'here and now.' We won’t just talk about your problems and your past, but we will also explore how you experience emotions and bodily sensations in the present moment. In this way, your therapy will not only involve intellectual sharing, but also a lived, transformative experience. Additionally, I incorporate Family Structural Constellations. This allows us to look beyond the individual and explore the 'invisible' threads of your family system. By visualizing these dynamics, we can identify inherited patterns or 'entanglements' that might be holding you back, helping you find your rightful place within your own life story, living with authenticity, freedom and strength.

Experience

I am a psychologist, Gestalt consultant and psychotherapist working under supervision. I conduct consultations, psychotherapy sessions, family constellations and couple’s therapy in a private practice in Sofia. I also work online, in Bulgarian and in English. I work with the following topics: • Anxiety and panic attacks • Difficulties in relationships with parents, children, friends • Working with your different social roles - parent, child, partner, professional • Difficulties in socializing • Going through a difficult life moment (loss of a loved one, job loss, divorce, separation) • Problems with the sense of identity and self-esteem • Burnout and problems at work • Anger management and emotional regulation • Codependency and attachment styles • Recovery from narcissistic abuse • Transgenerational trauma • Depression

Education

• Bachelor in Psychology, Veliko Tarnovo University "St. Cyril and st. Methodius" • Gestalt consultant, Gestalt psychotherapist under supervision, "Bulgarian Institute of Gestalt Therapy" • Facilitator of family system constellations, "Family Constellations - Bulgaria" Additional seminars, conferences and trainings • “Nonviolent Communication for Parents” – training, Sofia, January – March, 2025 • XI International Student Scientific Conference “Psychological Perspectives for Understanding the World”, April, 2025, Veliko Tarnovo • “Gender and Sexual Identity Today” – 1st International Conference on Gestalt Psychotherapy, Thessaloniki, March, 2026 • “Working with Clients with Depression” – seminar, Sofia, April, 2026 • Associate member of the “Bulgarian Association of Gestalt Therapy”

Services

Individual Session

€50 50 min Online & In-person
Select this when you need a single session or short-term counseling on a given problem or topic, or when you need in-depth, medium-term or long-term therapy.

Couples Session

€75 1 hr 15 min Online & In-person
Select this when you need support in your partner relationship. It is worked together with both partners, with the client here being the relationship itself.

Insurances

Reimbursement
At a glance
Sofia, BulgariaAvailable in-person and online
Last active
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 12 hours
Next available: Jun 12