President, Founding member

Psychologist, M.A.

Licensed psychotherapist in supervision (Integrative Psychotherapy)
Clinical psychologist in supervision (Romanian Psychologists’ College Accreditation)
Specialist in the Psychodiagnostic assessment through Rorschach testing

Founding Editor of The Romanian Journal of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Neuroscience

Training
• Biennial Training and Specialization Course on Psychodiagnosis Rorschach Test
Istituto Italiano di studio e ricerca psicodiagnostica “Scuola Romanian Rorschach, Rome, Italy, under the aegis of the Romanian Association of Projective Psychodiagnosis
March 2008-June 2010
• Basic Training in Integrative Psychotherapy
the Romanian Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy
October 2008-November 2010

Education
• Master’s Programme, “Cognitive Psychodiagnosis and psychological counseling ”
Faculty of Psychology, Ecological University, Bucharest
October 2008-July 2010
• Degree in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, October 2005 – June 2008

Other courses
• Module I Pedagogy (Teachers’ Training Department)
2005-2008
• Course ” Project Writing and Management”
11 to 14 February 2010

Membership affiliation
• Romanian Association of Projective Psychodiagnosis
• Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy
• Romanian Psychologists’ College

Other certificates
• Certificate in English (2005)
• Informatics Certificate (2005)

Professional Activity

• Individual practice as a psychotherapist

• Member of the editorial and scientific committee of the “Romanian Journal for Psychology, Psychotherapy and Neuroscience” (January 2010 – present), IRSC Publishing website, owned by the Romanian “Sic cogito” Institute

• Member of the editorial committee of the “Romanian Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy” Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2010, I.R.P.I. Publishing House

• Organizing member of the “17th Congress of Psychotherapy, 1 to 4 July 2010, the Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, event organized in collaboration with the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) and the Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy (FRP)
• Member of the editorial committee of the “17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge” Volume, July 2010, Trei Publishing
• Member of the editorial committee of the “17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge” Electronic Volume, July 2010, I.R.P.I Publishing
• Organizing member of the “International Conference on Integrative Psychotherapy – 16 to 17 May 2009, Main Organizer: the Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy
• Organizing member of the Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy Regional Symposium on “Examples of good practice in school guidance and counseling – 31Martie-April 1, 2009, Organizer: the High School Arts and Crafts” Spiru Haret “, Partners: the General School Inspectorate, the Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, the Koblenz Chamber of Craftsmen.
• Collaborator as a TV editor (National TV – 2006-2007, Romantica TV – 2008)

Scientific activity

5-6 March 2011: Participation at the International Conference for Integrative Psychotherapy “Approaching Well-Being from an integrative and interdisciplinary perspective” (Participation at the following workshops: “Symbol analysis through Sandplay technique and Fairytales” (Prof. Univ. Dr. Mihalea Minulescu); “Depression and deprivation”(Domnica Petrovai); “Integrated services of mental health in Romania: Achievments and obstacles” (Dr. Ileana Antonescu Botezat)
1 – 4 July 2010: Participation at “The XVII European Congress of Psychotherapy: Crisis, change and challenge”
16 – 17 May 2009: Participation at the “International Conference on Integrative Psychotherapy, with the paper: “The psychotherapist’s personal style: the way to the art of psychotherapy “ (single author), “Theoretical aspects of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (segment author for the paper “Optimization of interpersonal relations within the integrative psychotherapeutic approach ” author: Mara Priceputu),” Vision on integrative psychotherapy (collective author)
March 30-April 1, 2009: Participation at the Regional Symposium on “Examples of good practice in school guidance and counseling” with the paper “Listening as a social instrument”, Organizer: the School of Arts and Crafts Group “Spiru Haret”, Partners: the General School Inspectorate, the Romanian Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, the Koblenz Chamber of Craftsmen.

Published papers
“The psychotherapist’s personal style: the way to the art of psychotherapy ” – volume “The 17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge”, July 2010, Edition Two, p. 139-145
“Listening as a social instrument”, the volume of the Regional Symposium on” Examples of good practice in school guidance and counseling “- 2009

Translated papers

“Electrophysiological Correlates of Empathy”, Authors: Vorkapić, S.T. & Tadinac, M., The Romanian Journal of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Neuroscience, 1(1), 1-18, June 2011, published online on the IRSC Publishing Website, owned by the Romanian “Sic cogito” Institute (Engl – Ro)

“Is There Room for Testimony and/or Narrative Exposure Therapy among Professional Nurses?”. Author: Kanchense, J.H.M., The Romanian Journal of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Neuroscience, 1(1), 63-89, June 2011, published online on the IRSC Publishing Website, owned by the Romanian “Sic cogito” Institute (Engl – Ro)

“The efficacy of Integrative Group Psychotherapy in the optimization of interpersonal relationships”, Author: Mara Priceputu, Volume  1, Issue 1 “The Romanian Journal for Integrative Psychotherapy”,  July  2010, I.R.P.I. Publishing House(Ro-Engl)

“The Japanese Rose and Integrative Couple Psychotherapy – Case study”, Author: György Gáspár, Volume  1, Issue 1 “The Romanian Journal for Integrative Psychotherapy”,  July  2010, I.R.P.I. Publishing House(Ro-Engl)

“The psychotherapist’s personal style: the way to the art of psychotherapy “, Author: Lucia Grosaru electronic volume “17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge”, July 2010, I.R.P.I Publishing (Ro-English)
“Brief Integrative Psychotherapy. Case Study “, Author: Mara Priceputu, electronic volume “The 17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge “, July 2010, I.R.P.I Publishing (Ro-English)
“Objectives and subject in approaching well-being in Integrative Psychotherapy”, Authors: Ruxandra Rascanu, Mara Priceputu, Viorel Pasca, electronic volume ” The 17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge “, July 2010, I.R.P.I Publishing (Ro-English)
“Art as therapy during the crisis period” Author: Prof. Snezana Milenkovic, volume “The 17th European Congress of Psychotherapy, Crisis: Change and Challenge”, July 2010, Trei Publishing (English-Ro)

Other activities

Translator (volunteer) for TED.com in the TED Open Translation Project

Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave

Saul Griffith on everyday inventions

Janet Echelman: Taking imagination seriously