Dr. Chiriac Coralina

Professional Experience: 
Specialized Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Integrative Trainer (CPR, ECIP)

Facilitator Somatic Experiencing – Certified Somatic Experiencing Facilitator
Certified TRE® (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) Facilitator

Member of The Romanian Psychotherapy Federation (FRP)

 
Education and Training:

2021: Somatic Experiencing® Training; trainer: Liane Pinto, www.traumahealing.org

2020: Doctoral studies in psychology, University of Bucharest – School of Psychology and Education Sciences

2018: EMDR Training, London, UK, EMDR Extra; trainer: Dr. Manda Holmshaw (UKCP)

2017: TRE® Certification Program, www.traumaprevention.com

2014: Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology, University of Pitești, School of Educational Sciences, Social Sciences, and Psychology

2014: Training program in integrative psychotherapy at the Romanian Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (ARPI, Asociația Română de Psihoterapie Integrativă), accredited by the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP, www.euroaip.eu) and member of the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP, www.europsyche.org)

2011: Graduate degree in psychology, University of Bucharest, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences

 
Specialization Workshops:

2019: “Singing Over the Bones”, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Colorado, USA

2018: Specialization in somatic relational psychotherapy, Berlin, www.thelivingbody.de; trainer: Julianne Appel-Opper (UKCP – United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, EAGT – European Association for Gestalt Therapy)

2017: TRE® Certification Program, www.traumaprevention.com, www.treforlife.com; trainer: Fiona Leibowitz, M.A., David Berceli, Ph.D., Riccardo Cassiani Ingoni

2015: Specialization in child and adolescent psychotherapy, United Kingdom, the European Centre for Psychotherapy Studies (EUROCPS); trainers: Ken Evans, Ph.D. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP, ECP – European Certificate of Psychotherapy) and Joanna Hewitt-Evans, M.A. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP)

2014: Specialization in integrative psychotherapy, United Kingdom, the European Centre for Psychotherapy Studies; trainers: Ken Evans, Ph.D. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP, ECP) and Joanna Hewitt-Evans, M.A. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP)

2014: Supervision modules in integrative psychotherapy, France, the European Centre for Psychotherapy Studies (EUROCPS); trainers: Ken Evans, Ph.D. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP, ECP) and Joanna Hewitt-Evans, M.A. (UKCP, EAGT, ECIP)

2014: Specialization in trauma therapy, Bucharest; trainers: Albert Zandvoort, Ph.D. (UKCP) and Michelle Zandvoort, Ph.D. (UKCP)

 
Published writing:

Chiriac, C. (2020). “Perspective în conceptualizarea, evaluarea și terapia anxietății și depresiei.” (“Perspectives in conceptualizing, assessing, and treating anxiety and depression.”) In R. Vlad (ed.), Actualități în diagnosticul și tratamentul depresiei și anxietății. (Current Approaches in Diagnosing and Treating Depression and Anxiety.) Bucharest: Editura Universitară.

Chiriac, C. (2020). “Intervenții terapeutice în tratamentul anxietatii și al depresiei în psihoterapia integrativă.” (“Therapeutic Interventions in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Integrative Psychotherapy”.) In M. Năstasă (ed.), Perspective moderne în intervenția psihologică. (Modern Perspectives in Psychologic Intervention.) Bucharest: Editura Universitară.

Research study: “Folosirea scalelor de evaluare ancorate comportamental în măsurarea competențelor-nucleu ale psihoterapeuților integrativi” (“Using Behaviorally-Anchored Assessment Scales in Measuring Core Competences of Integrative Psychotherapists), M. Chraif, Ph.D., C. Chiriac, M. Aniței, Ph.D., 2012

“Tehnica jocului de rol în optimizarea interacțiunii în grupuri de dezvoltare – un studiu-pilot” (“Role-Play Technique in Optimizing Interaction in Self-Development Groups: A Pilot Study”, M. Chraif, Ph.D., C. Chiriac, 2012

 
Presentations to conferences:

Bucharest, May 29-31, 2015, The 7th Conference of EAIP

Workshop: “Working with the Mythical in Psychotherapy”

Participation to the panel “The Future of Integrative Psychotherapy”

Workshop with Mihaela Chraif, Ph.D.: “Methods for Assessing Physiological Reactivity”

 
Attendance to conferences:

2015, May 29-31: International Conference of Integrative Psychotherapy, EAIP, Bucharest, Romania

2013, October 11-13: International Conference of Integrative Psychotherapy, EAIP, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2013, July 5-7: Euro-Asian Psychotherapy Congress, EAP, Moscow, Russia

2012, July 4-7: European Psychotherapy Congress, EAP, Valencia, Spain

2011, May 28-29: International Conference of Integrative Psychotherapy, Bucharest, Romania

2009, November, 6-8: International Conference of Integrative Psychotherapy, EAIP, Manchester, UK

2009, April 17-19: International Conference of Integrative Psychotherapy, EAIP, Bucharest, Romania

 
Affiliations:

Member of the Romanian Psychologists’ College (Colegiul Psihologilor din România, CPR)

Member of the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP)