Irina is a trauma-informed somatic therapist, educator and group facilitator, specializing in her private practice in support for suicidal distress, mood disorders, addictions and psychedelic integration. She is a public speaker, trainer and lecturer on personal development and mental health, and for the past 17 years has been facilitating and leading circles and support groups for drama therapy, body-mind connection, addictions and trauma integration through creative arts.
Her work for over a decade as lecturer, scientific researcher and consultant for the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest has informed her teaching and practice with traumatized individuals and groups. She further trained in trauma treatment, neurobiology, Structural Dissociation and interventions for suicidal crisis and self harm. Irina is a Compassionate Inquiry certified practitioner.
She has been a facilitator of the Suicide Attention space – monthly meetings of support within the CI training, as well as coordinator of the Suicide Prevention and Support Team within CI – for anyone in the training that might be experiencing suicidal distress, and co-creator of the Suicide Attention Training.
Continuing her own trauma recovery journey and lived experience, Irina found CI to be an eye-opening modality to regain our wholeness and restore the body-mind-spirit balance. She is grateful and passionate in supporting others on their path to trauma healing, by providing a safe compassionate holding for growth, self-discovery and life-affirming awareness.
Irina offers sessions online on Zoom and in person in Bucharest
Practitioner Info
Languages Spoken
English, Romanian, French
Other Certified Training
BA in Performative Arts, MA in Pedagogy, focus on Psychoanalysis in Pedagogical Processes, PhD in Interculturalism
Completed Mentorship in Compassionate Inquiry
Transpersonal Psychology Diploma
Post-graduate level certificate program in Traumatic Stress Studies – Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma Research Foundation (ongoing)
Revolutionising Suicide and Self-Harm Treatment and Interventions
Treating Complex Trauma – Janina Fisher and Frank Anderson
Janina’s Fisher Trauma Treatment Certification training (CCTP)
Profession
Somatic Therapist
Specialties
Addiction, ADHD, Behavioural Issues, Borderline Personality (BPD), Codependency, Life Coaching, Parenting, Self-harm, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma and PTSD