Ales Zivkovic MSc
Psychotherapy & Counselling
Ales Zivkovic, MSc (TA Psych), PTSTA(P), CTA(P) is a psychotherapist, counsellor, clinical supervisor, and psychotherapy trainer, based between London, UK and Ljubljana, Slovenia.
His psychotherapy and counselling experience ranges from years of clinical work within the United Kingdom public National Health Service (NHS) and his private clinical practice in Central London, UK.
Ales is active in psychotherapy theory development and research. He has authored several journal articles and regularly presents and teaches internationally.
As a psychotherapist, Ales specialises in trauma (including childhood or early-life trauma), personality disorders, and relationship issues.
Trauma-related psychological issues may include anxiety, depression, recurring issues with relationships, dependency and codependency, low self-esteem and poor sense of self, difficulties with commitment, feelings of emptiness or meaninglessness, addiction, personality disorders, and eating disorders, etc.
Ales's psychotherapeutic approach, rather than being focused directly on symptoms and functioning, involves tackling the presenting issues by working with the underlying personality dynamics.
Ales works with individuals, couples, and groups, both in-person as well as internationally online. He works with individuals, couples, and groups, and conducts psychotherapy multilingually.
Psychotherapy & Counselling
Deeper rooted psychological conflicts are rarely immediately available in our awareness. They may, however, cause us distressing symptoms and affect our sense of self. They may also cause relationship issues and how we experiences life in general.
These psychological conflicts that are the focus of the psychotherapeutic treatment when addressing what a person brings to therapy.
Clinical Supervision, Presenting & Training
Ales is also a clinical supervisor and a psychotherapy trainer.
He works with qualified psychotherapists and counsellors, and supports trainees in achieving their full qualification. He also teaches and presents regularly in the UK and internationally.
As a result of his clinical work with groups and organisations, he also supervises in the areas of collective and cultural identity, and group and intergroup dynamics.