HORÓ Psychotherapy

Welcome!

A little something about me that might help you decide whether we are a good fit. A good fit matters quite a lot in psychotherapy. So trust your gut, mind and heart when you are choosing a therapist.

HORÓ comes from [horó], a Bulgarian word that means dance, that You use to represent “a metaphoric open women circle” for genuine connection, energy, support and healing.

HORÓ offers a unique blend of healing modalities which sit at the intersection of Science (my background is in Research), Psychotherapy (I am trained in depth work and IFS therapeutic approaches), and Spirituality (I dig into ancient healing practices).

Although I am very glad for my traditional education in Psychology, Research, and Psychotherapy, I am aware of their limitations when it comes to discovering the deep connection between body, mind as soul.

As Psychology quite often fails to understand the uniqueness of the individual in its attempt for scientific rigor and legitimacy, other frameworks that are both ancient and currently gaining popularity, offer equally unique therapeutic benefits.

HORÓ is grounded in therapeutic approaches that are both solid and effective (masculine principle) as well as fluid, spontaneous and deep (feminine).

HORÓ is a dance between these principles.

The yin and yang, the story and the statistics, the spiritual and the material, the feminine and the masculine, light and dark, pain and love, intuition and logic. Holding these oppositions within is central to healing.

I moved to Brisbane, Australia over 13 years ago, as I was offered an IPRS scholarship at the University of Queensland where I explored and developed a holistic approach to Maternal Mental Health as part of my Doctorate at the School of Psychology.

I have been studying, training, working and engaging in Psychology since 1999 (if you are curious check my Qualifications), and I love evolving and mastering my Skillset into something I now call SOUL WORK.

I used to be an Academic, a researcher in Perinatal Mental Health, from a Feminist framework, specializing in Anxiety, Depression and Distress related to Motherhood, before I devoted my time fully to psychotherapy.

I am full-time Psychotherapist where I get to APPLY all this body of knowledge. I opened my own little nest of magic 7 years ago, in Brisbane (Annerley), Australia where I provide support to:

  • Mothers •  through the “Motherhood out loud” sessions • support throughout the mothering journey – from pre-conception, fertility, through pregnancy, birth, motherhood, postnatal depression/anxiety/distress, and beyond. (Please check out the “NO TRAUMA MAMA” Bundle for a wrap around service from pregnancy through birth and beyond)
  • Women • through IFS individual sessions • for those of us who feel like they would like to live a more integrated, wholesome, soulful, and Self-lead life.

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  • I lead Women’s groups that explore various concepts around human connection, what it means to be a 21 century woman, a mother through Jungian informed practices, Art, Storytelling, Archetypal work, and Internal Family Systems.

My work approach is informed by:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS); I am level 3 IFS trained)
  • Psychoanalytic, Depth and Jungian Psychology informed
  • Archetypal work
  • Dream work
  • Storytelling
  • Compassionate approaches
  • Mindbody connection
  • Relational/attachment trauma

I am training with Jungian Analyst and Depth Psychology keeper of the old ways, cantadora Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estès Rèyes, who has deeply influenced and transformed the lives of women across the world with her approaches to storytelling, archetypal work, myths and embodied connection.

Areas where I can hold space for:

  • Mothering and Parenting 
  • Couple’s relationships, Conflict and Intimacy
  • Addictive Processes
  • Sexuality and Identify
  • Grief and loss
  • Life transitions 
  • Depression 
  • Anxiety 
  • Trauma, PTSD, cPTSD

I guide people on a journey inward, where imagination, the body, and the wisdom of the psyche meet. Here, in this reflective space, you can encounter the Self, the quiet source of insight, wholeness, and healing that lives within you.

My work is informed by years of study, personal analysis, and ongoing supervision, both in Australia and internationally. While I am not registered under AHPRA, I practise as an independent psychotherapist with a personal Code of Ethics, guided by PACFA and IAAP standards.

In our work together, we explore inner parts, uncover hidden wisdom, and reconnect with meaning. My hope is to support you in cultivating authenticity, resilience, and a steadier sense of peace within yourself.

To book a session with me (via Zoom or in my practice) please contact me at:

horoforwomen@gmail.com

Aleksandra

p.s. I also manage a Facebook Page (link below), you can follow it for my latest events.

HORÓ Psychotherapy