
My name is Teodora Ivan. I am a psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, and ABA therapist. I have experience in individual therapy with adults as well as with children facing complex psychological challenges.
I will support you on your journey with empathy and patience, helping you discover balance, personal resources, and inner strength.
November 2021 – Present – Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist, holding private practice licenses issued by the Romanian College of Psychologists, within the Individual Psychology Practice Ivan Teodora.
May 2022 – Present – Clinical Psychologist / Speech Therapist at the Beafore Performance Center Association & Conil After School.
Speech therapy interventions for the identification, complex assessment, prevention, and correction of speech and communication disorders in children, as well as reading and writing learning difficulties.
Assessment of each child’s developmental level at therapy intake and periodically, with individualized intervention adapted to the child’s typology and needs.
Organization of therapeutic sessions based on a predefined plan, continuously adapted with flexibility according to identified needs.
Design, organization, and individualization of speech therapy sessions, with consistent focus on each child’s specific difficulties.
Preparation of parent reports, including Personalized Intervention Plans.
January 2020 – April 2022 – Clinical Psychologist / ABA Therapist at Puzzle Romania Association.
Developmental assessment of children at therapy intake and throughout the intervention process.
Adaptation of therapeutic interventions to each child’s typology and needs.
Direct implementation of behavioral techniques and principles in one-to-one and group sessions.
Systematic and objective behavioral data collection.
Preparation of parent reports (Personalized Intervention Plans).
Work with groups of children to develop receptive skills, attention, gross and fine motor coordination, socialization, cooperation, and collaboration.
Organization of teaching sessions following predefined plans, with continuous adaptation and flexibility based on the skills taught.
Development of complete learning files covering all learning stages, from initial acquisition to mastery, including progress charts.
Delivery of speech therapy sessions at every meeting, regardless of impairment level, including orofacial exercises, breathing and airflow control, vowel and consonant pronunciation, interjections, logatoms, and bi- and trisyllabic words.
January 2005 – January 2020 – Fully qualified Lawyer, Bucharest Bar Association.
2003 – 2004 – Fully qualified Lawyer at Individual Law Office Ivan Teodora, Mehedinți Bar Association.
2000 – 2003 – Trainee Lawyer at Associated Law Offices D. Stănoiu & C. D. Stănoiu, Mehedinți Bar Association.
2011 – 2014 – Master’s Degree in “Cognitive Psychodiagnosis and Psychological Counseling”, Ecological University of Bucharest, with core subjects including psychotherapeutic counseling, psychopathology, clinical and personality assessment, family and couple counseling, and trauma management.
2011 – 2016 – Complementary training “Psychoanalytic-Oriented Psychotherapist”, Association for Psychoanalytic Counseling and Psychotherapy Bucharest, full member of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, including 500 hours of theoretical and applied training, 250 hours of personal psychotherapy, and clinical practice at Obregia Hospital.
2008 – 2011 – Teacher Training Department, Spiru Haret University Bucharest, with studies in psychopathology, psychological assessment, counseling techniques, family and couple counseling, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies, and school counseling.
2008 – 2011 – Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, Spiru Haret University Bucharest, with comprehensive training in clinical, educational, social, cognitive, medical, and organizational psychology, psychoanalysis, psychopathology, and speech therapy.
1988 – 1991 – “Ștefan Plavăț” High School, Mathematics-Physics specialization, Orșova.
Competence in clinical psychological assessment for children, adolescents, and adults, using standardized tools and clinical observation.
Competence in clinical and personality psychodiagnosis, acquired through academic training and supervised practice.
Competence in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, including brief psychodynamic interventions.
Competence in psychological intervention for affective, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and psychological trauma.
Competence in individual, couple, and family counseling, including infertility and assisted human reproduction contexts.
Competence in child developmental assessment and individualized therapeutic planning.
Competence in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), including one-to-one and group behavioral interventions.
Competence in behavioral data collection, analysis, interpretation, and progress monitoring.
Competence in designing and implementing personalized intervention plans.
Competence in speech therapy assessment, prevention, and correction of speech and communication disorders.
Competence in speech therapy interventions for articulation, pronunciation, fluency disorders, and ASD-related communication difficulties.
Competence in developing children’s communication, attention, receptive skills, fine motor skills, and social abilities.
Competence in applying expressive-creative techniques in child psychological intervention.
Competence in using mindfulness-based techniques in psychotherapy for stress management and emotional regulation.
Competence in personal development counseling and vocational counseling.
Competence in clinical reporting and preparation of specialized documentation for parents and beneficiaries.
Competence in psychological practice management and case coordination.
November 2023 – February 2024 – NLP Course, trainers Horia Radu and Marius Simion.
January 24 – January 30, 2022 – Graduation Certificate “Vocational Counselor”, issued by the Romanian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
September 2021 – Registered Behaviour Technician – Certificate of Completion, issued by Luciana Hăloiu Richardson, BCaBA Certification.
June 11 – June 20, 2021 – Graduation Certificate “Combined Arts Practitioner”, issued by the Romanian Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
March 2021 – July 2021 – Continuous professional training “Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapies”, Association for Psychodynamic Counseling and Psychotherapies Bucharest.
April 2021 – Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certificate, issued by Autism Partnership Foundation.
June 21 – June 28, 2020 – Graduation Certificate “Personal Development Counselor”, issued by the Romanian Ministry of Labor and Social Justice.
March 2019 – November 2019 – Training “Techniques and Intervention Procedures in Speech Therapy”, Association of Speech Therapists of Romania.
November 2017 – March 2019 – Training Course “Mindfulness in Psychotherapy”, including stress reduction, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
August – November 2017 – Volunteer activity at the Association for Therapeutic Intervention in Autism (AITA).
March – September 2017 – Training “Clinical Assessment of the Child and Psychological Intervention Using Expressive-Creative Techniques”, Association for Psychoanalytic Counseling and Psychotherapy Bucharest.
January – June 2017 – Training “Psychological Assessment and Intervention for Infertile Couples in Assisted Human Reproduction”, Association for Psychoanalytic Counseling and Psychotherapy Bucharest.
September 2016 – February 2017 – Continuous training “Clinical Psychological Assessment and Psychodiagnosis for children, adolescents, adults, elderly, couples and families”, Association for Psychoanalytic Counseling and Psychotherapy Bucharest.
August 21 – September 4, 2013 – Specialization “Manager and Entrepreneurial Skills”, Association for the Promotion of Women in Romania, Timișoara.