Since 2009, Katarína has been working in counseling, therapeutic and diagnostic work with children and adults. She considers ensuring a safe relationship and openness, as well as supporting curiosity to what is happening together with bringing creativity to the process as important in her approach to clients. Her experience confirms that in every issue is hidden a new potential. Katarína consults in Slovak and English.
She completed her Master’s Degree in Special Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the Comenius University in Bratislava. During her university studies, she spent one semester at the international organization L Arche in Slovenia, where she worked as a member of an international team involved in the coordination of facilities and activities for adults with intellectual disabilities, focusing on occupational therapy, art therapy and dance. In her last year at the university, she worked in autistic experimental classes in Bratislava. Subsequently, she devoted several years to the field of autism (diagnosis, therapy, counseling and work with family) in organizations in Bratislava, Žilina and Martin. She later returned abroad to work in the Sense of Scotland, Inverness Sheltered Housing Projects. After her return, she spent almost 6 years in the Private Center for Special Pedagogical Counseling in Žilina.
She is a graduate of long-term psychotherapy training in Process-Oriented Psychotherapy, training in EMDR for adults, children and adolescents, as well as various short-term courses and workshops: Sandplay, sandtray; Working with therapy cards; Family board; Scene test; Tree test; Reuven Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Training I; INPP School Program; Deficits of Partial Functions, Introduction to Diagnostics by Sindelárová; Partial Weakening of Performance; Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome; Diagnosis of Children with ASD, APLA; CARS, APLA; Asperger Syndrome Counseling; Childhood Autism. At the same time, she completed therapeutic education in Filial Therapy, Biofeedback, HRV Biofeedback and Art Therapy. She is the co-founder of TerraIn, where she provides professional counseling focused on working with children, the family system and adults.