About me

Mgr. Magda Žabenská

Education and practice

  • Faculty of Arts, University of Ostrava – Department of Psychology and Social Work, Counselling
  • Full psychotherapeutic training in PCA (Person-Centred Approach / Rogerian psychotherapy, PCA Institut Praha)
  • Follow-up course in Non-directive Play Therapy (PCA extended for work with child clients – Person-Centred, lecturer Sandra Pedevilla, France)

Selected courses I use most in practice:

  • Full training in crisis intervention
  • Fundamentals of psychosomatics in children and adolescents
  • Sandplay – Basic course for work with the sandtray
  • Training in relaxation techniques – Schultz autogenic training
  • Creative techniques in psychotherapy – a good servant, a bad master
  • Course in using projective therapeutic cards with children and adolescents

A significant part of my professional life has been connected with the organisation HOST Home-Start ČR, which focuses on work with at-risk families. Last year, after twelve years of work, I left HOST with gratitude for the wonderful relationships and valuable experience, and since then I have been devoted exclusively to private psychotherapeutic practice.

Česká asociace pro psychoterapii - Řádná členka

I am a full member of the Czech Association for Psychotherapy (ČAP).

I follow the principles of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) and its code of ethics.