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Personal information:Name: Madlen Nikolaeva Staikova-Algafari
Contact address: 1000 Sofia, 3 Chumerna Str.
Telephone (+)359 (0)2 983 11 99
Date of birth: 04.11.1967, Sofia
Marital status: married, two children
Occupation: psychotherapist
Academic background:
1981 - 1985 French Language School “Henri Barbusse”, Vratsa – gold medal (with honours)
1985 - 1986 Typewriting and stenography course - Republican champion (stenography) for high-school students in 1986
1986 - 1991 Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Philosophy, speciality: Psychology, Valedictorian, winner of the prize "Prof. Gencho Piryov"
1987 - 1991 Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” jointly with The National Academy for Theatre & Film Arts “Krustyo Sarafov” – speciality: Drama and Puppet Theatre Directing
Postgraduate studies:
1995 - 1999 Institute of Psychology and Psychotherapy at the West Deutsche Academy at the Westdeutsche Akademie, Düsseldorf - Mühlheim, Germany, together with the Medical Academy in Sofia and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ochridski”, International Academy of Exchange and Development of Culture and Science, Lugano, Switzerland – specialization in Analytical Psychotherapy – Neoreichian school
1998 University of Oxford /visiting professors in Bulgaria – course of cognitive behavioral therapy
2008 The association for the advancement of meridian energy techniques & Calamus International University – bioenergy therapeutic techniques: BSFF, TAT, EFT
Professional background:
1990 - 1991 Bulgarian Red Cross – “Telephone of Confidence”- psychologist -consultant
1991 - 1995 Bulgarian National Television – editor and hostess (programmes “Cuckoo”,“Voin” /Warrior/, “Anonsi” /Announcements/ of the Civil Protection Office)
1996 Author's documentary "Psychoanalysis", broadcast on Channel 1, Bulgarian National Television
Since 1995 First studio in Analytical Psychotherapy - psychotherapist
Since 1998-2001 Advisor for Bulgaria of the International Academy of Exchange and Development of Culture and Science, Lugano, Switzerland
Since 1998-2001 President of the Bulgarian Neoreichian Society (Society of the psychotherapists practicing Neoreichian analytical psychotherapy)
Since 1998-2001 Supervisor and lecturer in analytical, dynamic and evolutive psychotherapy at the office in Bulgaria of the International Academy of Exchange and Development of Culture and Science, Lugano, Switzerland and the Institute of Psychology and Psychotherapy at the West Deutsche Academy at the Westdeutsche Akademie, Düsseldorf - Mühlheim, Germany,
2000 Member of the Artistic Council of the Bulgarian National Television
2003 Lecturer in “Psychology of perception of audio-visual products” in a private Art College, Sofia
2000-2005 Host of the rubric “Psychotherapy” of the programme “Na kafe” /Meeting for coffee/ in Nova Television and psychological rubrics in the magazines “Club M”, “Za men” /For me/, “24 chasa” /24 hours/newspaper, “Za zhenata” /For the woman/ magazine etc.
2003 Published book “No peace I have” – poetry and psychology
2006 Published book “I have faith” – psychotherapy through poetry and prose, description of therapeutic cases
2007 Lecturer in psycho anthropology for the post graduate specialization course at International Academy of Exchange and Development of Culture and Science, Lugano, Switzerland and the Medical Academy in Sofia
2006-2008 Author of the rubric “Psychotherapy” and “Graphology” in “Na kafe” magazine
2007 Published book “We all can fly”, accompanied with a CD Rom – psychotherapy in rhymes
2008 Psychologist for the first season of the television programme “Extreme Makeover” on Nova Television
Additional information:
Main activities: - individual and group psychotherapy: existential problems, conflicts in couples, psychodiagnostics, neuroses, obsessions, phobias, addictions, eating disorders, school for parents… etc.
- personnel selection, training of work teams ("Saatchi & Saatchi" - focus groups for advertising products testing, spots, "DHL", "Oriflame - Bulgaria" - annual training of the consultants’ team, "Jeff Trading” "Procter & Gamble”, "SNELLNG", "Committee for Youth and Children", "Enemona", "Actavis", “Dobrudjanski hlyab”, “ICTUS – Association of Dentists in Bulgaria.
- training of students to work under the programme for positive thinking of Foundation “Galatea”
- spervvision of the postgraduate students and interns in psychotherapy
Membership: Member of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy, Bulgarian Neoreichian Society, Bulgarian Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, Section of Psychology and Pedagogy of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Eco Forum for Peace Association - member of the Board and President of Honour of the Foundation for positive thinking “Galatea”
Other activities: Translation of psychological literature: “Therapy of the five movements”, “Glossary of the psychology of human relationships”, “ID – the story of evolution”, “ВВСТ - psychology of colour” – 1996 , “The man in drawers” – 1999, “Neurosis of power”, “Anorexia, bulimia, obesity caused by hyperphagia”, “Evolutive Psychology”, “Psycho-anthropology” – 2000, “Neoreichian Theories” – 2004, “And there he is: Homo Neuroticus normalis” – 2007 – author Prof. V.A.Bernasconi, Ph.D.
Languages: French, Italian, Russian, English