Welcome to my website. My name is Milana Alinćić Zorić. I was born in Sombor, Serbia, where I finished elementary school, high school and eight-year music school, making creativity an important part of my personality, which I still develop, value and nurture in various ways today and encourage other people, especially children and young people, to nurture and develop it.
I studied psychology at the University of Novi Sad, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, where I completed my undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies. My doctoral thesis was a cross-cultural study, which included a sample of people from different regions of Serbia and France: I investigated cultural differences in well-being between these two nations, as well as various factors that contribute to these differences.
I have touched on scientific research through several scientific research and projects in which I participated, seeing another source and opportunity to nurture and express one’s own creativity.
In my second year of undergraduate psychology studies, I started taking a course in the psychotherapy direction Transactional Analysis (ITAA). I attended this direction for several years at the Psihopolis Institute, learning, in addition to acquiring theoretical knowledge at the faculty, how to practically, through psychotherapy, help people better understand themselves, the influence of the past on their personality, their irrational beliefs, internal conflicts, emotions, needs, other people and the world around them, in order to reach a higher level of general well-being and improve their own mental and physical health. I started working at this institute as an associate after completing my master’s studies, holding psychological workshops and trainings for groups of people in several cities in Serbia and also doing individual counseling. For 6 years, I have been engaged in counseling in person and online and organized numerous groups and trainings educating on the topics of transactional analysis, emotional intelligence and assertive communication.
After moving to France, after completing my doctoral studies, my diplomas were first recognized by the Ministry of Research and Higher Education in Paris as equivalent to French diplomas. I was lucky enough to get to know France and live in various regions of this country, and life at one point brought me to Luxembourg, where, after being admitted to the Luxembourg Society of Psychologists (SLP), and after my doctorate was registered in the Luxembourg register of national diplomas at the Ministry of Research and Higher Education, I started my private practice in Luxembourg, in French, English and serbian languages.
My qualifications were recognized by the Ministry of Education, Office National d’enfance, which financially covers my sessions, so that they are for free. The specific population I work with are children and young people aged 4 to 25, and their families. It is possible to come to me for one session, for several sessions, and in special cases, where there are chronic problems, great stress and traumas of various kinds, it is possible for the Luxembourg state to cover visits to psychotherapy for up to two years.
My scope of work includes:
- in young children, problems related to early development, attachment, learning problems, focus and hyperactivity;
- in early adolescence, problems of focus, concentration, hyperactivity and personal organization, eating disorders, acceptance of multi-layered changes related to entering puberty and emotional regulation;
- in young adults, problems related to self-confidence, emotional regulation, strengthening of identity and assistance with orientation and creation of professional goals.
In order to secure an appointment, it is necessary to contact me by e-mail in advance, so that the child or young person can be placed on the waiting list.