Kamila Jelinkova
Psychotherapist
Kamila is a fully accredited member of the Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI) and the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP). Kamila holds PSI recognised BA Degree in Psychology (QQI8) and MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (QQI9). Kamila also completed Specific Modality Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, which is a specialised post-MA programme run by UCD within the premises of St. Vincent’s University Hospital, and training in Solution Focused Therapy and Couples Counselling.
Aside other fields, Kamila trained and has experience working within the areas of perinatal mental health, chronic illness, inter-relational difficulties, suicide, bereavement, depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, or inter-cultural issues, and has published a paper related to some of these topics. Additionally, Kamila has experience working with variety of established mental health diagnoses, including bipolar disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, ADHD and other conditions.
Kamila has a special interest in female-specific issues including the challenges of motherhood, pre- and post-partum period, birth-trauma, sexual identity, female health, or domestic violence, and volunteered with organisations such as the SAOL Project. To support her work and educational development, Kamila attends regular workshops and seminars, as well as regular supervision with senior psychoanalyst.
Kamila is available for long- or short-term support and is able to provide therapy in English or in Czech. Her work is based on psychoanalytic theories which emphasise the importance of unconscious processes and the power of language. Kamila believes that the human-subject is primarily a speaking-subject and therefore language founds the core of our being. Language / speech has the potential to transform - listening and suitably responding to a person’s speech can create a lasting change.
Understanding that engaging in therapy may feel daunting, Kamila’s aim is to provide a safe non-judgmental space in which you will feel listened to, valued and supported throughout your journey of self-discovery and transformation.