Katarina Rakovska
Registered Psychologist
Since completing her studies in 2012 Katarina has worked for the Department of Justice in clinical supervision and treatment roles. Katarina has been working privately at Cambridge Psychology since 2022.
Coming from a multilingual and multicultural background, Katarina has a profound appreciation and understanding of the challenges that can arise. Katarina’s clinical practice is trauma informed.
She is sensitive and attentive to the effects of childhood trauma (neglect and abuse) on adult psychological functioning. Katarina uses a variety of approaches that include:
- Client Centred Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Katarina helps her clients to address concerns related to:
- Alcohol and/or drug use, and other addictions
- Family members struggling with a partner or family member who has an addiction
- Interpersonal relationships
- Work and stress related problems (e.g., bullying)
- Depression and other mood issues
- Anxiety and panic
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms, both early life and adult trauma
- Grief and loss
- Coping and adjustment
- Sexuality and gender identity
- Migration and difficulties associated with being a migrant
- Parenting associated issues