About

Ales is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer. He has an MSc in TA psychotherapy, and is a certified transactional analyst in the field of psychotherapy (CTA-P). He is also a provisional teaching and supervising transactional analyst (psychotherapy) (PTSTA-P) and holds a diploma in transactional analysis counselling.

He is active in research and theory development, regularly publishing in scientific peer-reviewed journals and presenting his work at international conferences. He is also internationally active as a visiting trainer at various psychotherapy training institutes and conducts independent psychotherapy trainings and seminars.

Currently, Ales is leading a research study evaluating the effects of interpretive dynamic transactional analysis psychotherapy (IDTAP) on the level of personality functioning and adult attachment patterns for the clients presenting with clinical and subclinical levels of borderline personality disorder (BPD).

He has experience working as a an individual and group therapist within the NHS (National Health Service), where he used to practice at an NHS GP surgery. He was also involved as a psychotherapeutic counsellor at Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust—North Westminster Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).

Professional Qualifications & Experience

- MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy – Middlesex University.
- Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) – PTSTA(P) – Awarded by European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA).
- Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) – CTA(P) – Awarded by European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA).
- Diploma in Transactional Analysis Counselling – The Berne Institute, Nottingham, UK.
- UKATA Diploma in Transactional Analysis Practice – UK Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA).
2023:
- Zivkovic, A. (2023). OKness Revised: Analysis and Evolution of Berne’s Concept of OKness, the Basic Positions, and the Related Reenactments of Berne’s Internal World in the Transactional Analysis Community. Transactional Analysis Journal, 53(3), 286–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2023.2214420
- Zivkovic, A. (2023). Identity, Groups, and the Making of a Deviant: The Group’s Use of Deviants in Maintaining Its Collective Identity. Transactional Analysis Journal, 53(2), 162-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2023.2184148
- Zivkovic, A. (2023). Dependent Personality and Interpersonal Dependency: At the Intersection of Developmental, Identity and Interpersonal Aspects. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 39(1), 212–231. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjp.12802
2022:
- Zivkovic, A. (2022). The Use of Interpretive Dynamic Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (IDTAP) in Facilitating Structural Integration When Working With Reenactments of Developmental Trauma in the Psychotherapeutic Setting. Transactional Analysis Journal, 52(2), 120–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2022.2046318
2020:
- Zivkovic, A. (2020). Developmental Trauma and the Bad Object: Attachment, Identity, Reenactments. Transactional Analysis Journal, 50(3), 251–265. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2020.1771033
- Zivkovic, A. (2020). Parasitic Personality Organization and Parasitic Relatedness. Transactional Analysis Journal, 50(2), 130–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/03621537.2020.1726659
- Psychotherapist and counsellor (UKCP registered) – private psychotherapy and counselling practice, central London, UK (Marylebone W1G).
- Leading the research evaluating the effects of interpretive dynamic TA psychotherapy (IDTAP) in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) at clinical and sub-clinical levels with special focus on personality functioning and attachment style.
- Clinical supervisor – Individual and group supervisor to qualified and student psychotherapists.
- International psychotherapy trainer and presenter.
- Organisational consultant (culture, team dynamics, leadership) and relational process mediator.
- Trainer/Tutor – exam year (final year of advanced clinical psychotherapy training), The Berne Institute, Nottingham, UK.
- Member of the Training & Accreditation Standards Committee (TASC) at UK Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA).
- Individual and group therapist – NHS (National Health Service), South West London (individual and group therapy).
- Honorary psychotherapeutic counsellor at Central and North West London (CNWL) – NHS Foundation Trust as part of North Westminster Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).