Elena Gorcheva

Elena Gorcheva

Therapeutic Team Manager

Specialties: Therapeutic Team Manager Clinical Psychologist

Elena Gorcheva has been part of the Karin Dom team since 2002. Since 2013, she has been the manager of the therapeutic team providing individual therapy.

Her professional interests focus on working with children facing various conditions and developmental challenges, as well as their families. She is particularly interested in early diagnosis and timely specialist support. Elena is engaged in applying standardized tools for assessing child development and embraces a family-oriented approach. She is inspired by the use of appropriate communication methods and behavioural modelling strategies that contribute to meaningful interaction between children and others, facilitating their inclusion in natural environments.

Education

Master’s degree in Clinical and Counselling Psychology – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia

Certificates

Family-Mediated Intervention, Kathy Hislop, Autism and Early Childhood Development Consultant, USA
Functional ABA: Pyramid Approach to Education Basic Training, Pyramid Educational Consultants, Skopje, Macedonia
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Level 1 Training, Skopje, Macedonia
Practical training – exchange of experience: “Effective Training Models for Professionals Working with Children with Special Needs and Autism,” Spring Common School, UK
Training seminar: “How to Work with Parents – Motivating Families for Psychological Work with Specialists,” Psychosocial Practice “Positum”
Training seminar: “Approaches to Working with Children with Aggressive Behaviour,” Society for Positive Psychotherapy in Bulgaria
Training seminar: “Norm and Pathology in Mental Development of Children up to Six Years,” Society for Positive Psychotherapy in Bulgaria
Certified training in Bayley III test under a project by WWO – Foundation for Children at Risk Worldwide
Autism seminar led by Dr Michael Powers, organised by Autism Association

Qualifications

Specialist in Augmentative and Alternative Communication – ASSIST Foundation, Assistive Technologies
Application of standardised child development assessments – Denver II Screening, Age and Stage Questionnaires ASQ-3, Developmental Profile 3 rating scale, Clinical Assessment of Behaviour (CAB), Reynolds Intelligence Scales (RIAS 2), among others
Family-Mediated Intervention, Kathy Hislop, Autism and Early Childhood Development Consultant, USA
Functional ABA: Pyramid Approach to Education Basic Training
PECS Level 1 Training
Practical training – exchange of experience at Spring Common School, UK
Basic training in Positive Psychotherapy, Society for Positive Psychotherapy in Bulgaria