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Nikoleta Yoncheva

Nikoleta Yoncheva

Speech Therapist

Specialties: Speech Therapist Auditory-Verbal Rehabilitation Specialist Trainer

Nikoleta Yoncheva joined the Karin Dom team in 2013. She loves working with children, discovering ways to communicate with each of them, and giving meaning to their mutual interaction. She has experience in various innovative projects related to people with disabilities, implemented both in Bulgaria and abroad. Her professional interests include communication, feeding and drinking, sign language, early childhood development, and family-mediated intervention.

She has worked as an actor and sign language interpreter in the unique theatre for people with hearing impairments “Mim-Art.” She has participated in various initiatives with the “Cvete” Theatre and worked for five years at the National Theatre “Ivan Vazov.”

Nikoleta is a certified ABA and PECS therapist, Bobath therapist, and an international trainer in Burnout Prevention. She enjoys the role of trainer because she loves sharing knowledge and inspiring new ideas.

She earned a Doctorate in Speech Therapy from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” with a dissertation titled: “Family-mediated early intervention for children with difficulties in functional communication and adaptive skills.”

Education

  • PhD in Speech Therapy and Special Pedagogy
  • Master’s degree in Speech Therapy – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
  • Bachelor’s degree in Special Pedagogy, specialising in Auditory-Verbal Rehabilitation

Certificates

  • Basic pediatric training course in the neuro-developmental Bobath approach (280 hours)
  • Professional training in Burnout Prevention at EQF Level 5
  • Early Communication Development and Naturalistic Communication Intervention Course – University of Oregon
  • Functional ABA
  • PECS
  • Special Education Needs course for teachers – British Council
  • Parent-Mediated Intervention
  • Assessment of children with multiple disabilities regarding their educational development
  • Musical interaction and communication with children with multiple disabilities
  • Use of Rebound Therapy
  • Sensory activities
  • TACPAC

Publications

  • Yoncheva, N. et al. Supporting the Transition from Therapy to Inclusion. Facilitating Activity and Participation of Young People with Complex and Intensive Support Needs. Published in 7 countries, Helix Press, 2017, p. 74.
  • Yoncheva, N. Early Childhood Development – When to Seek a Specialist? Pŭrvite sedem (The First Seven), 2019.
  • Yoncheva, N. Family-mediated Intervention in Support of Inclusion, EENET’s Enabling Education Review, 2019, p. 14.
  • Yoncheva, N., Nikolova, S., Pancheva, R., Vasileva, V., Cherkezova, B. A Case Study of the Challenges in the Care of Children with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Bulgaria, Abstract book of 8th Congress of the European Academy of Pediatric Society (EAPS), 2020, p. 1666.
  • Yoncheva, N. and Tsvetanova, St. Is There Cause for Concern in My Child’s Development? Where to Get Answers? 2020. Available online.
  • Yoncheva, N. and Tsvetanova, St. Diaper Removal – A Possible Mission, 2020. Available online.
  • Yoncheva, N. and Tsvetanova, St. My Child – How to Play and Communicate with Them – 10 Little Secrets, 2020. Available online.
  • Yoncheva, N. Family-mediated Early Intervention, in Water and Biodiversity from the series Interdisciplinary Readings, 2021.
  • Yoncheva, N. Precious Communication, Kenguru Magazine, 2021, Issue 172, pp. 68-69.
  • Yoncheva, N. Family-mediated Intervention from a Practical Perspective, Practical Pediatrics Magazine, 2021, Issue 3, pp. 26-27.
  • Yoncheva, N. How to Help a Child Communicate and Explore the World, Woman Today Magazine, 2021, Issue 3, pp. 60-61.
  • Tsvetanova, St., Yoncheva, N. 10 Ways to Improve a Child’s Nutrition, 2020. Available online.
  • Zaykova, K., Nikolova, S., Cherkezova, B., Tsoneva, M., Tincheva, V., Yoncheva, N., Seth, A., Mustafov, K., Pancheva, R. Online Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities during the First Coronavirus Pandemic Wave in Varna, Bulgaria, Biomedical Reviews, 2022; 33: 61-65.
  • Yoncheva, N., Nikolova, S. Natural Integral Approach in Assessing Nutrition in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Autism, Proceedings of the Conference Speech Therapy with a View to the Future, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2023.
  • Pancheva, R. et al., including Yoncheva, N. Malnutrition in Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Neurologically Impaired Children in Bulgaria, Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2024, 80(1): 21–28.
  • Pancheva, R. et al., including Yoncheva, N. A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol for the Introduction of a Multidisciplinary Individualized Nutritional Intervention in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.
  • Braykova, R. et al., including Yoncheva, N. Demographic Profile of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy, Medical Review, 2025, 61(1): 37-43.