COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT: SENSITIVITY TO THE LIVED, THE SEARCHING, AND THE ESSENTIAL

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About the Guest Editor
Dr. Diyana Dobreva-Hristova is a counseling psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Institute for Population and Human Studies – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She has completed the foundational three-year training in Existential Analysis at GLE-International, Vienna, and is currently continuing her education in the clinical course for existential psychotherapists. Her professional focus is on meaning-centered counseling, sensitive to creative identity and the inner world of artists.
Dr. Dobreva-Hristova combines academic research with practical work in the field of psychological support for actors and other creative professionals. She has published on existential fulfillment, resilience, and the application of existential-analytic models in counseling and therapy, and is engaged interdisciplinary initiatives that explore the dialogue between creativity, vulnerability, and human development.