A person within relationships
My work grows out of marriage and family therapy, which understands a person as part of the system they come from. Even when you sit with me alone, you are never quite alone in the room.
Veronika Železnik
A therapist in training in marriage and family therapy. Before that, an actor. In between, a path that taught me you come to know a person best when you stop explaining them and start listening.
Who I am
A therapist who first learned to listen on stage
I am a graduate stage actor and a therapist in training in marriage and family therapy. I have completed a master's degree in marriage and family studies and advanced training in marriage and family therapy, and I am now enrolled in the specialisation programme. I work with individuals, couples and families, in person in Ljubljana.
My work takes place under the regular supervision of a licensed supervisor. It means that behind every session stands not only my own knowledge, but the experience of someone watching the work from the outside.
In the specialisation programme · working under regular supervision
5+
years of training
3
ways of working
100%
confidentiality
My path
From the stage to the therapy room
My professional life began on stage and in front of the camera. As an actress I spent years stepping into different stories, relationships and worlds. Acting taught me to watch people closely — their emotions, their relationships, and the things that so often go unsaid. It was through that work that my interest in the person behind the role kept growing.
Acting also brings a great deal of uncertainty, pressure and stress. Over time I felt it eating into my inner calm and my sleep. Living with chronic insomnia brought me to the question of what kind of life I actually wanted. I realised I needed a radical change.
That decision led me into exploring people, relationships and inner experience. Along the way I also completed a one-year training in body psychotherapy, which gave me a deeper insight into how the body, the emotions and our earliest experiences are connected.
Today I bring my years in acting, what I know about relationships and the body, and my therapeutic training together into one whole way of understanding a person.
„I believe real change happens in a safe, honest and respectful relationship.”
— Veronika
Path of learning
Education and training
Training as a therapist doesn't end with a diploma. Below is the path behind me — and the one still ahead.
- Degree in acting
- Body-oriented psychotherapy
- Master's degree in marriage and family studies
- Advanced training in marriage and family therapy
- Specialisation in marriage and family therapy
- Regular supervision and professional development
In practice
How I work
None of this is a method I apply to everyone. These are the principles by which I decide what the person in front of me might need.
The body speaks first
A year of training in body psychotherapy taught me to listen also to what we cannot yet put into words — tension, breath, withdrawal. The answer is often there before it reaches language.
Your pace, without judgement
I don't arrive with ready-made recipes and I don't push. With me there are no wrong feelings — whatever you bring is welcome and accepted.
What people most often come with
anxiety, stress and feeling overwhelmed by emotion
burnout and overload
difficulties with relationships, closeness and communication
self-image and self-confidence
divorce, separation and life changes
insomnia and restlessness
the effects of emotional, physical and sexual abuse
More about my approach
Outside the therapy room
What restores me
Therapeutic work asks for a great deal of presence, so I am careful about where I replenish it. Most reliably by water and in the mountains — and with a camera, which makes me stop and look.
Straight with you
Where I am on my professional path
I am a therapist in training under supervision and do not yet hold a licence. I tell you this straight away, not once you're already in the room. For you it means two things: my work is reviewed regularly by a licensed supervisor — without any details that could identify you — and the fee for a session is lower than usual.
My work is bound by the ethical principles of the profession: protection of confidentiality, informed consent, respect for dignity and clear boundaries in the therapeutic relationship. When I obtain my licence, I will tell you so clearly.
More about supervision
Contact
Now you know who will be on the other side.
If what you've read feels close to you, write to me. The first session is there for us to see whether we're a good fit.
