{"id":13,"date":"2025-07-25T16:22:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:14:07","slug":"o-mne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/o-mne","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5d6b7cde wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f15145cb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MUDr. Igor Kundr\u00e1t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">psychiatrist and psychotherapist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Holder of a license from the Slovak Medical Chamber to practice in the specialty of psychiatry and certified in the professional practice of psychotherapy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Over 20 years of professional experience in both inpatient and outpatient care.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In my work, I focus on creating a safe and supportive relationship, which forms the foundation for gradually understanding the difficulties a client faces. Together, we explore their true source and how to address it. A strong therapeutic alliance allows us not only to better understand the core of the problem but also to open the way to inner change and relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I draw on modern psychodynamic approaches, especially Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). In my clinical experience, this method has proven to be highly effective in addressing a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, physical symptoms related to stress or emotions, relationship difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem or self-defeating patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As a psychiatrist, I also have the option to prescribe medication when it is appropriate. In certain cases, I use it as part of a comprehensive bio-psycho-social approach, though my work remains focused mainly on psychotherapy. I see medication as a helpful supportive tool that can create space for deeper inner change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Through ongoing professional development, I seek out ways to sharpen diagnostic accuracy and apply focused interventions more effectively. My goal is to support meaningful, lasting change\u2014whether that means easing troubling symptoms or fostering deeper personal growth that brings greater confidence and more satisfying relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><strong>Education and training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Graduated in General Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at P. J. \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice (1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V rokoch 1998 \u2013 2005 som p\u00f4sobil na <strong>Psychiatrickom oddelen\u00ed FN L. Pasteura<\/strong> v Ko\u0161iciach, kde som sa venoval ambulantnej aj l\u00f4\u017ekovej starostlivosti vr\u00e1tane ak\u00fatnej psychiatrie, detskej psychiatrie a lie\u010dby z\u00e1vislost\u00ed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">In 2001, I completed <strong>specialization exam of 1st degree<\/strong> in Psychiatry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">After completing the final exam of the <strong>comprehensive training in psychodynamic psychotherapy<\/strong> at the Slovak Institute of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in 2013, I was included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychoterapeuti.org\/sps\/stranka\/psychoterapeut-karta?id=206\" target=\"_self\">Register of Psychotherapists <\/a> maintained by the Slovak Association for Psychotherapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Since 2018, I have held the <strong>European Certificate of Psychotherapy<\/strong> issued by the European Association for Psychotherapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">In 2021, I completed a three-year <strong>core training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)<\/strong> under the auspices of the ISTDP Institute, Washington D.C., USA, and supervised by J. Frederickson, T. Nordquist, P. Coughlin, and B. Zaloga.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">In 2026, I completed a <strong>three-year training program for trainers and supervisors in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)<\/strong> under the auspices of the ISTDP Institute, Washington, D.C., USA, led by Jon Frederickson, and I am currently engaged in advanced training and further development of this approach in Slovakia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional focus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Psychodynamic and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy for <strong>depression<\/strong>, <strong>anxiety<\/strong>, <strong>panic disorders<\/strong>, and stress-related difficulties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Care for patients with <strong>psychophysiological and psychosomatic symptoms<\/strong>, treatment of <strong>medically unexplained symptoms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Processing of <strong>loss and grief<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Support for personal growth<\/strong> and addressing problems in interpersonal relationships, issues related to low self-esteem, and self-destructive behavior patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Private practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\">Since 2014, I have been running a <strong>private psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practice in Bratislava<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">I also offer sessions in <strong>English<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">I work as a <strong>lecturer, supervisor, and training therapist<\/strong> at the Slovak Institute of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Slovak Society for ISTDP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\">I am a founding member and current <strong>President of the Slovak Society for ISTDP<\/strong>, a <strong>member of the Executive Board of the Slovak Institute for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (SIPP)<\/strong>, <strong>Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Slovak Association for Psychotherapy (SPS)<\/strong>, and a delegate of SPS to the <strong>European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/profesny-zivotopis\/\">Detailed Professional CV<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUDr. Igor Kundr\u00e1t psychiater a psychoterapeut Dr\u017eite\u013e licencie Slovenskej lek\u00e1rskej komory na v\u00fdkon zdravotn\u00edckej praxe v \u0161pecializa\u010dnom odbore psychiater a certifikovanej pracovnej \u010dinnosti psychoterapeut. Viac ako 20-ro\u010dn\u00e1 odborn\u00e1 prax v prostred\u00ed l\u00f4\u017ekovej a ambulantnej starostlivosti. Vo svojej pr\u00e1ci kladiem d\u00f4raz na vytvorenie bezpe\u010dn\u00e9ho a podporn\u00e9ho vz\u0165ahu, ktor\u00fd sa st\u00e1va z\u00e1kladom pre postupn\u00e9 porozumenie \u0165a\u017ekostiam, s [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":266,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terapeutik.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}