About
About me
A little about how I got here
My name is Monica Calfa (she/her). I’m originally from Romania and have been living in the Netherlands since 2017.
I’ve always known that I wanted to work as a psychologist and therapist. After moving to a new country, however, my career took me in a different direction. Still, I never let go of my intention to build a practice of my own. I continued learning, training, and developing my work as a therapist alongside my corporate career.
Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? Absolutely.
Today, I’m able to dedicate my full focus to supporting clients in my private practice, something I’ve been steadily working towards for years.
Education & membership
Professional journey
Education & trainings
-
2022 - 2026 - Gestalt therapist training with the Dutch Institute for Gestalt studies, the NSG Academy, Amsterdam;
-
2021 - 2022 - Master's degree in Psychology from Maastricht University;
-
2021 - Schema Therapy (basic training), Romanian Institute of Schema Therapy.
-
2016 - 2017 - Body-oriented psychotherapy with mindfulness, accredited by the Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists (COPSI) with Prof.Dr. Amara Eckert.
-
2013 - 2017 - Person-centered experiential psychotherapist training at the Romanian SPER Institute, and accredited by the Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists (COPSI).
Memberships
-
since 2026 - Associate Student Member EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy)
-
since 2023 - Member of NIP (Nederland Instituut van Psychologen)
-
since 2017 - Member of COPSI (Romanian Institute of Pscyhologists)
-
As part of my continued therapeutic training I am committed to ongoing learning, supervision and professional growth.
