DANA PIESTANSKA M.A.
Psychologist
Our greatest glory is not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
- Confucious
ABOUT ME
I am a counselling psychologist working and living in Prague. I received my Master's degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor's Degree in both Psychology and Criminal Justice in the United States. I have worked with clients of various ages, social and cultural backgrounds. My previous jobs included, among others: working with victims of human trafficking in the Czech Republic and with troubled youth in a juvenile center in the US. In Belgium, I had a private practice offering individual counseling. In the Czech Republic, I also worked in high school and elementary school settings as a student counselor. Further, I was involved in a clinical trial testing psychedelic substances. In my private practice,
I offer psychological counseling for a variety of clients. I offer my services in both Czech and English language.
SPECIALTIES
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Individuals and couples
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Self-acceptance and personal growth
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Relationship issues
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Stress and burnout
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Culture shock and adaptation to a new environment
EXPERIENCE
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Private practice, 2017 to present, Prague, CZ
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Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, 2019, USA, Independent Rater
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ZŠ Mládí, 2018-2019, Prague CZ, School Psychologist
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American Academy in Prague, 2017-2018, Prague CZ, Director of Student Counseling
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Private practice, 2015-2017, Brussels BE
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Diakonie, 2012-2014, Prague CZ, Therapist and a field worker
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Prague Psychiatric Center, Prague CZ, 2012, Center for Neuropsychiatric Studies Affiliated with 3rd Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, Therapist
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Juvenile Assessment Center, 2007-2009, Denver USA, Intake Specialist
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
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La Salle University USA, 2011-2013
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Master's degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology
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Metropolitan State College of Denver USA, 2005-2007
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Bachelor's degree in Psychology with minor in Criminal Justice
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Psychosomatics (certificate), Brussels, 2016
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KU Leuven EWBCx: Existential Well-being Counseling: A Person-centered Experiential Approach, 2017
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUSTx: Psychology of Personal Growth, 2018
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University of California, Berkeley, BerkeleyX: The Science of Happiness, 2018
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Infidelity in Relationship and How to Work Through it, I. & II., Inparo Institut, 2019
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Crisis in Relationship, Inparo Institut, 2020
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Crisis intervention in couples, Inparo Institut, 2020
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Family Mediator, Kappa Beta Institut, 2020
Member of the American Psychological Association (No. 00959137), the Czech-Moravian Psychological Society, and the Association of School Psychology (No. 173).