Alfred Bozic, MD, LAc, BA(Hons)
Art Psychotherapist
Integrative Counsellor
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
- Carl Gustav Jung​
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Since completing my medical degrees, I have gained vast experience in healthcare as a doctor and acupuncturist. I have always been interested in personal development, and I truly believe we never stop changing.
Inspired by my journey, where creativity served as a coping strategy during a challenging life event, I wanted to learn more about the therapeutic properties of creating. I completed the training in integrative counselling and art psychotherapy, and I work today as a counsellor and art psychotherapist. I provide counselling and art therapy in English, Italian and Croatian, in person and online.
As a highly intuitive person, I help clients connect with their inner voice and intuition to understand better and integrate different parts of their personality - mind, body, thoughts, emotions and spirituality - and live authentically.
Education
BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Art Therapy, South East Technology University, Carlow, Ireland (2021)
Dip. Person Centred Art Psychotherapy, Dublin Art Therapy College, Dublin, Ireland (2020)
Cert. Medical Acupuncture, Croatian Acupuncture Association, Croatian Medical Chamber, Zagreb, Croatia (2011)
Dip. Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia (2007)
Dip. General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia (1999)
Certification
EMDR Level 2, EMDR Croatia, Croatia (2024)
EMDR Level 1, EMDR Croatia, Croatia (2024)
Waking Dreams (Active Imagination), Psychosynthesis Trust, London (2023)
Mandala Assessment Research Instrument Intensive, MARI® Createv Resources, USA (2021)
Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing®, Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy, Australia (2020)
Jungian Studies, C.G. Jung Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2020)
Professional Memberships
Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapists (HKPT)
Croatian Art Therapy Association (HART)
Croatian Medical Chamber (HLK)
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
European Federation of Art Therapists (EFAT)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Research
Bozic, A. (2021) An exploration of guided drawing as an art therapy intervention for the treatment of dissociative phenomena. BA4/20. Unpublished BA(Hons) Thesis. South East Technology University, Carlow, Ireland..
Bozic, A. (2020) Assessing attachment security with the bird's nest drawing. Unpublished mental health project. Dublin Art Therapy College. Dublin, Ireland.
Bozic, A. (2020) Self-care for caregivers. Unpublished manual. St James's Hospital. Dublin, Ireland.
Teaching and Presentations
"Mandala - the Mirror of Psyche", presentation & experiential workshop, Fractal Meetings, Zagreb, Croatia, 2023
"Working with Clay: An Art Therapist's Perspective", presentation, Kinsale Pottery Winter School, Kinsale, Ireland, 2023