About
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
-Rumi
Meet Katarina Matolek
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #105889
Hello,
My work has focused solely on empowering others to become happy and whole, and I consider psychotherapy my life’s calling.
I immigrated with my family to Los Angeles, CA, from Zagreb, Croatia, in 1995, as the war there was ending. Although we left behind a home, friends, and a family we loved, we considered ourselves fortunate to be pursuing a new beginning. I had been studying Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, and Social Psychiatry in Croatia and was prepared to continue studying psychotherapy in my new home.
While in the United States, I studied Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Jungian Psychology, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting (BSP), and earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA. I have been practicing psychotherapy since 2010 and consider learning a lifelong endeavor.
-Katarina
Education
B.A. in Pedagogy with
Specialization in Early Childhood Education
University of Zagreb, Croatia &
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
A.B.T. in Social Psychiatry
Medical Graduate School
University of Zagreb, Croatia
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA
Trainings, Certifcations, and Licenses
Licensed by the BBS, CA as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #105889
Expertise in:
Resilience and Healing Centered Engagement
Relationship Issues
Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN)
Depression and Anxiety
The Challenges of Life’s Transitions
Certified EMDR Therapist
Certified BSP Therapist
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
BSP, Brainspotting
Memberships
California Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT.org
EMDRIA.org
EMDR Connect
Brainspotting.com