Founding members
Diana TEODORESCU
Diana Teodorescu is a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience and a great passion for professional and personal training and development.
She is also the first and the only Romanian therapist with three international certifications (International Society in Schema Therapy, ISST) at Trainer and Supervisor level: Schema Therapy for adults, Schema Therapy for children and adolescents and Schema Therapy for groups.
Diana is the first Romanian trainer and supervisor internationally certified in Schema Therapy for children and adolescents (ST-CA) and the director of the first international training program in ST-CA in Romania, a program that has already been carried out in Italy, Egypt, Serbia, Estonia, Ukraine, Romania.
Diana is also a CBT therapist, CBT Trainer and Supervisor for IFTECC, Iasi and Country Representative in EABCT (European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies)
As complementary trainings, Diana has completed the ACT (adults and children), DBT (adults and children), Psychodrama for children, EFT (adults), Schema Therapy for couples, Somatic Experiencing programs.
Psychotherapist specialized in cognitive behavioral therapies (advanced training program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, coordinated by Albert Ellis Institute, USA, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University and the Cognitive Sciences Association of Romania, 2003)
In International Schema Therapy Society
-Member of the ISST Children and Adolescents Certification Committee, 2023-2025
-Member of the ISST Group Therapy Certification Committee, 2024-2025
-Schema Therapy Group Ambassador for WSTD
-Special Interest Group Coordinator for Groups, 2024-present
-Member of the Special Interest Group Children and Adolescents Coordination Team, 2023-present
-Reviewer for the scientific program of the ISST INSPIRE 2026 Conference
Psychotherapist specialized in Schema Therapy, International Society of Schema Therapy
– ISST Certification Trainer and Supervisor level in ST-individual
– ISST Certification Trainer and Supervisor level in ST children and adolescents
– ISST Certification Trainer and Supervisor level in ST-groups
Trainer and supervisor in psychotherapy in IFTECC – Institute for Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Iași; Disciplines: Group Therapy, Third wave of cognitive therapies in the treatment of personality disorders; Since 2020 is the Coordinator of the Complementary Training Program: CBT-type interventions for children and adolescents
Since 2026 Country Representative for EABCT (European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies)
Psychologist specialized in educational psychology, school and vocational guidance, with 20 years of experience in psychological assessment, counseling and therapy for children and adolescents
Coordinator of educational and therapeutic programs for children implemented in public and private schools and kindergartens (Euroed School and Kindergarten, Junior School and Kindergarten, Penila Kindergarten, Varlaam School)
Trainer in educational and parenting programs: coordinator of educational programs for teachers or parents, in dozens of European projects coordinated by school inspectorates or in private educational institutions.
Associate professor of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, from 2003-present, Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iași, with subjects in the bachelor’s program and the master’s programs EFCCP, PCP
Trainer of trainers and Competency assessor, CNFA accredited, diploma recognized by MMFES and MECT
Associate professor (with 20 years of experience in university teaching) Department of Teacher Training, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava: Educational Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, Conflict Management, Psychopathology and Psychotherapy, Classroom Management.
Trainer for 20 years in organizational development programs: Emotional Intelligence, Assertive Communication, Relational Management, Anger Management, Stress and Time Management
Doctor in Psychology, with doctoral thesis in the field of interpersonal relationships: the role of Early maladaptive schemas in friendships (2004-2011)
Trainer in multiple continuing education programs for pre-university teaching staff, CNFP accredited by the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth (Master, UBB, Cluj; Paideea, USV, Suceava) Doctor in Psychology, with doctoral thesis in the field of relationships interpersonal
Petrișor ȚEPURLUI
Petrișor is a therapist specialized in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and Ericksonian hypnosis with over 25 years of experience. Throughout his professional career, he has followed his professional curiosity towards analytical psychotherapy, strategic therapies, resource and solution-focused brief therapies, schema therapy, following training and certifications in some of these paradigms. Moreover, his over-specialized in complex PTSD and somatic work.
Senior psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience in adult psychotherapy, individual and group, especially with personality disorders and PTSD Complex
President of the Association of Hypnotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (AHPCC)
Trainer and supervisor in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and Ericksonian hypnosis within the AHPCC, teaches courses in Psychodiagnosis and Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment, Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnosis, Strategies and Techniques of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (2006-present)
Associate Professor at Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, 2006 – 2021
ISST Certified Trainer and Supervisor/Rater in Schema Therapy-Individual, (International Society of Schema Therapy)
Member of the Ethics, Deontology and Discipline Commission, College of Psychologists of Romania (2022-present)
Doctoral degree in Psychology (2009-2012) with the doctoral thesis ʺLinguistic markers of early dysfunctional schemasʺ
Suzana SEMENIUC
Suzana Semeniuc is a clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, trained in Schema Therapy, and her professional work lies at the intersection of clinical practice, research and education.
She works both in private practice and at the Mental Health Centre of the Socola Institute of Psychiatry in Iași, where she conducts assessments and interventions for a variety of emotional difficulties and mental health conditions. Her professional career is built on a solid foundation of academic training and continuous professional development, complemented by university teaching experience and involvement in national and international research projects. Suzana is also a trainer and supervisor in cognitive-behavioural therapy at IFTECC Iași- member of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).
Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist specialising in CBT & Schema Therapy. Member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST).
Clinical work at the Socola Institute of Psychiatry in Iași – the “Lascăr Catargi” Mental Health Centre and in private practice
PhD in Psychology with research on obsessive mental functioning, degree obtained at the Doctoral School of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Associate Lecturer – Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Trainer and supervisor in CBT psychotherapy at IFTECC
Training in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy and certification in Schema Therapy (ISST)
Participation in international training programmes and advanced courses in clinical interventions
Participation in national and international research projects
Author and co-author of scientific articles published in scientific journals and academic volumes