About Me

Marina Matić, PhD, is a licensed gestalt psychotherapist and a member of the Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapists.

Marina Matić, PhD, is a licensed gestalt psychotherapist and a member of the Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapists. She graduated in 2012 from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia. At the same university, in 2021, she obtained her PhD in the field of pedagogy. The title of her doctoral thesis was The relationship between adolescent subcultural styles and leisure time. She studied gestalt psychotherapy as part of the European Accredited Psychotherapy Training Institute EAPTI Psihika.

Since 2012, she has gained extensive knowledge and experience while working as a teacher and pedagogue in secondary and elementary schools and as a lecturer and teaching assistant at the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek, Croatia. From 2019 to 2022, she had been an associate of the Social Welfare Centre in Osijek, providing professional assistance and supervision in the field of child care. Since the establishment of the Geštaltum office, she has continually provided counseling and psychotherapy services to clients.

Scientific work:

• Presentation at the 2nd International Scientific and Artistic Symposium on Pedagogy in the Arts, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Academy of Arts in Osijek, 12-14 October 2017.

• Participation in the VII Scientific and Professional Conference on Empowering Potential for Preventive Activities in the Community, 22-24 April 2018, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek.

• Presentation at the 9th International Scientific and Professional Conference on Improving the Quality of Life for Children and Youth; Association for Support and Creative Development of Children and Youth and the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Tuzla, 22-24 June 2018.

• Participation in the Third International Congress of Croatian Pedagogues under the theme Pedagogy in Times of Change, Zagreb, Croatia, 13-14 September 2018.

• Presentation at the Conference Educational Systems and Societal Changes: Challenges and Opportunities, Rijeka: Faculty of Teacher Education, 6-7 June 2019.

• Poster presentation at the 3rd International Scientific Conference Didactic Challenges III: Didactic Retrospective and Perspective u2013 Where and How to Go Next, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Educational Sciences, 16-17 May 2019.

• Participation in the International Professional Conference Connected for the Well-being of Children: A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Trauma in a Family Environment; Child and Youth Protection Center of the City of Zagreb, 9 October 2020.

• Matić, M. (2023, March 15). The Phenomenon of Love [lecture]. The Art of Love, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek. https://www.ffos.unios.hr/projekt-umijece-ljubavi/; https://www.ffos.unios.hr/projekt-umijece-ljubavi-na-ffos-u/

Published Scientific Papers:

• Arambašić, V, Miškulin, M, i Matić, M. (2014). The prevalence of alcohol consumption among students at the University of Osijek and its possible connection with student involvement in traffic accidents. Med Jad., 4(3-4), 131-137.

• Matić, M. (2016). [Book Review: Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change Volume 2: Interrogating Conceptions of u201cVulnerable Youthu201d in Theory, Policy and Practice, K. Te Riele R. Gorur]. Školski vjesnik: časopis za pedagogijsku teoriju i praksu, 65(2), 337-351.

• Matić, M. (2017). Music and lifestyles of adolescents in their leisure time. In A. Radočaj-Jerković (Ed.), Communication and Interaction Between Art and Pedagogy (pp. 251-264). Osijek: Academy of Arts in Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek.

• Matić, M. (2018). Value orientations and subcultural styles of adolescents. In M. Nikolić i M. Vantić-Tanjić (Eds.), Improving the Quality of Life for Children and Youth (pp. 587-597). Tuzla: Association for Support and Creative Development of Children and Youth, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Tuzla.

• Matić, M. (2018). Parentsu educational level and adolescent value orientations. Journal of Department of Pedagogy, 27(2018), 105-128. https://doi.org/10.19090/zop.2018.0.105-128

• Matić Tandarić, M. (2019). High school studentsu2019 leisure time activities. Educational Issues, 2(3-4), 7-24.

• Matić Tandarić, M. (2019). Shaping adolescent lifestyles and the role of educational experts. In A. Peko, M. Ivanuš Grmek i J. Delcheva Dizdarevikj (Eds.), Didactic Challenges III: Didactic Retrospective and Perspective: Where and How to Go Next (pp. 409-420). Osijek, Republic of Croatia: J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Educational Sciences.

• Livazović, G. i Matić, M. (2020). Sociodemographic characteristics and value orientations in adolescence. Current Psychology, 39(5), 1562-1568. doi:10.1007/s12144-018-9858-y

• Matić Tandarić, M. (2021). Adolescent lifestyles in a consumer-oriented society. Educational Issues, 4(1), 5-22.

Contact

Be sure to request an appointment via gestaltum.savjetovanje@gmail.com, info@gestaltum.hr or via contact phone number +385 97 638 9798.

You can also contact us via the contact form on this website.

Our address is: JJ Strossmayera 101, 31 000 Osijek, Croatia