PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

DURING COVID-19
PANDEMIC
CONTEXT

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SOCIAL

ASPECTS

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SOCIAL ASPECT OF COVID-19
PANDEMIC
▪ The December 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have
potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated
quarantine facility.

▪ This outbreak has seen entire cities effectively placed under mass quarantine, while many thousands of
foreign nationals returning home have been asked to self-isolate at home or in state-run facilities.

▪ There are precedents for such measures:

2003 China & Canada confronted S.A.R.S.
2008 & 2013 Australia was struck by a equine influenza outbreak that was transmissible to people
2014 in Africa there was the outbreak of Ebola.

▪ Since then there were done a certain number of scientific studies that reveals a series of findings related
to the measures taken to stop these epidemics.
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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
OF LONG TERM SELF-ISOLATION
Long term consequences on
professional performance
Reviews suggest there can be long
term consequences that affect the
ones that are self-isolating. We are
talking about symptoms of acute
stress disorder, more exactly people
reported:
▪ exhaustion
▪ detachment from others
▪ Irritability
▪ Insomnia
▪ poor concentration
indecisiveness
▪ deteriorating work
performance
▪ reluctance to work
▪ consideration of resignation
Negative impact for children
and families
A study comparing posttraumatic stress
symptoms in parents and children
quarantined with those not
quarantined found that the mean post-
traumatic stress scores were four times
higher in children who had been
quarantined than in those who were
not quarantined. 28% (27 of 98) of
parents quarantined in this study
reported sufficient symptoms to
warrant a diagnosis of a trauma
related mental health disorder,
and
compared with 6% (17 of 299) of
parents who were not quarantined.
Psychological distress and
disorder
Other quantitative studies reported a
high prevalence of symptoms of
psychological distress and disorder.
Studies reported on:
▪ general psychological symptoms
▪ emotional disturbance
▪ depression, stress, low mood
(73%), irritability (57%)
▪ insomnia, posttraumatic stress
symptoms
▪ anger and emotional exhaustion
Low mood and irritability stand out as
having high prevalence.
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WHAT WE OFFER

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

DURING COVID-19 PANDEMICS

▪ On-line psychoterapy sessions

▪ An experienced team of psychotherapist
with good knowledge of corporate
background

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MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGICAL EQUILIBRIUM

Our team of highly train mental health professionals aim to offer a relief in time of high demand and
emotional pressure targeting the development of coping mechanisms so that the patient could continue to
respond in an adaptive way to the demand of their job and everyday tasks.

We target to reinforce your team’s healthy defense mechanisms and help regain a normal state of
equilibrium of the psychic dynamics.

A very important advantage of our team is the experience that each of our members has in corporate area
with a significant work experience.

At the end but not least but particularly effective in these times is their experience with psychopathology
that provides a better understanding of the “less usual” reactions that we have been encountering lately in
these developing times.
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OUR TEAM

Three highly train mental health

professionals with:
▪ psychoterapeutic experience
▪ corporate background

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ANDREEA COSTACHE

Andreea Costache (Dumitriu) - Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist specialized in Jungian analysis and
Experiential Psychology. I graduated the Faculty of Psychology in 2007, and I followed a 3-years training in
psychotherapy at the Romanian Society of Experiential Psychology. After graduation, I started to conduct
psychotherapy sessions with clients.
In 2016 I started a 2-year training in Analytical Psychotherapy that helped me develop my knowledge and
understanding towards the relationship between the conscious and unconscious parts of us, which I graduated
in 2018.
In addition to my experience, 13 years of working as a human resources specialist and manager with local and
multinational companies allowed me to develop skills in aligning business objectives with the employees needs,
finding solutions for both sides to overcome limits, develop relationships and increase efficiency and growth.
I believe in people and in their power to transform, themselves and the world around them. For me, it is a
privilege to accompany them on their journey and to witness their transformation process.

Contact:
☎ +40771 020 380 ✉andreea.costache2020@gmail.com

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ANCA GHEARASĂMESCU
Anca Ghearasămescu - Psychoterapeutical practice built on two complementary approaches, in order to provide
the adequate emotional support for my clients.
I am a Phronetik® Art Therapist after following a long-term training with Vienna School of Art Therapy - Wiener
Schule für Kunsttherapie in collaboration with the Romanian Association of Expressive Therapies (A.R.T.E.). The
art therapy approach uses the creative means to express, understand and reintegrate emotional states,
especially during periods with high psychological impact.
I also have a training in Schema Therapy, a psychotherapeutic method from the new wave that integrates
cognitive-behavioral and experiential techniques - "mental traps" associated with various destructive behaviors
and negative self-image are identified, aiming to increase the life quality and develop authentic relationships
(with self, family, co-workers etc.)
In my private practice I work with adults, teenagers and children, felling grateful for being an active witness of
their inner journey of healing and discovering personal strengths. I provide individual and group psychotherapy
sessions (art therapy) at the Titan Psychiatry Hospital "Constantin Gorgos", and for the past year I’ve lead an art
therapy group with children from minorities and vulnerable categories. I believe in paying forward, so during the
past years I have volunteered for MagiCamp, Ajungem Mari, Mia’s Children and Spitale Curate.
I also have 12 years experience in the organizational field - soft-skills training programs, internal communication,
performance evaluation and organizational development). Currently I deliver training sessions for management
teams and facilitate team building activities for corporate teams using experiential and creative techniques.
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☎+40722 638 220 ✉ anca.ghearasamescu@gmail.com
NICOLETA ZUGRAVU

Nicoleta Zugravu – Phronetik® Art Therapist - an affiliated member of the European Federation of Art Therapy,
with a completed long-term training with Vienna School of Art Therapy - Wiener Schule für Kunsttherapie (WSK)
in collaboration with the Romanian Association of Expressive Therapies (A.R.T.E.), and a complementary
professional specialization in Integrative Gestalt Therapy® with the Institute of Integrative Gestalt
Psychotherapy, by training faciitators and supervisors registered to the Gestalt Institute within Ö.A.G.G. in
Austria.
The competence and expertise acquired during the last 10 years from the collaborations within the organizational
field as regards to project management and project implementation, consulting and managerial roles for
multinational companies, with various fields of activity, along with the clinical practice acquired within the
psychiatric ward, offer me the opportunity of a complex approach, from multiple perspectives, of various
matters and contexts with a high degree of difficulty, as well as a multidisciplinary approach with regard to an
optimal management and a solving potential.
As a parenting enthusiast, I also act as accredited facilitator of Adlerian parenting programs, Parenting of
Efficient Parents, as a trainer accredited by the National Authority for Qualifications in Romania (A.N.C), as a
vocational counselor, as a counselor in personal development by creatively expressive means, as a facilitator of
the therapeutic process of working with the metaphor, within the Alfred Adler International Resource and
Training Center... while being in continuous training, education and improvement in order to provide adequate
support to people in search of psycho-emotional harmony by enriching with new methods and instruments of
intervention, applicable at individual, couple or family level, in group dynamics or in organizations.
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Contact:
☎ +40733546151 ✉ nicoleta.zugravu@seznam.cz www.art-terapeut.ro