About

Gina Potarca, PhD

Within each of us are parts that carry fear, sadness, grief, frustration, or doubt, often held quietly, sometimes without words. These parts seek expression, not to be fixed, but to be seen, felt, and understood. When they are given space, something begins to soften. New meanings can emerge, and other, more resourced parts of ourselves can come forward.

I offer a gentle, supportive environment where you can explore and express what is alive in you, both verbally and non-verbally, through creative processes. My approach is grounded in mindfulness and neurodiversity-affirming practices, meaning that your unique ways of sensing, processing, and communicating are always respected. There is no “right way” to create here.

I work with adults of all ages and cultural backgrounds, and bring extensive experience from my academic work as a university lecturer, where I have supported diverse learners and fostered inclusive, neurodiversity-informed environments. My path bridges research, creativity, and care, with a deep interest in how we make meaning, relate to ourselves and others, and find more compassionate ways of living.

Outside of my work, I love tending to my garden, caring for cats, and I am passionate about ecovillages and alternative, more caring ways of living, relating to each other, and the planet.

Credentials

• PhD in Sociology – University of Groningen (Netherlands)

• Neurodiversity Coach – Efficient Coach

• Therapeutic Art Life Coach – Transformation Services, International Academy of Life Coaching & Entrepreneurship

• Art Therapist in Training – Metafora, Barcelona

Continuing Professional Development:

• Vagus Nerve, Expressive Arts Therapy, and Bilateral Stimulation – Cathy Malchiodi & Emily Johnson Welsh

• Atelier d’introduction à la poïétique – L’ATELIER, Genève

• Atelier de modelage social (clay), Éveil du printemps (watercolour) – Arthéa Geneva

• Introduction to Art Therapy, Foundation in Art Therapy – Oxford College of Arts and Therapies (OCAT)

• Exploring Resilience and Creativity through Art Therapy and Mindfulness – London Art Therapy Centre

Languages: English, French, Romanian