About me
Biography
I believe effective psychotherapy begins with a relationship built on trust, understanding, and collaboration. I aim to create a safe space where each person feels heard and accepted, combining evidence-based methods with respect for their unique life story.
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About me
My name is Ensad Miljković, and for more than 14 years I have accompanied people through processes of change, believing that therapy contributes most when science is joined with a genuine human relationship.
As a psychotherapist and supervisor in REBT, CBT, ACT and CFT, I adapt each session to the needs, goals and pace of the person in front of me. In-person work takes place in Sarajevo (Naselje Bulevar, Stup), and I am also available online.
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Professional path
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International experience +
During almost ten years working within the United Nations system, I had the opportunity to provide psychological support and counselling to people from different parts of the world. Working daily in English with people of different cultures, religions and life experiences further shaped my professional approach and developed my ability to work in a multicultural environment.
Education +
I completed my first and second cycle studies in psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka. I then successfully completed a four-year training programme in cognitive-behavioural therapy at the CBT Centre in Banja Luka, under the supervision of Dr Igor Krnetić and Dr Zorica Marić.
I gained further specialisation in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, where I completed the primary and advanced levels of training, and in 2017 was awarded the international title of Associate Fellow & Certified Supervisor — one of the highest professional recognitions the Institute grants in the field of REBT supervision.
Supervision, training and research +
Alongside my therapeutic work, I actively contribute to training future psychotherapists through individual supervision, workshops, and professional training. I currently work as an international REBT supervisor and as an external supervisor at the CBT Centres in Banja Luka and Belgrade.
I am the author of several professional books and academic papers in the field of psychotherapy and mental health. I am currently completing my doctoral studies in psychology, and my research interests are focused on psychotherapy, supervision, therapists’ professional development, and improving the quality of mental health services.
My approach to the work +
Continuing professional development isn’t an obligation for me, but a way of thinking. I try to keep up with contemporary research and develop my own work, so that I can offer clients, trainees and colleagues quality, ethical and up-to-date psychological support.
Author
“The Young Therapist’s First ABC”
An REBT handbook that grew out of work with trainees and early-career therapists — a practical guide through the ABC model, from the first steps in case conceptualisation to running a therapeutic process independently.
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Training timeline
From psychology studies to an international supervisor credential.
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka — the foundation of a scientific approach to understanding human behaviour and emotion.
CBT Centre Banja Luka, under the supervision of Dr Igor Krnetić and Dr Zorica Marić.
Primary and advanced levels of training in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, at the home institute of the approach.
One of the highest professional recognitions the Albert Ellis Institute grants in the field of REBT supervision.
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Continuing professional development
Institutions where I continued my professional training.
Author
“Here & Now: My First Meditation”
A simple guide to the first steps in meditation and mindfulness — written for those starting from scratch, without jargon and without assuming you have ever meditated before.
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Outside the therapy room
I most enjoy spending my free time running, hiking, travelling, reading and writing. I believe that physical and mental challenges build resilience, discipline and self-awareness — values I try to live by, and which naturally find their place in my professional work too.
Author
“Small Metaphors, Big Thoughts”
A collection of therapeutic metaphors drawn from clinical practice — short images and stories that help convey complex psychological concepts clearly, warmly and memorably.
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Research & publications
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Journal article Stress coping skills and strategies as antidote to mental health for adult male migrants – open space for CBT interventions (2024) +
Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies
Ensad Miljković; Diana Riđić; Sabina Salkić
DOI: 10.24193/jebp.2024.1.1Journal article Do We Actually Need In-Person Pre-Established Relationships or Contact for Effective E-Supervision: Past Oversights, Modern Context, and Future Trends? (2024) +
Journal article Comparing Presence and Absence of Initial In-Person Contact and Written Feedback in RE&CBT E-Supervision (2023) +
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Ensad Miljković
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-023-00505-2Conference Stress coping skills and strategies as antidote to mental health for adult male migrants – open space for CBT interventions (2023) +
EABCT Congress “CBT in a Changing World: Migration and Cultural Diversity”
Ensad Miljković; Diana Riđić; Sabina Salkić
Conference Povezanost i validacija skala samootkrivanja, zadovoljstva supervizijama i supervizorskog radnog saveza (2023) +
6. Regionalni susret studenata psihologije SPIRI
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Conference Focus groups: Advantages and overcoming disadvantages of psychotherapeutic electronic supervision through the prism of the post-pandemic context (2022) +
Days of Doctoral Students: Educational Sciences and Educational Perspectives
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Book Small Metaphors, Big Thoughts (Male metafore, velike misli) (2021) +
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Book Here & Now: My First Meditation (Sada & Ovdje) (2020) +
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Book The Young Therapist’s First ABC (Prvi ABC Mladog Psihoterapeuta) (2019) +
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Conference Konstrukcija stres egzodus skale (SES) i povezanost sa skalom Depresivnosti, Anksioznosti i Stresa (DASS) (2019) +
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Conference Iracionalna uvjerenja i samoefikasnost kao prediktori sindroma sagorijevanja studenata (2016) +
Četvrti Sarajevski dani psihologije, Filozofski fakultet u Sarajevu
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Other Lokus kontrole i stavovi studenata prvog i drugog ciklusa o zapošljivosti mladih (2013) +
Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci
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Other Povezanost obrazaca partnerske afektivne vezanosti i predstava o pravoj partnerskoj ljubavi kod adolescenata (2012) +
Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci
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Conference Procjena privlačnosti djevojaka u zavisnosti od prisustva religijskih ogrlica i stepena religioznosti srednjoškolaca (2011) +
Banjalučki novembarski susreti: Kvalitet nastavnog i naučnog rada i Bolonjski proces
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A complete and continuously updated record of publications is available on the ORCID profile.
Open ORCID profileProfessionalism throughout a career
I believe the best results are achieved when scientific grounding, professional experience and an authentic human relationship come together in a single therapeutic process.
Learning never stops — it is the foundation of quality psychotherapy.