Maja Gostič studied Psychology at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, and Psychotherapy (transactional analysis programme) at the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (IPSA). She received her MA in 2016, following a successful research practice in Belgium (Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, University of Leuven) as part of the final year of her postgraduate studies. In 2017, she enrolled in the interdisciplinary doctoral study programme Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana. As her field of study, she chose Social Science Methodology and began work as a young researcher at the Slovenian Migration Institute ZRC SAZU, where she is presently involved in several projects (LZDS, EMMIR).

In 2019 at IPSA, she successfully completed an advanced training course in transactional analysis TA-202, a training course in mindfulness, as well as the first level of EMDR. She obtained her PhD title at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana in 2023. Her doctoral dissertation explored the concept of intimacy in long-distance relationships within postmodern society. She is a member of the international editorial board of the academic-scientific journal AEMI (Association of European Migration Institutions, Aalborg, Denmark) and a member of a group of mental health professionals working with refugees under the Slovene Umbrella Association for Psychotherapy (SKZP).

Fields of interest: mental health, social science methodology, psychosocial support, counselling and psychotherapy, minority groups, integration