Irena Tojcic & Dr John Barton

Irena Tojcic and Dr John Barton will be co-facilitating a Peer Support Group for doctors on Wednesday 3.30pm-5pm. The Facilitated Peer Support Groups are designed to offer doctors support via their peers, with the facilitators there to allow the group to work well together. These groups are designed for personal and professional support and development rather than as mental health treatment or diagnosis. At this stage, these peer support groups are only eligible for NZ medical doctors. Facilitator Irena Bio: Irena Tojcic is a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience of working in different areas of mental health. Currently, she is working full-time in private practice, providing psychotherapy and psychological assessment to adults. She has a strong connection with the medical profession after her experience working as a medical doctor in Bosnia, her country of origin. Facilitator John Bio: Dr John Barton is a retired GP (graduated Auckland 1980, FRNZCGP 1987) and a registered psychotherapist who has a small practice offering supervision to doctors and other health professionals. He also leads Balint groups both face to face and via Zoom. Since 2016 his primary occupation has been as a carer for his wife.