Education
Classic Private University (Zaporizhzhia)
Specialty or field: Psychology
Qualification: Psychologist
Years of study: 2007 – 2012
Interregional Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Art
Specialty or field: Gestalt therapist
Years of study: 2015-2019
2022 – started training at the 3rd level of Gestalt therapy improvement (MIGTIM)
2015 – Course for specialists in metaphorical associative cards (Eastern Ukrainian Association of Art Therapists, NGO)
2015 – Certificate of participation in the training "Crisis counseling skills and development of psychosocial resilience to stress in schoolchildren" (Ukrainian Scientific and Methodological Center of Practical Psychology and Social Work of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, UNICEF Representation in Ukraine, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy")
2016 – Diploma of the International Sensitivity Development Program (International Child Development Programme) (Association of Child and Family Psychologists of Ukraine, NGO)
2016 – First psychological and spiritual aid (Humanitarian Institute of Disasters)
2016-17 – Trainer’s certificate "Developing the potential for providing psychosocial support" (GIZ)
2018 – Certificate "First Psychological Aid" (GIZ, Malteser International, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy")
2020 – Certificate of completion of the program "Family and Marital Psychotherapy. Systemic Approach" (MIGTIM)
2021 – Certificate of completion of the training program "Therapy of Dependent Relationships" (MIGTIM)
2022 – Certificate of completion of the supervisor course "Paradoxes of Family Systemic Psychotherapy" (NPCSK)
2022 – Certificate of completion of the course "COUN 556: Basics of Trauma Therapy"
Specialty or field: Psychology
Qualification: Psychologist
Years of study: 2007 – 2012
Interregional Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Art
Specialty or field: Gestalt therapist
Years of study: 2015-2019
2022 – started training at the 3rd level of Gestalt therapy improvement (MIGTIM)
2015 – Course for specialists in metaphorical associative cards (Eastern Ukrainian Association of Art Therapists, NGO)
2015 – Certificate of participation in the training "Crisis counseling skills and development of psychosocial resilience to stress in schoolchildren" (Ukrainian Scientific and Methodological Center of Practical Psychology and Social Work of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, UNICEF Representation in Ukraine, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy")
2016 – Diploma of the International Sensitivity Development Program (International Child Development Programme) (Association of Child and Family Psychologists of Ukraine, NGO)
2016 – First psychological and spiritual aid (Humanitarian Institute of Disasters)
2016-17 – Trainer’s certificate "Developing the potential for providing psychosocial support" (GIZ)
2018 – Certificate "First Psychological Aid" (GIZ, Malteser International, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy")
2020 – Certificate of completion of the program "Family and Marital Psychotherapy. Systemic Approach" (MIGTIM)
2021 – Certificate of completion of the training program "Therapy of Dependent Relationships" (MIGTIM)
2022 – Certificate of completion of the supervisor course "Paradoxes of Family Systemic Psychotherapy" (NPCSK)
2022 – Certificate of completion of the course "COUN 556: Basics of Trauma Therapy"
Professional experience
Worked in education and social services from 2011 to 2014:
- Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium No. 107 (2011–2012);
- Melitopol Secondary School No. 4 (2012–2013);
- Zaporizhzhia City Social Services Center for Family, Children, and Youth (2013–2014).
Head of the Psychological Service for the Zaporizhzhia Education System from 2014 to 2017.
Since 2017, exclusively in private practice.
- Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium No. 107 (2011–2012);
- Melitopol Secondary School No. 4 (2012–2013);
- Zaporizhzhia City Social Services Center for Family, Children, and Youth (2013–2014).
Head of the Psychological Service for the Zaporizhzhia Education System from 2014 to 2017.
Since 2017, exclusively in private practice.
Areas of focus
specialization, area of professional interest
Difficulties in building relationships, family conflicts, challenges with decision-making and goal-setting. Crises, including postpartum depression, loss of a loved one, and trauma from violence. Issues in relationships with teenagers, emotional dependency on others, low self-esteem, and struggles with setting personal boundaries. Also works with anxiety, insecurity, migration adaptation, emotional instability, and post-divorce challenges.
Methods used approaches and techniques
Verified hours:
2031
Certificates of additional education
Certificate of completion of the lecture course "Disorders and Eating Behavior Disorders"
Anna Gerasymenko
hours: 14
Family Systems Therapy
months: 10 · hours: 120
Certificate of the Program "Family and Marital Psychotherapy. Systemic Approach"
months: 10 · hours: 200
"Therapy of Dependent Relationships"
months: 15 · hours: 168
Certificate of Completion of the Program on Providing Psychosocial Support to Internally Displaced Persons
months: 11 · hours: 122
Certificate "School of Tolerance on LGBT Issues"
months: 1 · hours: 18
"Course for Professionals on Metaphorical Associative Cards"
months: 2 · hours: 30
Certificate of Participation. Annual Summer Intensive Gestalt Therapy Workshop
hours: 103
Certificate of Participation. Annual Summer Intensive Gestalt Therapy Workshop
hours: 103
Certificate of Participation in the Annual Summer Intensive Workshop on Gestalt Therapy
hours: 73
Certificate in "Theory and Practice of Gestalt Therapy" (Level I)
months: 8 · hours: 120
Certificate of Long-Term Training Program in Gestalt Therapy
months: 52 · hours: 1632
Cost per session
1700 грн
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