Education
Education:
2021 - 2023| Master’s in Psychology: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv – 120 ECTS credits
2024 - 2025| Clinical Psychology; Lviv Medical University (private higher education institution). Specialization in Clinical Psychology for professionals with non-medical higher education – 936 hours
2021 - 2025| Transactional Analysis (TA) in Psychotherapy: Full 4-year program in "Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis as a Psychotherapy Method" – 402 hours
Additional Training:
2020 - 2021| Basic Course in Positive Psychotherapy: WAPP – 200 hours
2024| Military Psychology for Psychologists: Ukrainian Association of Specialists in Overcoming the Consequences of Psychotraumatic Events – 45 hours
2024| Crisis Counseling for Psychologists and Psychotherapists: Kyiv Institute of Rational-Intuitive Psychotherapy "Ya" – 135 hours
2025| 8-Step Program for Working with Loss in Adults, Children, and Adolescents – 15 hours
2025| Modern Models of Working with Loss and Grief: Israeli Trauma Coalition – 24 hours
2024 - 2026| Full Course in Psychotherapy for Borderline Clients – 93 hours
Professional experience
krisenchat gGmbH:
04.2023 – 07.2023 | Psychology Intern
10.2023 – 12.2025 | Mentor Psychologist
03.2026 – Present | Volunteer Psychologist
Crisis Counseling:
- Providing real-time psychological support via chat for individuals in conflict zones and refugees adapting to new circumstances
- Stabilizing individuals experiencing acute emotional distress
- Addressing diverse crises, including suicidal ideation, self-harm, profound grief, loss, trauma from military actions, PTSD, domestic violence, dysfunctional family dynamics, and interpersonal conflicts
- Implementing evidence-based crisis intervention methods to de-escalate acute states and immediately reduce psychological burden
- Adapting communication styles and counseling approaches to diverse age groups—from children to older adults
- Delivering psychological first aid, including coping strategy training, grounding techniques, and guidance for ongoing support
Mentorship and Supervision:
- Guiding and supporting psychology interns during their counseling sessions
- Conducting training sessions, providing expert consultations, and structured support for learning processes
Areas of focus
- Crisis counseling
- Grief support and processing
- Depressive states
- Anxiety states
- Emotional burnout
- Adjustment to new circumstances, including emigration
- I work with adults (18+) in an individual online format.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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