Education
Primary education: 2007 Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv, psychologist-consultant
Additional education:
2011-2013 Ukrainian Association of Dance Movement Therapy with support of British Association of DMT, dance movement therapist
2011 "Healing Music, Fundamentals of Music Therapy", seminar by Dr. Louise Montello, USA
2017 Started training at the Ukrainian Institute of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (with support of Oxford CBT Centre)
September 18-20, 2017 – "Introduction to CBT. Assessment and Formulation in CBT"
November 16-18, 2017 – "Basic Skills and Behavioral Techniques in CBT"
February 22-24, 2018 – "Core Cognitive and Meta-Cognitive CBT Techniques"
March 15-17, 2018 – seminar "Neurobiology of Psychotherapy"
May 10-12, 2018 – "Working with Core Beliefs and Dysfunctional Life Rules in CBT"
September 24-26, 2018 – "Third Phase of Therapy in CBT. Relapse Management. CBT+"
November 22-24, 2018 – "CBT for Simple and Social Phobias"
September 26, 2018 – obtaining permission to conduct clinical practice in cognitive-behavioral therapy
January 31 - February 2, 2019 – "CBT for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mindfulness in CBT."
April 18-20, 2019 – "CBT for Generalized Anxiety Disorder"
September 5-7, 2019 – "CBT for Panic Disorder, Health Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Disorders and Chronic Pain"
November 7-9, 2019 – "CBT for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder"
January 23-25, 2020 – "CBT for Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder"
May 14-16, 2020 – "Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders"
February 5-7, 2020 – "Introduction to Schema Therapy"
May 8-10, 2020 – "Assessment in Schema Therapy"
Professional experience
Provides psychological counseling and private practice since 2016. Specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, which has proven effective for depressive and anxiety disorders. Also incorporates dance-movement therapy.
Areas of focus
- Panic attacks, agoraphobia; fears and phobias; traumatic experiences; depression (negative automatic thoughts, low mood); obsessive-compulsive disorder (intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors); post-traumatic stress disorder; finding life purpose, defining values and goals; anxiety, heightened anxiety; low self-esteem, addressing dysfunctional beliefs about oneself; relationship difficulties, working with dysfunctional beliefs about others and the world; parent-child relationships; adolescent crisis.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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