Education
2011 - Special course "Psychology of the Unconscious in Psychological Practice"
2010 - Course "Fairy Tale Therapy", "Sand Play Therapy"
2010 - Course "Symbol Drama in Work with Children and Adolescents", "Art Therapy in the Mona Art Technique in Work with Children and Adolescents"
2009 - "Theory and Practice of Play Therapy in the Psychocorrection of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Children"
2009 - "Techniques of Relationship Correction", "Techniques of Making Correct Decisions"
2000-2001 - South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University
1997 - Training "Use of Therapeutic Metaphors in Work with Neurotic Deviations"
1994-1999 - Rivne Humanitarian University
1997 - Advanced training courses
Professional experience
Counseling:
- Individual and family sessions on child-parent relationships, peer relationships, and marital issues.
- Psychological support for families during crises in a child’s life or significant changes in family circumstances.
- Career guidance consultations.
- Group counseling and mediation.
Psychological assessment:
- School readiness evaluations.
- Assessments of emotional and volitional development and general child development (fears, aggression, hyperactivity, autism spectrum disorders, speech delay, etc.).
- Intelligence, attention, memory, thinking, and perception testing.
- Career aptitude assessments.
Areas of focus
- Therapy and support for children experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges, including anxiety, fears, stress-related issues, hyperactivity, aggression, and difficulties adapting to kindergarten or school. Addresses attention and memory deficits, as well as delays in logical thinking. Works with speech disorders (stuttering, delayed speech development) and nocturnal enuresis of neurotic origin. Helps children overcome shyness, social withdrawal, low self-esteem, mood swings, passivity, and behavioral problems. Uses play therapy, sand therapy, art therapy, symbolic drama, fairy-tale therapy, puppet therapy, Mon-Art, and other creative methods to foster emotional regulation and personal growth.
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