Svitlana Ripka

Education: psychology, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and pedagogy.
- Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, major in Psychology, qualification — Psychologist;
- Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, advanced training course "Psychological Correction of Crisis States";
- East European Institute of Psychoanalysis, course "Relational Therapy: Methods for Addressing Current Family Issues in Children and Adults";
- Institute for Symbol Drama and Depth Psychology Development — psychotherapy using the Symbol Drama method;
- Institute for Symbol Drama and Depth Psychology Development — group psychotherapy;
- East European Institute of Psychoanalysis, course "Psychoanalysis of Françoise Dolto";
- East European Institute of Psychoanalysis, course "Freudian and Lacanian Psychoanalysis";
- Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, major in Social Pedagogy;
- Advanced course "Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents During the War in Ukraine";
- "Confronting Trauma" — Professor, MD Ulrich Sachsse;
- "Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Management" — Associate Professor, Supervisor Tetiana Yurchenko;
- "Love Relationships: Norm and Pathology" — Professor Otto Kernberg;
- "Overcoming Trauma and PTSD" — Alex Galchinsky (Israel);
- Kyiv Institute of Rational-Intuitive Psychotherapy: "Jungian Psychoanalysis", "Family Therapy", and others.

24 years of professional experience. Crisis and family psychologist, psychotherapist, member of the Ukrainian Psychotherapists Association (UPA), expert for *My Child* and *Psychology & Me* magazines, UNICEF trainer, facilitator of parent, adolescent, and psychological support groups, author of online and academic publications. Worked for 9 years in the psychological service of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, holding the rank of major in civil protection. Conducts over 800 hours of individual consultations and 200+ hours of group therapy and training annually. Completed over 6,000 hours of training, 600 hours of personal therapy, and 600 hours of supervision. Offers online and in-person consultations in Kyiv.