Education
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.
- 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.
Professional experience
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.
Areas of focus
specialization, area of professional interest
I work with adults, adolescents, children, parents, and couples. Individual counseling includes issues related to personal relationships, professional growth, and personal development. Psychological support for psychosomatic, neurotic, behavioral, and borderline disorders such as depression, panic attacks, anxiety, fears, self-doubt, low self-esteem, aggression, passivity, parental dependency, peer communication difficulties, conflict, and psychosomatic illnesses. Couples and family therapy addresses conflicts, infidelity, jealousy, loss of feelings, sexual issues, addictive behavior, marital crises, divorce, and rebuilding trust. Family consultations for child and adolescent issues include psychosomatic disorders in children, childhood fears, social phobias, behavioral disorders, school maladjustment, adolescent aggression, and challenges of adolescence.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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Cost per session
2000 грн
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