Education
- International Institute of Postgraduate Education (Kyiv) "Psychological Counseling" specialization "Trauma Therapy"
- Psychologist, Kyiv Institute of Business and Technology
- Social Projects Manager, Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas, Kyiv
EMDR basic level 1 and 2 and work with specific diagnoses, over 100 hours
Courses, seminars, and trainings on working with military personnel and veterans, trauma, alcohol addiction therapy, depression and anxiety disorders, insomnia, working with body disorders and chronic pain, working with moral trauma, immediate stabilization protocol, psychiatry propedeutics, diagnostic method of portrait choices (Szondi test), nonviolent communication, and other specialized training.
Member of the Association of Psychological Counseling and Trauma Therapy
Member of EMDR Ukraine Association
Member of the Ukrainian Association of Christian Psychology
Professional experience
Internship and subsequent work as a counselor at the Open Doors Psychological Consultation Center (Kyiv) since 2019. Private psychological practice since 2022. Crisis hotline counselor for spiritual and psychological support at Dovira since 2022. Volunteer work within a church community since 2018. Provided psychological support to ATO veterans in the Veternius project in 2021.
Areas of focus
- Effective support for issues such as:
- psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- anxiety, depression
- loneliness, low self-esteem, social anxiety
- fears and phobias
- sleep disturbances, insomnia, nightmares
- anger and aggression issues
- eating disorders
- individual counseling for family crises and relationship challenges
- obsessive states
- internal conflicts between Christian values and societal norms or sexual orientation
- Works integratively using cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), EMDR, elements of Gestalt therapy, and logotherapy.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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