Education
Main:
- Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University (1997-2003). Psychologist, specialist diploma.
Additional:
- Moscow Gestalt Institute, levels 1-2 (2008-2013). Certified gestalt therapist.
Specializations:
- Body-focused approach in gestalt therapy (2010-2011);
- Theory and practice of family psychotherapy (2013-2014).
Special courses:
- psychiatry for psychologists;
- introduction to personality theories;
- basic human issues in body-oriented therapy;
- techniques of the main level of the symboldrama method;
- crisis line consultant.
Seminars:
- Gestalt therapy for anxiety-phobic disorders (2018)
Professional experience
Since 2002, I have worked as a clinical psychologist and diagnostician. Since 2010, I have been a psychotherapist specializing in individual counseling, short-term and long-term therapy. I lead psychotherapy groups for women and adolescents. Since 2014, I have been working online and continue to practice this format regularly. I also work with children and adolescents.
Areas of focus
- Crisis states: divorce, loss of loved ones, situations of violence (emotional, physical, sexual); depression, anxiety, feelings of derealization and depersonalization; psychosomatic illnesses; loneliness, difficulties in communication; parent-child relationships; working with children and adolescents who struggle to adapt (among peers, in a different country, or amid shifting family dynamics). I help navigate traumas and crises of growing up. Along this journey, I also support parents and provide guidance.
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