Yaroslav Ponomarenko

In 2015, he obtained higher education at the Poltava Korolenko Pedagogical University, majoring in "Psychology".
From 2010 to 2018, he underwent training in the problem-symbolic approach with Ihor Vynov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Catathymic-Imaginal Psychotherapy (Göttingen, Germany), psychoanalyst, and founder of the Kyiv School of Thinking.
Member of the Methodological Council of the "World Organization of Problem-Symbolic Approach" since 2015.

I currently practice the problem-symbolic approach, which integrates key areas of humanities and therapeutic practices (psychoanalysis, phenomenology, design analysis, existential direction, and ontological hermeneutics). My work focuses on identifying genuine personal issues and distinguishing them from external or imagined concerns, enabling deeper understanding and the development of ways to influence oneself or situations. I turned to analysis through my own life challenges, realizing that shifting one’s mindset and perception opens new horizons. This process requires the support of a conversational partner and witness—a role I am deeply grateful to my mentors for fulfilling. I welcome those seeking to overcome difficult periods, discover new meanings, or reconnect with themselves.