Education
"Practical Psychology", A.S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, Bachelor's Degree, 2010–2014
"Practical Psychology", A.S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University Makarenko, Specialist, 2014–2015
Training Program in "Gestalt Therapy/Counseling" (Qualification: Gestalt Therapist), Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt Therapy, 2019–2023
Qualification Course (Specialization) in "Clinical Psychology for Psychologists in Healthcare Settings," Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, 2024–2025
Training Program in "Gestalt Therapy/Counseling," 2019–2023
Additional Courses and Seminars:
Training and Therapeutic Program: "Introduction to Gestalt Therapy: Contact with Self and Others," Kharkiv Branch of the Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama, 2012–2013
Specialization: "Psychiatry for Psychologists," Sergey Sazonov Gestalt School, 2021
"Alternative Art-Gestalt," Sergey Sazonov Gestalt School, 2021
Sumy Section of Positive Psychotherapy (Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists) — "Mastery of Communication: Fundamentals of NLP," 2012
Daniil Ostrovsky (Psychotherapist) — "Resilience: Adaptation to Stress and Therapy for Stress-Related Disorders," 2022–present
International Institute of Postgraduate Education — "Fundamentals of Trauma Therapy," 2022
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health — "Bipolar Spectrum Masterclass," 2023
Dr. Otto F. Kernberg, "Narcissistic Personality Disorder," 2023
Course by Peter Philipson: "Don't Be Afraid, I'm Holding You: The Phenomenon of Pain, Complex Trauma, Self-Support, Helplessness, and Obsession," 2024
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) – ACES SIG: "Trauma Treatment by Beethoven and Beyoncé: Incorporating Music as a Tool for Engagement in Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Trauma," 2024
Wesleyan University, "Suicide Prevention," 2024
The University of Melbourne, "Foundations of International Psychiatry," 2024
Wesleyan University, "Schizophrenia," 2024
PharmEducation, "Comorbidity of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Alcohol Dependence," 2024
PharmEducation, "Schizoaffective Disorder: Specifics of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment," 2025
University of Montpellier, "Suicidal Behaviors: Identification and Prevention," 2025
LifeLine Ukraine, "Suicide Prevention Course," 2025
Suicide Prevention Resource Center, "Safety Planning for Youth Suicide Prevention," 2025
Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, distance learning course: "Mental and Behavioral Disorders: Fundamentals of Psychiatric Propaedeutics," 2026
Prometheus, "Traumatic Experience and PTSD: A Toolkit for Psychotherapists," 2026
Professional experience
Group work and training facilitation since 2014
2018–2022: "HorodOk" Family Psychology and Development Center
Work with children, adolescents, and adults: consultations, psychodiagnostics, psychological correction, training sessions, lectures, and psychological assessment/expert evaluation.
09/2019–02/2020: "Prosperitas" Private Gymnasium (Sumy)
Work with adolescents: psychodiagnostics, training sessions, psychological correction, supervision of high school students' research projects in psychology, career guidance, and a "Psychological Film Club."
2018–present: Independent practice (in-person and online)
Consultations, individual and couples therapy, therapeutic groups, support groups, conferences, webinars, writing psychological articles, masterclasses, the "Stop Stigma" psychoeducational course, a psychological film club, etc.
Areas of focus
- My professional background spans from child and adolescent psychology to supporting adults with complex life histories. My academic credentials are recognized in France as equivalent to the national qualification requirements for psychologists, and I am registered in the French healthcare professionals' directory (RPPS) under number 1011231453.
- I hold a university degree in Applied Psychology with a clinical specialization. Additionally, I have completed training and certification in Gestalt therapy, including a clinical specialization in this modality.
- I provide guidance and support during challenging life periods, such as existential crises, a loss of meaning, separation from loved ones, divorce, or bereavement. We can also work together on feelings of guilt, shame, and profound loneliness.
- I also address psychological trauma, adjustment difficulties, and other experiences related to emigration, relocation, the search for self-identity, and self-actualization within a new environment.
- I offer psychological assistance, support, and therapeutic care for mental health conditions—including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and personality disorders—as well as help with accepting a psychiatric diagnosis and adapting to life with such a diagnosis.
- Furthermore, I provide psychological support to individuals with high creative and intellectual potential who experience complex internal struggles stemming from these specific cognitive traits. However, I do not work with an isolated problem or diagnosis; I work with the person as a whole—with their unique personality—to whom all of this has simply happened.
- If I had to choose a single word to describe the nature of my assistance, I would say "acceptance." It is important to clarify that this is not the same as resignation. In fact, it is often the—somewhat paradoxical—starting point for change. To get from point A to point B, one must see, acknowledge, and accept the fact that one is currently at point A.
- My entire approach is rooted, in one way or another, in acceptance. I will not help you remake yourself—even if you ask me to—nor will I offer advice as if I know better than you what you need. I believe in your autonomy; I simply help you see where you may have lost touch with yourself. I will be by your side, with genuine curiosity and deep respect, as we explore your inner world. Acceptance means embracing you in any state; for instance, if you are feeling sad, I will not try to cheer you up—doing so would effectively mean ignoring or rejecting your emotions.
- While I am deeply attentive and respectful, and possess a keen interest in rigorous clinical expertise, I am opposed to the use of labels. Rather than focusing merely on "treating an illness," I prefer to explore how a specific individual—with their own unique life story—adapts to the world. A human being is far more complex than any definition found in a classification system for diseases. For me, it is fundamentally important to combat the stigma surrounding mental health. A psychiatric diagnosis is not a mark of shame; it is simply a starting point—a "Point A." While it certainly influences a person and their life, it does not define the person in their entirety. We are all different.
- That is why I advocate for a balance between the clinical and the humanistic—for a "post-psychiatry" approach.
- I stand for authenticity, and against the pursuit of convenience, perfection, or popularity.
- I believe in a holistic approach to the therapeutic process—one that views a person as something far more complex than merely a collection of problems or diagnoses.
- I am here to help you reclaim your authenticity, discover the beauty within imperfection, and take the risk of being truly alive—to find the life you actually want to live.
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- Практична психологія
- 2015
- практичного психолога
- Sumy State Pedagogical University
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