Education
Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, specialty - Practical Psychology (Master's degree)
DIES Psychological School from the NGO "Human Development Center" in Lviv
NOVA Professional School in Wroclaw, specialty - Addictive Behavior Therapist
Trainings on art-therapeutic techniques for working with adolescents and crisis states
Participant of the training "Advocacy Training for Aggression and Anger" in Warsaw
Training in the 1st level of TSR (Solution-Focused Therapy) in Warsaw
In June 2025 - completed a psychotherapeutic course in Transactional Analysis
Participation in the Unicef project "Strong Together" in Warsaw - conducting psychological trainings to develop stress resilience skills for adolescents who left Ukraine due to war
Professional experience
Worked as a social work specialist at the Vinnytsia Center for Social Services for Family, Children, and Youth — provided psychological counseling to families, teenagers, and their members.
Participated in the Ukrainian-Swiss project "Contact" — consulted parents, teachers, and students on classroom cohesion, children’s aggressive behavior, cognitive development in younger schoolchildren, and conducted workshops for high school students.
Counseling psychologist at a private kindergarten in Lviv — advised parents on child adaptation to preschool, addressed aggressive behavior.
Volunteer in a project in Wrocław — led group workshops for people with special needs, seniors, and sessions on attention, imagination, thinking, and memory development.
Psychologist at a private kindergarten in Warsaw — conducted art therapy sessions for preschoolers, counseled parents on upbringing, setting household rules, applying time-out techniques, helped improve parent-child cooperation, addressed aggressive behavior, and fostered cognitive and emotional intelligence development in children. Also ran a private practice providing counseling for adults, families, and children.
Areas of focus
- Assistance in processing life scripts and personal narratives; conflict resolution; developing skills to manage anger and aggression in adults and children; overcoming fears and anxiety; support in addressing various forms of addictive behaviors (for teens and adults); enhancing decision-making skills; stress management training; working through trauma and crisis states; fostering assertive behavior; boosting self-esteem; family counseling; improving parent-child relationships; overcoming perfectionism. Offers remote sessions.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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