Education
Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Master's degree in Developmental Psychology. 2020
Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Bachelor's degree in Practical Psychology. 2018
Ukrainian Transactional Analysis Community and European Association for Transactional Analysis, psychotherapist in Transactional Analysis method
Odessa National Medical University, certification "Clinical Psychologist", 2025
Member of professional psychological associations NPA, UPA, USTA, EATA, EFPA, IUPS
Included in the register of psychologists involved in criminal proceedings
NPA Mentoring Program as a mentee. 2022
Institute of Health Psychology "8-step program for working with loss for adults, children, and adolescents". 2023
Initiative Center for Promoting Activity and Development of Public Initiatives "Ednannya" and EU Representation in Ukraine "Idem Razom" "Basic Psychological Assistance in War Conditions". 2022
National Psychological Association "Vicarious Trauma". 2023
National Psychological Association "Compassion Fatigue in Mental Health Professionals". 2022
Ukrainian Association of Fundamental, Experimental, and Clinical Pharmacology "Emotional Burnout of Doctors During War". 2024
National Psychological Association "Climate Change, Mental Health, and Mindful Environmental Behavior". 2022
National Psychological Association, lecturers Michael Larsson, Nataliia Mosol "Healing Traumatization: TF-CBT". 2024
National Psychological Association "Psychological Recovery Skills". 2022
Public Health Center "Providing Psychological Support Services to People Living with HIV During the War in Ukraine". 2024
National Psychological Association "Nonsuicidal Self-Injury". 2023
USAID and Prostir Mozhlyvostey "Basics of Working with Combat Trauma Carriers". 2023
National Psychological Association "Key Aspects of Working with Military Personnel". 2022
International Association of Psychologists for Grief and Severe Loss "First Client Consultation in Grief: From Day 1 to Year 1". 2021
Ukrainian Association of Fundamental, Experimental, and Clinical Pharmacology "Depressed Mood, Apathy, and Anxiety". 2024
NHSU "Professional Burnout in the Life of a Medical Employee". 2021
International Association of Psychologists for Grief and Severe Loss "Psychological Counseling of Complex Requests: ONCOLOGY". 2021
National Psychological Association "Working with Military Personnel and Civilian Life Changes". 2022
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY "EMDR treatment of chronic pain". 2024
Professional experience
2023 – present – University of Washington’s International Center for Health Education and Training: psychologist, trainer, and supervisor. Responsibilities include developing effective professional psychological support programs and providing professional supervision for healthcare workers.
2023 – present – UpLife: psychologist. Responsibilities include creating and writing psychological courses for the UpLife mobile app.
2023 – 2024 – Regional Center for Free Secondary Legal Aid and All-Ukrainian Center "Volunteer" NGO: psychologist. Responsibilities include participation in investigative and procedural actions in criminal cases involving minors.
2023 – 2024 – Mind Locus (WHO-supported): psychologist. Responsibilities include developing individual psychotherapeutic programs for chatbots and providing psychological support.
2022 – 2023 – UNICEF’s "In Touch Ukraine Foundation": psychologist. Responsibilities include providing psychosocial support; individual psychological counseling; conducting individual and group psychological sessions for adults, adolescents, and children.
2020 – 2022 – Healthcare facility: psychologist. Responsibilities include psychological counseling, psychocorrection, and psychoprevention. Main focus: supporting healthcare workers and patients (palliative care, oncology patients, individuals with musculoskeletal or nervous system disorders, rehabilitation patients, and outpatient psychiatric patients) and their families.
2020 – present – Private practice: psychologist. Responsibilities include conducting individual consultations.
Areas of focus
- Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, fear of uncertainty; depressive states, apathy, emotional exhaustion; trauma work and processing traumatic experiences; grief support and complicated bereavement; self-esteem issues, self-doubt, internal criticism; difficulties in communication and interpersonal relationships; challenges in professional life and self-realization; burnout prevention and recovery.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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