Education
PDPU named after K.D. Ushynskyi
Specialty: Psychologist
Qualification: Specialist
Years of study: 2006 - 2008
Theory and Practice of Jungian Sand Therapy
Issued by: North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Education
Year received: 2008
Catathymic-Imaginative Psychotherapy of Anxiety Disorders, Panic Attacks, and Phobias
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2009
Symbol Drama: Advanced Processing of Stage B1
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2008
Depressive and Phobic Anxiety Disorders - Diagnostic Criteria (ICD-10), Features of Psychotherapy Using Symbol Drama
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2011
Symbol Drama: Advanced Processing of Stage C1
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2011
III International Summer School of Child and Adolescent Catathymic-Imaginative Psychotherapy
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2011
Life Scripts and Their Correction
Issued by: Scientific and Educational Center for Innovative Personal Development Technologies "AKKORD" (trainer Derkach O.O., Vinnytsia)
Year received: 2011
Diagnosis and Correction of Intrafamily Relationships Using Art Therapy
Issued by: Scientific and Educational Center for Innovative Personal Development Technologies "AKKORD" (trainer Derkach O.O., Vinnytsia)
Year received: 2012
Modern Psychoanalysis and Symbol Drama in the Diagnosis and Psychotherapy of Narcissistic Disorders
Issued by: Interregional Public Organization "Support for the Development of Symbol Drama"
Year received: 2015
Use of Projective Cards in Psychological Practice
Issued by: Institute of Projective Cards of Eva Morozovska, Odesa
Year received: 2014
For participation in the workshop "Using Metaphorical Associative Cards in Couples Therapy"
Issued by: Department of Education and Science of Odesa Regional State Administration
Year received: 2014
For conducting a workshop on working with metaphorical cards at the Second International Festival "42"
Issued by: Institute of Projective Cards of Eva Morozovska, Odesa
Year received: 2014
For conducting workshops "Trust — as the Foundation for Developing One's 'Self' and Forming Successful Relationships", "Coaching: Self-Realization, Planning, and Goal Achievement"
Issued by: Odesa Regional Institute of Postgraduate Education
Professional experience
I have been in private practice since 2008, providing therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as group sessions, training programs, seminars, and workshops. Over the past 13 years, I have conducted more than 5,000 therapeutic hours with individuals facing life challenges. My areas of expertise include panic attacks, depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, obsessive thoughts (actions), and codependent relationships. I continuously enhance my skills, having completed over 1,000 hours of training in psychology, psychotherapy, psychosomatics, and coaching. As part of my education, I underwent personal psychoanalytic therapy, including 30 hours of Jungian sand therapy, 70 hours of individual and over 100 hours of group therapy using the symbol drama method, and 80 hours of art therapy. I regularly engage in professional supervision and participate in festivals, conferences, and webinars as both a speaker and attendee. I utilize modern psychological techniques to achieve optimal results, integrating all my knowledge to tailor the most effective approach for each client. My work is guided by principles of confidentiality, ecological awareness, and a gentle approach to the client's mental well-being.
Areas of focus
- Children and adolescents:
- academic difficulties;
- communication issues (withdrawal, sensitivity, dishonesty, etc.);
- low or unstable self-esteem;
- emotional and personality challenges (low mood, irritability, mood swings, fears, anxiety, restlessness, etc.);
- behavioral issues: theft, running away from home, lying, etc.;
- adjustment difficulties (including in gifted children);
- neurotic reactions: fears, enuresis, encopresis, tics, stuttering, fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, etc.;
- psychological trauma and stress-related situations.
- Adults:
- Negative emotional states:
- fears and phobias;
- anxiety and panic attacks;
- feelings of guilt, grief, emotional exhaustion;
- depression and low mood;
- aggression and irritability;
- mood swings.
- Low self-confidence and self-esteem.
- Relationship challenges (with parents, children, partners).
- Difficulties in setting and achieving goals, challenges with self-realization.
- Sense of life’s incompleteness, lack of positive emotions.
- Loneliness.
Methods used approaches and techniques
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