Education
Higher Education:
1. Master's degree in Practical Psychology, 2019–2021, Sumy Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education.
Qualification in method:
2. Basic course in Positive Psychotherapy, November 2022 — January 2024, successfully completed certification as a psychologist-consultant.
3. Advanced course in Positive Psychotherapy, September 2024 — present, psychotherapist in training.
Additional Courses and Seminars:
1. Training course "8-Step Program of Psychological Assistance for Adults, Children, and Adolescents Who Have Experienced Loss of Loved Ones", December 2023, NGO "Institute of Psychological Health", advanced training certificate.
2. Forum "Practices of Psychological Support", advanced training certificate, 6.12.2023, 4PEOPLE educational project.
3. Forum "The Phenomenon of Grief. New Realities for Ukraine", 09.12.2023, advanced training certificate, 4PEOPLE educational project.
4. Seminar "How to Help a Client with Double Envelopment Characterology", Ukrainian Institute of Positive Psychotherapy, advanced training certificate, 28.11.2023.
5. Course "Psychological Assistance to Victims of War", advanced training courses for psychologists "Perspektyva", January 2024, advanced training certificate.
6. Training course "Psychological Support for People Who Have Lost Loved Ones to Suicide", February–March 2024, NGO "Institute of Psychological Health" (in progress).
7. Perinatal psychology course using the Symbol Drama method, October 2024 — present, Khmelnytskyi branch of Symbol Drama and USP.
Membership in Associations:
1. Member of the Ukrainian Association for Positive Psychotherapy.
2. Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists.
3. World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.
Professional experience
1. 2021 – present: Private practice (counseling psychologist).
2. November 2023 – February 2024: Psychologist in the project "Emergency assistance to vulnerable groups in the northeastern regions of Ukraine", NGO "Source of Hope in Ukraine".
3. September–November 2023: Psychologist in a self-help group for internally displaced persons and those affected by war (on a volunteer basis).
4. 2024–2025: Facilitator of psychological support groups for bereaved individuals, project coordinator in Sumy Oblast, NGO "Institute of Psychological Health".
Areas of focus
- I work with clients experiencing depressive states, low mood, apathy, chronic stress, grief and loss, emotional burnout, infertility, as well as providing psychological support during pregnancy and the transition to parenthood.
Methods used approaches and techniques
Education and certificates
Answers and other contributions
View this specialist’s answers, videos, and interviews.
Message for: Olena Herman
To send a message directly from here, you need to register or log in as a user.
