Olena Petrenko

2009 - Dnipropetrovsk National University, Faculty of Psychology
2010 - Trainer-pedagogue "Promoting educational work 'peer-to-peer'" under the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
2011 - Course "Psychological Counseling from A to Z", Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
2014 - Introduction to Gestalt Therapy. Moscow Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
2015 - Course "Support for Children with Borderline Mental Disorders", specializations "Working with Children in Gestalt Approach", "Experiment in Working with Children in Gestalt Approach"
2017 - Training of Gestalt Therapists (Stage II of Moscow Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama)
2017 - Specialization "Gestalt Therapy and Systemic Approach in Family Work"
Since 2018 - Participant of the International Program of Stage III Advanced Training for Gestalt Therapists

From 2009 to 2013, she worked as a school psychologist at Secondary School No. 68 in Kharkiv. She designed and led various training programs for students. Since 2013, she has been a gestalt therapist and trainer at the Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama. In her work with adults, she helps address life challenges related to emotions, relationships, health, career, and other areas. With adolescents, she fosters responsibility, self-confidence, communication skills, and success. She also works with families experiencing misunderstandings, conflicts, and other difficulties.