Education
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, specialization Clinical Psychology, Master's degree (2008-2013). - Gestalt Therapy. Ukrainian Psychotherapeutic University (under the Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists) (2015-2023). - Propedeutics of Mental Disorders. Ukrainian Psychotherapeutic University (under the Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists) (2017-2020). - Personal experience project in Gestalt Therapy. Bukovynian Project of Group Psychotherapy (under the Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists) (2016-2021). - Addiction Psychotherapy. Ukrainian Institute of Practical Addictology (2018-2019). - Individual and Group Psychotherapy for Military Personnel and Their Families. Yana Sokolova Foundation (2023). - Art Therapy. National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (2016-2017). Active member of the Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists, National Psychological Association, and European Federation of Psychologists' Associations.
Professional experience
Certified Gestalt therapist registered with the Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists. Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice (since 2015). Works at the practical psychology and psychotherapy center 'Insight' (since 2017), where she also serves as a training therapist. Psychologist for psychological support hotlines for military personnel, their families, and cancer patients at the Yanina Sokolova Foundation (since 2022). Has experience working in a correctional facility and an educational complex. Volunteer crisis hotline counselor.
Areas of focus
- I create a safe space where we explore your needs, desires, life stories, and current challenges together. My goal is to help you restore vitality, find support, uncover hidden resources, and reclaim your inner wholeness. I offer individual and couples therapy. My areas of focus include: trauma and post-traumatic stress, interpersonal and family crises, complex emotions (shame, guilt, loneliness), grief and loss, existential questions (life purpose, self-realization, hopelessness), eating disorders, psychosomatic conditions, addictions, sexuality and gender identity concerns, aggressive behavior, suicidal thoughts, affective disorders, anxiety and panic states, supporting cancer patients and their families, and assisting military personnel or those who have experienced captivity or torture.
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