What concerns I work with

• Fear of death and loss

• Loss of life's meaning

• Feelings of un-freedom

• Difficulty being alone with oneself, loneliness

• Anxiety, aggression, shame, and guilt

• Dissatisfaction with one's body and appearance

• Depression and anxiety disorders

• Eating disorders

• Personality disorders

• Traumatic experiences

• Experiencing breakups, betrayal, and abusive relationships

Biography

My path in psychotherapy began with a yearning for a second higher education. I watched my friend study psychology, and it felt so deeply engaging and profound to me. And so, in 2018, I began my journey in psychology with a retraining program, and in 2020, I completed my master's degree at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis. After that, my training in psychotherapy became a virtually continuous journey.

During my practical training at the institute, I was introduced to the existential approach, and it beautifully mirrored my own inner sense of how life and the human soul are structured. I was drawn to its appreciation for the uniqueness of human experience, its gentle curiosity toward freedom, responsibility, loneliness, the search for meaning, and those life questions that simply cannot be answered with ready-made formulas. Captivated by this path, in 2021 I completed the first level of training in Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy.

Following that, my interest turned to other approaches. In 2023, I trained in existential coaching with Alfried Längle and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) at the Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychotherapy, followed by Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) at the St. Petersburg Institute of Additional Professional Education. These approaches gently supported me at the beginning of my practice, offering a sense of structure that I felt I needed at the time. Yet, as time went on, I realized more and more clearly that the existential perspective remains my true anchor in understanding human beings and the therapeutic process.

With time, I felt a readiness and a deep desire to continue my existential training. In 2023-2025, I completed the second and third levels of existential psychotherapy at the N.P. Bekhtereva Training Center. Alongside this, I felt a calling to work with specific clinical challenges, and in 2024-2025, I underwent training in the psychotherapy of eating disorders at Psychodemia, the psychotherapy of personality disorders at the Academy of Modern Psychology, as well as psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, C-PTSD, and working with suicidal risk.

In 2024-2026, I worked as a psychologist in a psychotherapy and psychiatry clinic, collaborating closely with psychiatrists. This experience broadened my understanding of psychiatry and allowed me to work with very diverse individuals without fear or prejudice. Despite my background and clinical understanding of diagnoses, I prefer to see a person beyond the boxes of ICD/DSM codes. A phenomenological view is essential to me—exploring a person's inner landscape without relying on rigid theories or prepackaged interpretations. I hold close the belief that behind every symptom, diagnosis, or coping mechanism, there is always a living human story and an honest attempt to navigate life with the tools available to them.

I entered this profession from a background as an architect-restorer. In that field, what I loved most was the exploration, the process of studying a monument, and understanding how it came to look the way it does today. The longer I work as a psychologist, the more often I see a parallel with my first calling: for me, psychotherapy is very much an exploration of a person's inner world, a gentle quest to discover how they wish to live their life. In this work, I place the utmost value on honoring the uniqueness of each individual, respecting their experience, and co-creating the meanings they can lean on in their lives. I find deep joy in being part of this process and witnessing a client come home to themselves.

Aside from psychotherapy, cinema holds a special place in my heart. I run a film blog and view cinema as another beautiful way to explore human existence—relationships, freedom, solitude, love, loss, and the search for meaning. For me, films often become a safe space where a person can encounter themselves, so my love for cinema naturally intertwines with my passion for psychotherapy and existentialism.

Accreditations and Memberships

• Existential Coaching and Care Alliance (ECCA)

• Specialist of the Russian Psychotherapy Association (RPA)

• Member of the Association of Eating Disorder-Informed Professionals (ARPPs)

• Member of the East European Association for Existential Therapy (EEAET)

Professional Education

Basic Psychological Education

• Professional retraining "Foundations of Psychological Science and Practice". Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, 2018

• Psychology. Master's Degree. Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, 2020

Psychotherapeutic Approaches

• Foundations of Existential Coaching. Life Practic, 2023

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Theory and Practice. Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2024.

• Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). Method Theory and Core Techniques. St. Petersburg Institute of Additional Professional Education, 2024

• Existential Psychotherapy and Counseling. Second level. N.P. Bekhtereva Training Center, 2024

• Existential Psychotherapy and Counseling. Third level. N.P. Bekhtereva Training Center, 2025

Psychotherapeutic Focus Areas

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). Theory and Core Techniques for Eating Disorders. St. Petersburg Institute of Additional Professional Education, 2024

• Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders. Psychodemia, 2024

• Assessment and Management of Suicidal Risk. Academy of Modern Psychology, 2025

• Modern Integrative Psychotherapy for Personality Disorders. Academy of Modern Psychology, 2025

Core Principles of My Approach

• To see a person not as a collection of symptoms or diagnoses, but as a living individual with a unique experience and history

• Exploring a person's subjective experience without ready-made interpretations

• Therapy based on respect, acceptance, and gentle care for a person's inner world

• Grounding in the existential approach while embracing other psychotherapeutic methods when they serve the person's journey

• Valuing not only a deep understanding of a person's pain but also guiding them toward finding grounding and strength in life

• A warm curiosity about human stories and how life experiences shape the way a person feels and lives today

  
  

Languages

Russian

Format

Online, in-person in Moscow