The choice to live consciously or life as a conscious choice
About me
Hello, my name is Olha Bilinska. I am a practicing psychologist, psychotherapist. I help people overcome difficulties related to relationships, emotional sphere, life crises, personal development and traumatic events.
In my work I use Gestalt and trauma-focused therapy. This approach enables the client and the therapist to build a partnership based on respect, trust, cooperation and openness. Such relationship provides a safe environment for dealing with traumatic experiences and difficult feelings. When reliving themtogether with a psychotherapist, you are no longer alone in your suffering. It may sound paradoxical but reliving the feelings with someone, rather than alone, empowers for change and new experience. Also, this process is accompanied by awareness of your needs, mechanisms of interaction with people and how you build this interaction in a way you do not get what you want or cause pain to yourself and others. Awareness of how it works in the present opens the opportunity to choose how it will be tomorrow, so you stop being a hostage to the situation or the usual way of life. Now you have a choice, and it gives the power to change something by doing differently. Choice returns you the responsibility for your life, making you free to live your way.
Psychotherapy is not just a job for me but also my biggest passion, so I never stop participating in various educational programs, learning other methods and approaches and being interested in new studies and directions. I know the effectiveness of psychotherapy from my own experience as I came to this profession after 7 years of personal therapy and 11 years of study. For the moment I do not stop working on myself both personally and professionally.
Education
Main:
2017 – 2015
III stage “Phenomenological approach in group process”. Trainer Jay Levin – GATLA.
2016
Propedeutics of psychiatry – USP
2011 – 2008
II stage of MIGIP, KIGIP. Individual work with clients in the Gestalt approach.
2008 – 2007
1st stage MIGIP, KIGIP. Introduction to Gestalt Therapy/Gestalt Counseling. “Contact with
yourself and others”.
2010 – 2005
КKyiv National Linguistic University, specialist – “psychologist with knowledge of the English
language”.
Additional:
2023
“From Dissociation to Integration” – Onno Van Der Hart’s course on understanding and treating trauma-induced dissociation. A phase-oriented approach.
2014
“Psychotrauma and post-traumatic stress disorder” – training course, presenter – Valentina
Neykova – Mokhova.
2015 – 2011
Annual participation in the winter intensive MIGIP, KIGIP.
2014 – 2012
Annual participation in the international scientific and practical conference MIGIP, KIGIP.
2009
2nd International Crimean Congress on Psychotherapy “Problems of the Development of Modern
Psychological Assistance: Concepts and Practices”
2008
11st International Crimean Congress on Psychotherapy “Problems and trends of modern
psychotherapy”
2008
“Theory of psychosexual development” – training course, presenters – L. Yenko, V. Pohoriliy.
Requests
Individual
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For Couples
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Services
IndividuallyThe consultation takes place in the office or online face-to-face with a psychotherapist and lasts 60 minutes. Arrangement by phone or via messenger is mandatory. The first consultation is introductory. You need to tell about yourself, about the difficulties you have in Everything you say within the session is confidential. Then we discuss the format of our work and agree on the number of sessions and time. The appointment can be canceled or postponed more than a day before the meeting. If you cancel less than a day before, the session is paid in full. |
Therapeutic groupThe therapeutic group consists of 6 to 10 people and occurs weekly. Each meeting lasts 2-3 hours with a short break. The number of meetings is limited. The direction of the work depends on the declared topic and involves the individual work of each participant on himself, receiving and providing feedback to other participants and interaction between the participants in the group. It is a very effective and efficient way to improve with interpersonal relations, communication problems, self-esteem and so on. Everything that happens within the psychotherapy group is confidential, and group members are prohibited to discuss the experience of other participants (except their own) outside the group. To participate in the group, you need to make an appointment and pass an interview. You can follow the announcements of groups and their topics in social media. |
Couple/family therapySuch work is provided for a couple (family) in an office or online, where both partners are present, and lasts 90 minutes. Pre-registration by phone or via messenger is mandatory. Sometimes the presence of the child is possible when it is necessary to observe the interaction between the parents and the child. The first consultation is introductory. You need to tell about yourself, about the difficulties you have in Everything you say within the session is confidential. Then we discuss the format of our work and agree on the number of sessions and time. The appointment can be canceled or postponed more than a day before the meeting. If you cancel less than a day before, the session is paid in full. |
For organizations
Work for organizations can be presented in the form of trainings, seminars and lectures on various topics. The number of trainings depends on the chosen topic and the client’s needs. The programs of all trainings and seminars are developed individually for each client, considering the specifics of the organization and relationships within the team. Trainings are mostly designed for practice, performance, receiving new experience and skills, although they include some theory. The lecture is conducted mainly as a monologue with a discussion, while the seminar also includes practice, active discussion and homework.
Trainings
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Lectures and seminars
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Cost
| INDIVIDUALLY The cost of one consultation is 50$ |
COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY The cost of one consultation is 80$ |
GROUP The cost is 50$. One meeting per participant |
WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS Lecture – 100$/hour Seminar – 100$/hour Training – 100$/hour |