Oleksandra Onishchenko
Telegram: @sasha_counsellor
psychologist-counsellor,
cognitive behavioral approaches
Hi, my name is Sasha and I am a counselling psychologist. The main approach I focus on is Low Intensity CBT. This program was developed in the UK and is designed to help people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
My practice includes extensive psychoeducation, basic CBT techniques for counseling and coaching, and homework assignments. My method is short-term and is aimed at achieving results effectively.
In addition to CBT, I also have an in-depth interest in and use of tools and techniques from other evidence-based psychotherapy approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT therapy) and Schema Therapy.
My goal is to help you achieve psychological well-being, to evolve healthy coping strategies, and to find harmony in your life. If you are looking for support and are ready to begin this important journey, contact me and we can get started together.
My main tasks:
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Helping people cope with life's challenges
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Cultivate stress resistance
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Timely identify, provide “first aid”, accompany and refer a person for proper specialized help for mental disorders
In the relationship between a counsellor and a client the following is important to me:
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Equality
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Partnership
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Cooperation
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Consultant as trainer and guide
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The need for client to be activ
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Relying on the client's resources and strengths
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Ethical boundaries and principles
I see my role as helping the client make a self-sufficient choice, move in the direction of the desired changes
Inquiries and problems I work with:
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anxiety, fear, excessive worries, rumination;
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apathy, sadness, low mood, lack of motivation and strength;
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difficulty with impulse control, anger, rage, shame;
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difficulties in solving life problems, difficulties in making choices;
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adaptation to life changes (moving to another city/country);
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searching for oneself, the meaning of life (clarification of values, setting goals, searching for resources);
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problems in interpersonal relationships;
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experiencing loss (of a loved one, relationship, dream).
Inquiries and problems I don’t work with:
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personality disorders;
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eating disorders;
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PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder);
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suicidal behavior;
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dependence on surfactants;
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and also I don't work with children and teenagers, married couples.
Education information
Basic:
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Psychologist-consultant - prof. retraining of ANO DPO "Higher School of Psychology", Psychology and Psychological Counseling, 2019–2021.
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Annual CBT+ program (CBT Low Intensity), Ukraine, UICBT, 2021–2022.
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Program “Clinical Psychology”, Psychodemia, 2022 – 2024
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Counseling course, Level 2, UK, 2023
Additional courses, programs, webinars:
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Course “Psychotherapy for adults with ADHD”, (Pure Cognitions), 2023
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Practical automatic transmission course “School for a beginner specialist”, PsyStart, 2021
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Course “Acceptance and Responsibility Therapy”, Pure Cognitions, 2021
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Course "Psychiatry for psychologists", 2021
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Course “Techniques and ideas of schema therapy in working with difficult client cases”, Pure Cognitions, 2021.
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Course “Psychotherapy of eating disorders: CBT, ACT, CFT), (Pure Cognitions) 2021
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Webinar “Behavioral activation for depression”, Pure Cognitions, 2021
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Course “Fundamentals of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy” on the basis of automatic transmission, VShP 2020
Consultation details:
The consultation takes place online on the Zoom platform.
I provide access to the meeting in 15 minutes.
Session price/time:
£25 / 50min.