I am a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience specializing in individual and group psychoanalytic psychotherapy, as well as couples therapy. Currently, I am pursuing an international certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, individuals and families. (EFT).

My expertise encompasses a wide range of issues, primarily focusing on couples and family relationships, parenting challenges, and intimate partner violence. I also conduct initial psychological assessments for children and provide individual therapy for adolescents. Additionally, I offer counseling programs for parents and schools and facilitate support groups for mothers.

I earned my degree in Medicine and Surgery from the State Medical Academy of Nizhniy Novgorod, in Russia, in 1998. After obtaining my medical license, I developed a passion for psychotherapy, beginning my clinical journey with the person-centered approach. In 2016 I graduated with honors in clinical and health psychology from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan), with my master’s thesis on revictimization in intimate partner violence. Furthermore I completed a four-year training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy and successfully discussed my dissertation at the Italian Institute of Individual and Group Psychoanalysis in Milan in 2022.

Throughout my career, I gained invaluable clinical experience at the Psychosocial Center and the Clinical Psychology Outpatient Clinic of ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo (Milan), where I treated various psychiatric disorders and supported patients with severe illnesses, including cancer. Alongside this work, I maintained a private practice, continually expanding my knowledge while working with couples, children, and adolescents.

Lately I have developed a particular interest in modern attachment-based approaches, which allow me to work with anxiety, depression and relational problems on a profound level. Following that interest, I enhanced my skills in work with kids, adolescents and parents through various courses at the Neufeld Institute (Canada). Additionally, I am deepening my understanding of the Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) model, an innovative and scientifically proven approach in couple psychotherapy, and preparing for the international certification in the International Center for Exellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).