Olga Kononenko Psychotherapist, PhD

 

 

Olga Kononenko

English-speaking Psychotherapist in Kyiv, PhD

Therapy is a collaborative process. So you and I will create an individualized approach. We’ll work together to overcome the obstacles you may be facing.
 

Work experience: since 1996
Session Format: Couple, Individual, Group

Age Specialty: Children: ages 5 thorough 12 (experiencing emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems), Pre-teens, Adolescents, Adults, The Elderly

Treatment Approach: Multimodal: cognitive behavioral therapy, transactional analysis, relaxation techniques, pharmacotherapy .

Approach Description in General: I believe in offering empathy, and being supportive in order to promote better understanding of yourself, and others. My approach seeks to promote more satisfying relationships, to overcome blockages to success, to eliminate self-defeating behaviors, and to experience greater pleasure in life. I feel strongly that the therapist should not be cold or removed. Therefore you will find me engaged and attentive.

Cognitive behavioral therapy description: CBT is a type of interactive talk therapy. The cognitive model is based on the strong relationship between our thinking and emotions. Dysfunctional thinking(which influences our mood and behavior) is common to all psychological disturbances. When people learn to evaluate their thinking in a more realistic and adaptive way, they experience improvement in their emotional states and in their behavior.

Duration of session: 45 min, 60 min, 90 min (reflecting your needs)

Contacts: [email protected]

Location: Kyiv, Yuzhnoye Butovo

 

You may seek therapy to address:

 

- Psychologycal problems

- Stress

- Time Management Issues

- Infertility

- Grief/Loss/Bereavement

- Relationship Issues

- Mood disorders, Depression , Anxiety , Panic Disorder

- Anger Problems

- Phobias

- Bipolar Disorder

- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

- Insomnia

- Personality Disorders

- Marital problems

- Divorce

- Communication Problems

- Behavioral Problems

- Attention Deficit Disorder

- Eating Disorders

- Chronic Medical Conditions (with your therapist)

Chronic Fatigue

Thyroid Disease

Fibromyalgia

Diabetes

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Arthritis

Нypertonic disease

Depression facts

           EDUCATION

 

• Samara Medical University	Samara, Russia
  Period: 1990 – 1996 Degree: M.D., June 1996 Specialty – general medicine

   

 

        MEDICAL RESEARCH

2005 – 2009 comparative study of age-related features of clinical patterns of the unstable personality disorder

2009   thesis “Clinico-psychopathological features of the unstable personality disorder (age aspect)”.

Degree: PhD (Candidate of Medicine). V. M. Bekhterev Psychoneurology Research Institute, St. Petersburg.

 

 

         WORK EXPERIENCE

 

2008- present                          Consultative-diagnostic polyclinic 121, Kyiv                             Specialist physician, psychotherapist

                                                Private practice

2007 - 2008                            Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors,                   Research associate

                                               Department of Psychiatry

2005 - 2007                            Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors                    Resident physician, residency

                                                                                                                                                           in psychiatry

1997 -2005                             Regional K.R.Evgrafov Psychiatric Hospital, Penza                     Psychiatrist

1996 - 1997                            Penza regional Centre “Psychiatry – Narcology”                         Psychiatrist intern, internship

                                                                                                                                                           in psychiatry

 

 

 

            PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COURSES

2015 — Psychiatriс aspects of clinical oncology. The practice of  suicide risk in cancer patients.	32 hours	European Medical Centre, Kyiv
2013 - Medical Neuroscience - distance education		Duke University, USA
2013 - Introduction to Psychology - distance education		University of Toronto, Canada
2013 - The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness - distance education		University of Toronto, Canada
2013 - Psychotherapy	288 hours	Kyiv state A. I. Evdokimov University of Medicine and Dentistry, Kyiv
2013 - Modern pharmacotherapy of generalized anxiety disorder		Institute of Mental Health and addictology, Kyiv
2013 - Outpatient and hospital psychotherapy and medical psychology	9 hours	Professional medical Association of psychotherapists, psychologists and social workers, Kyiv
2012 - Psychiatry	144 hours	Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship, Kyiv
2011 - Outpatient and hospital psychotherapy and medical psychology	9 hours	Professional medical Association of psychotherapists, psychologists and social workers, Kyiv
2010 – Building a healthy lifestyle: prevention of addictive disorders, means and methods of hygiene education in the course of forming a healthy lifestyle	108 hours	N. I. Pirogov Russian State Medical University, Kyiv
2009 – Family Psychotherapy	72 hours	V. M. Bekhterev Psychoneurology Research Institute, St. Petersburg
2009 - Topical issues of outpatient psychiatric and neurological treatment for children and adult population		V. M. Bekhterev Psychoneurology Research Institute, St. Petersburg
2008 – Psychotherapy	576 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
2007 - Outpatient psychiatry	144 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
2005 - Psychiatric semiology, methodology of diagnosis, psychopharmacology of common mental diseases	72 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
2002 - Issues of psychiatry	216 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
2000 - Exogenous and exogenous-organic psychoses	72 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
1997 - Psychiatric semiology, the methodology of diagnosis, psychopharmacology of common mental diseases	72 hours	Penza Regional Institute of Improvement of Doctors, Penza
1997 - Body-oriented and transpersonal psychotherapy, methodology and practice	80 hours	Russian Psychotherapy Association, Penza