Siemibratova Tetiana

Since 1993 I have been working as a practical psychologist and since 2008 I have been practicing in the field of Gestalt therapy.

In my individual practice, I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and their parents; with families with adopted children; with married couples. I am a psychosomatic specialist. I work with various psychological traumas, loss, neuroses, fears, phobias, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, insecurity and low self-esteem.

I lead supervision and intervision groups.

My first year students of the Gestalt Therapy Training Program successfully passed the exam, and many of them are practicing psychotherapy.

My path to psychotherapy was quite long. As a child, I wanted to be a teacher, then a doctor, a lawyer - all professions involving helping others. I didn't know who psychologists were back then. After finishing school, I was planning to go to medical school, but my parents talked me out of it, and in 1987, I enrolled in the History Department at Zaporizhzhya State University (ZSU). Studying was interesting - new times had begun: reforms, perestroika. But after graduation, the reality of adult life set in. I didn't want to be a historian. I complained to my academic advisor that I was completely lost and didn't know what to do next. He told me that ZSU had a new specialty - psychology. I quickly took action and "jumped on the last train" - I was enrolled as an additional order for psychology students. Since 1993, I have been working as a psychologist. I attended various seminars, courses, and was interested in NLP. I learned how to "pump up" resources, be more optimistic about life, but sometimes fell into emptiness and loneliness. Then I went to seminars, courses, and personal therapy again. Everything was getting better, but only temporarily. Depression returned. It was in that state that I attended a seminar on Gestalt therapy.

Back then, I had a poor understanding of what a gestalt therapist does, but the need for a presence of an accepting other in my life was very strong. The gestalt group gave me the opportunity to share my experiences, life stories that I hadn't shared before, and some that I didn't even remember, in a safe environment. I increasingly wanted to understand myself.

My mastery of gestalt therapy was not just studying - it was a path to myself. I sought answers to questions like, "Who am I? What am I like? What do I want?" These are seemingly simple questions - who doesn't know the answers to them? But it turned out that there was much I didn't know about myself, and what I thought about life, myself, and responsibility - I realized it was not mine but imposed by society. Over the years of studying and afterward, many changes occurred in my life. My dreams, which seemed unattainable, started to come true. I realized the most important thing - that I am responsible for my own life, and that is freedom. The biggest value that I received from gestalt therapy is self-knowledge, understanding, and awareness of who I am with another person. This became my human path, my learning path, which included pain, loss, fear, shame, guilt, and joy. This experience helps me to be stable, honest, and accepting in my work with clients. Already in love with gestalt therapy, I went to Moscow to study for certification as a trainer and supervisor. Today, I am a certified gestalt therapist, trainer, and supervisor of MIGIS and MIGTiK. I continue to grow professionally by participating in conferences, seminars, training, and lectures.

In my individual practice, clients come to me with problems in relationships, crisis periods, psychological trauma, psychosomatics, phobias, obsessive states, anxiety, eating disorders, child-parent relationships, and seeking help in coping with loss.

Currently, my professional interest lies in working with various psycho-traumatic experiences.
I am also a group therapist and supervisor. I lead training workshops for the first and second stages of gestalt therapy; specialized programs on child-parent relationships, art therapy, systemic family therapy, psychological trauma and PTSD psychotherapy; and a therapeutic group for eating disorders in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

In my work, I follow the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice of MIGIS.

Higher public education

1992 – Zaporizhzhia National University, Faculty of History, specialty historian.

1992 – 1993 – Zaporizhzhia National University, practical psychology, practical psychologist of the education system.

Basic training programs for therapists

2009 – 2013 – Moscow Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Counseling (MIGTiK) “Theory and Practice of Gestalt Therapy” (1, 2 Stages). Program led by Kostinskaya G. Certificate №II-ЗП/3-1.

2011 – 2014 – Moscow Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Counseling (MIGTIK), “Improvement in Gestalt Therapy” (3 Stage). Program led by Nemirinsky O. Certificate № III-MO/8-2.

Specialized training of therapists

2010 – 2011 – Moscow Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Counseling (MIGTIK). "Family Systemic Psychotherapy". Program led by Burtseva E. Certificate № ССТ-ЗП-2-8.

2011 – 2012 – Moscow Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Counseling (MIGTIK). "Gestalt approach to work with psychosomatic disorders". Program led by Kostinskaya G. Certificate № ПС-ЗП/2-1.

2012 – 2013 – NGO “East Ukrainian Association of Art Therapy”, “Basic Art Therapy Techniques”. The Program led by Tararina E.Certificate № ИД-EC 17.

2017 – 2018 - Interregional Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Art (MIGIS) "Body-Oriented Therapy". The Program led by Shpilevskaya O. and Ulyanova L. Certificate ТОП-ЗП-0117-01.

2017 – 2021 – Specialized program "Working with psychopathology in the gestalt approach". Gianni Francesetti, Michella Gechele, Jan Rubal

Professional trainings, seminars, courses of foreign teachers.

23 – 25.05.2014 – Gianni Francesetti (Italy) “Pain and beauty. From psychopathology to the aesthetics of contact.

29 – 31.01. 2016 – Bertram Müller (Germany) “Identity and will. Process and Clinical Diagnostics and Gestalt Therapy Strategies.

13 – 17.02. 2019 – Gianni Francesetti (Italy) and Oleg Nemirinsky "Working with the body process in Gestalt therapy."
Lectures by foreign coaches

20.04.2020 – Lecture “Basic principles of the Gestalt approach in working with organizations” by Franz Melmeister

22.04.2020 – Lecture “Self Theory: rethinking and critical Application” by Giovanni Salonia

27.04.2020 – Lecture “The paradoxical theory of change” by Ioann Rizu

29.04.2020 – Lecture “Mania, hypomania and everyday options (with hints at the times of the coronavirus)” by Michela Gecele

30.04.2020 – Lecture “Family Gestalt Therapy: theoretical picture and clinical application” by Giovanni Salonia

04.05.2020 – Lecture “Psychology of money and Gestalt coaching in dealing with requests for self-realization in the context of professional activity” by Franz Melmeister, Ioanna Rizu, Evtushok Tatiana

06.05.2020 – Lecture “Obsessive experiences in postmodern times: social meaning, directions, shadows of trust and joy” by Michela Gecele

07.05.2020 – Lecture “Middle pledge and atmosphere of the middle pledge in Gestalt Therapy” by Giovanni Salonia, Vadym Hrechka, Tatiana Yevtushok

13.05.2020 – Lecture “Crime stories or thriller? Study of psychological incentives, addiction risks, social effects in literature and cinema” by Michela Dzhechele, Vadym Hrechka

14.05.2020 – Lecture “The concept of will and its trace in Gestalt therapy. Topical issues of the flow of volitional processes in quarantine” by Bertram Müller, Zakharyan Irina

19.05.2020 – Lecture “Weaving the Fabric of Community: Unfolding the Relational Self of Gestalt Therapy” by Dan Bloom

20.05.2020 – Lecture “How to deal with relationships in narcissistic times. What can we learn from films?” by Michela Dzhechele, Vadym hrechka

26.05. 2020 – Lecture “From the Night Before Genesis: Contacting the Other” by Dan Bloom

28.05.2020 – Lecture “Me and Us, Me or Us, Me and Us: The Ark of Proximity” by Michael Miller

02.06.2020 –  Lecture “Through Dawn to Night: Contacting the Other” by Dan Bloom

04.06.2020 – Lecture “Contact and reflexivity: a new theory of Self in Gestalt therapy” by Michael Miller

08.06.2020 – Lecture “Gestalt therapy in work with personality disorders. Style.” by John Edward Lynch

11.06.2020 – Lecture “Poetry and Gestalt Therapy” by Michael Miller, Vadym Hrechka

15.06.2020 – Lecture “Gestalt therapy in work with personality disorders. Traits and Pathology” by John Edward Lynch

26.11.2020 – Lecture “Two Forces Therapy” by Peter Philippson

03.12.2020 – Lecture “Sexuality: drive and relationship” by Peter Philippson

10.12.2020 – Lecture “Tyranny of the Senses” by Peter Philippson

21.01.2021 – Lecture “On Gestalt, Humor and Laughter” by Lenny Ravich

10.02.2021 – Lecture “Personal disorders in times of pandemic” by Michela Gechele

29.03.2021 - Lecture “Atmospheres, fields and clinical practice” by Gianni Francesetti

29.04.2021 – Lecture “Contact is not a relationship, because Self does not remain calm” by Michael Miller

25.11.2021 – Lecture series “Anxiety, shame, guilt: from burden to creative energy”. Lecture 1. “The Theory of Self and its possibilities in dealing with anxiety, guilt, shame: A Theoretical Basis” by Bertram Müller

01.12.2021 – Lecture series “Anxiety, shame, guilt: from burden to creative energy”. Lecture 2. “Anxiety: from Z. Freud and O. Rank to the latest achievements of neuroscience and psychotherapy” by Bertram Müller

09.12.2021 – Lecture series "Anxiety, shame, guilt: from burden to creative energy". Lecture 3. "Guilt in the concept of will: practical application in psychotherapeutic practice" by Bertram Müller

16.12.2021 – Lecture series "Anxiety, shame, guilt: from burden to creative energy". Lecture 4. "Shame and identity in new experience: from intolerance of being to life's resources" by Bertram Müller

24.01.2022 – Lecture "Hope – sustenance the life of relationship" by Alfried Lenglet

27.01.2022 – Lecture "How Existential Analysis and Logotherapy work" by Alfried Lenglet

10.02.2022 – Lecture "Basic models of relations" by Giovanni Salonia

17.02.2022 – Lecture "The Theory of Self" by Giovanni Salonia

03.03.2022 – Lecture "Evolutionary Theory" by Giovanni Salonia

10.02.2022 – Lecture “Family Gestalt Therapy” by Giovanni Salonia

02.03.2022 – Lecture “Conducting groups of psychological support. Lesson 1” by Irena Goluba

03.03.2022 – Lecture “Trauma. Crisis. War” by Giovanni Salonia

04.03.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 1” by Ruella Frank

06.03.2022 – Lecture “Crisis Support” by Artur Dombrovsky

06.03.2022 – Lecture “Conducting groups of psychological support. Lesson 2” by Irena Goluba

07.03.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 2” by Ruella Frank

09.03.2022 – Lecture “Individual history and culture as a support during the war and other non-obvious resources” by Gustav Elmberger

11.03.2022 – Lecture “Working with parents as a focus of crisis support” by Artur Dombrovsky

14.03.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 3” by Ruella Frank

15.03.2022 – Lecture “Working with Guilt as a Focus of Therapy in Wartime” by Artur Dombrovsky

18.03.2022 – Lecture “How to help yourself – using the body and its skills to create stability and resilience in a humanitarian crisis and war. Lesson 1” by Judy Berman Zeligson

19.03.2022 – Lecture “Do you love a malingerer?” by Iosif Zislin

21.03.2022 – Lecture “What is the content of tests?” by Galiya Kostinskaya

22.03.2022 – Lecture “Issues of adaptation and psychotherapeutic work with them” by Artur Dombrovsky

23.03.2022 – Lecture “Therapist’s self-support resources in a difficult and painful field” by Jan Rubal

24.03.2022 – Lecture “Working with trauma according to the Jim Kapner model” by Brigita Kaleckaite

25.03.2022 – Lecture “Meaning and hope in wartime” by Alfrid Langley

28.03.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 4” by Ruella Frank

29.03.2022 – Lecture “Me and freedom of choice: awareness in a stressful situation” by Artur Dombrovsky

30.03.2022 – Webinar lecture “How to help yourself – using the body and its skills to create stability and resilience in a humanitarian crisis and war. Lesson 2” by Judy Berman Zeligson

31.03.2 022 – Lecture “Creative adjustment in time of war” by Bertram Müller

03.04. 2022 – Lecture “Psychopathology of war, its features and resources” by Georgy Smolin

05.04.2022 – Lecture “How to survive the pain, fear and despair without freezing yourself?” by Franz Melmeister

06.04.2022 – Lecture “Psychotherapy of the injured and traumatized vs psychotherapy of the mobilized and warring” by Irena Goluba

08.04.2022 – Lecture “Therapist's self-help in times of crisis” by Amit Orenн

10.04.2022 – Lecture “How to survive trauma with dignity” by Sofia Verulashvili

11.04.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 5” by Ruella Frank

12.04.2022 – Lecture “What support is needed to survive the night?” by Giovanni Salonia

13.04.2022 – Lecture with the inclusion of the personal experience of the participants “If a friend suddenly turned out to be ... Communication with loved ones who ended up in another camp” by Irena Goluba

14.04.2022 – Lecture “Helping children and adolescents in Ukraine with Gestalt Play Therapy by Violet Oaklander. Lesson 1” by Lynn Stadler

15.04.2022 – Webinar lecture “PTSD and its impact on the mind and body” by James Krall (USA, first cycle)

16.04.2022 – Lecture "Did Oedipus suffer from an Oedipus complex?" by Joseph Zislin

18.04.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Lesson 6” by Ruella Frank

19.04.2022 – Lecture “The phenomenon of narcissism” by Artur Dombrovsky

20.04.2022 – Lecture “How did my family survive and survive? Finding Resources in Family History by Irena Goluba

21.04.2022 – Lecture “Helping children and adolescents in Ukraine with Gestalt Play Therapy by Violet Oaklander. Lesson 2” by Lynn Stadler

22.04.2022 – Webinar lecture “Collecting information on admission and assessment of mental status” by James Krall (USA, second cycle)

26.04.2022 – Webinar lecture “Helping psychologists and psychotherapists during the humanitarian crisis and war. Lesson 1” by Judy Berman Zeligson

27.04.2022 – Lecture “Life schedule as a way of working with post-traumatic stress disorder” by Ismini Ohm-Zalitis (Stockholm)

29.04.2022 –Webinar lecture “Overview of the EMDR Treatment Model and EMDR Imaging Resource” by James Krall (USA, third cycle)

30.04.2022 – Lecture “From sexual addiction to penis loss” by Iosif Zislin

30.04.2022 – Lecture “Integration of spirituality in a conflict and dangerous field” by Philip Brownell (USA)

02.05.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 7” by Ruella Frank

03.05.2022 – Lecture “Mothers and Children” by Sherry Skyler Kelly

04.05.2022 – Lecture “From regular psychotherapy to crisis one and back. Changes in the contract, framework and therapeutic relationship during the war” by Irena Golub

06.05.2022 – Webinar lecture “Developing an Injury Treatment Plan” by James Krall (USA, fourth cycle)

09.05.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 8” by Ruella Frank

11.05. 2022 – Lecture “Verbs in the context of dialogue and dialogue in the context of evidence” by Artur Dombrovsky

17.05.2022 – Webinar lecture “Helping psychologists and psychotherapists during the humanitarian crisis and war. Lesson 2” by Judy Berman Zeligson

18.05.2022 – Lecture “Experiencing losses. Losses of various kinds” by Irena Goluba

19.05.2022 – Lecture “How to restore the language of emotions when they are frozen. Anger and hatred: for how long? Why?" by Sherry Skyler Kelly, Phoebe Atkinson

23.05.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 9” by Ruella Frank

30.05.2022 – Lecture-webinar “Body safety as a basic state. How to learn from him to return” by Judy Berman Zeligson

10.06.2022 – Lecture “How to live with uncertainty, cultivate resilience and hope” by Amit Oren

13.06.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 10” by Ruella Frank

23.06.2022 – Webinar Lecture “The importance of movement – to prevent or exit a frozen state” by Judy Berman Zeligson

04.07.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 11” by Ruella Frank

06.07.2022 – Webinar Lecture “The importance of movement – to prevent or exit a frozen state” by Judy Berman Zeligson

13.07.2022 – Lecture “Dilemmas of settlers: when to go, where to stay, relations with others” by Irena Goluba

18.07.2022 – Webinar “Therapist's bodily experiences during the war. Session 12” by Ruella Frank

28.07.2022 – Webinar Lecture “The importance of movement – to prevent or exit a frozen state” by Judy Berman Zeligson