Алёна Васильева (Saint Petersburg) Psychologist

I am a Jungian psychologist, psychoanalyst and author of transformational games.

Seeing a psychologist is not an easy decision.
* It is not enough to realize that there is a psychological reason for your difficulties in life.
* It is not enough to accept that often the cause of our problems lies within ourselves.
* An important step is to believe that we don’t know ourselves well and don’t see much.

Suppressed feelings and desires, repressed traumatic experiences create a large “blind spot” that prevents us from perceiving ourselves and reality as they are.

And if a person finally decides to turn to a specialist, overcoming fear, doubt, shame and other defensive feelings, it means that he is internally ready for change.

When does a person turn to a psychologist?

When he can’t cope on his own, when he believes that things could be different, but it doesn’t work out, or when he’s already desperate, but is ready to trust another person and ask for help. And then he is no longer alone.

How do I help those people who trust me with their problems?

I do not perform diagnostic tests, give advice or give homework.
By turning to material hidden in the unconscious part of the psyche (these are dreams, fantasies, repressed feelings and desires, traumatic experiences, etc.), I help to see the real reasons why a person is unhappy. Awareness of these reasons is already half a step towards change. And then I support the person on the path to change.

It is very difficult to describe this process - it is creative and very individual.

But I can identify those problems in which I can most likely help:

- Difficulties in relationships (between spouses, with children/parents, with work colleagues);
- Lack of relationships;
- Existential crises, for example, midlife crisis, professional burnout - when a person ceases to understand “what is all this for?”, “what am I living for?”;
- Problems of self-identity (when it is difficult for a person to understand “who am I?”, “what do I want?”)
- Psychosomatic disorders and phobias; panic attacks.

A format for working only with dreams is possible (repeating dreams, disturbing ones, etc.)

For a long time I worked for a foreign company in the field of human resources (I was involved in assessment, training and development of personnel and organizations, conducted trainings, etc.). But several years ago, my main professional interest became Human Personality, Individuality. Having experienced a personal midlife crisis, I changed my profession and now happily accompany people who turn to me for psychological help in the process of changing their lives.

It is very important to choose the right helping specialist. A necessary condition is not only the availability of appropriate education, but also that the specialist undergoes personal long-term analysis/therapy, as well as regular supervision with his senior colleagues. If a specialist has not discovered and worked through his “blind spots” in personal analysis, he will most likely project his personal problems onto his clients. And he is unlikely to be able to help them.

The work methods I use are varied - these are methods of analytical psychology. They allow us to understand the causes of our life difficulties, see destructive scenarios that stretch from our childhood/family/collective unconscious, and at a deep level restructure our psyche in such a way that a qualitative change in our life occurs.

Some of my professional views are reflected in my publications (see articles on my Facebook page and on my Instagram: links in contacts). I will be glad if my articles are useful to you.

I work with adults and teenagers (from 10 years old).

I accept:
- in person in St. Petersburg (city center and north)
- remotely (Skype - video sessions)

I work in the following areas: Psychoanalytic therapy, Jungian analysis

Contacts:
email address: [email protected]
tel. +7 921 348 0083 (whatsApp, Viber)
skype: alyona. vv