София Прилежаева (Saint Petersburg) Psycholog

My name is Sofia, I am a psychologist and psychoanalyst.
At the moment I have received 3 higher educations, 2 of which in the specialty “Psychology” at the East European Institute of Psychoanalysis and
Moscow Psychological and Social University.

I participate in psychological supervision and intervisor groups on a weekly basis. I am undergoing my own personal psychotherapy.

In my opinion, harmony both within ourselves and in contact with the outside world is possible primarily due to our good understanding of our needs and desires, level of awareness, psychological well-being and the absence of a negative emotional background. However, one does not always have enough one’s own resources to achieve it and get out of difficult situations. The psychologist here is the person whose professional activity is aimed at accompanying people along the road of their lives, can become the assistant who illuminates with a flashlight what is hidden from view, finding ways out of its darkest areas towards what they want. Life can be an amazing journey, because almost everything in it depends only on ourselves!

In this regard, I can be useful to you:
- life crises,
- laziness, procrastination,
- loneliness,
- anxiety,
- self-doubt, low self-esteem,
- feelings of guilt and resentment,
- difficulties in communicating with people,
- conflicts,
- lack of meaning in life,
- prolonged bad mood,
- various issues related to personal life, building relationships in a couple,
- planning, goals,
- assistance in decision making.

I provide individual psychological counseling within the framework of a psychoanalytic approach.
I love my job very much and always strive to become a careful and reliable support for each client, while guaranteeing compliance with ethical standards and confidentiality.

I accept in person in St. Petersburg and online (via Skype or instant messengers).