Alina Smyrnova – psychologist, psychotherapist and trainer in MARI
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield (Lao Tse)
Water symbolises gentleness, flexibility and acceptance – key qualities in psychological practice. My work is like water, which seems soft, but can change the hardest stones and difficulties.
I work with:
- adults
- teenagers
- children from the age of 6
I graduated the Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Additional training:
2025: MARI Teacher, NBCC, USA.
2024: Train The Trainers Study of overcoming stress and trauma, resilience and post-traumatic manifestations, Poland.
2024: Kids Skills for Professionals Course, Finland.
2024: Sand Play Therapy online.
2022: Ukrainian Association of Neuropsychology, Fundamentals of neuropsychology for psychologists and psychotherapists.
2022: MARI Practitioner, NBCC, USA, 18 supervisions
2021: Centre for Constructive Therapy, Solution-focused short-term therapy for couples and families.
2010: Ukrainian Institute of Positive Psychotherapy and Management, Family positive psychotherapy (120 hours).
2012: Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Practical psychology and modern innovative psychotechnologies of art therapy (160 hours).
Requests I work with:
- child-parent relationships
- couple and family relationships
- intimate problems
- divorce and end of relationships
- codependent relationships
- self-esteem
- emotional burnout
- depressive states
- communication disorders
- loss and grief
- pregnancy
- self-harm
- traumatic experiences
In my work, I use various areas of psychology and psychotherapy: cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), MARI, Kids Skills, art therapy, short-term family therapy, body-oriented therapy, clay therapy, and Sand Play.
As we change, so does the world, therefore I am constantly learning new things. In addition to psychology, I paint, play chess, and enjoy everything that enriches me. As a mother of three, I discover the peculiarities of three age categories every day, which not only adds to my personal experience but also broadens my view of developmental psychology.
