Mission and history

A place where confidence begins

CONFIDENCE is a psychological support center that combines care and education to help adults and children understand themselves, accept others, and feel more confident in life.

Vision

We dream of a world where understanding yourself and others is not a luxury, but a habit. Where children and adults, families and communities find their place and feel respect.

Mission

We help people understand themselves, accept others, and feel confident in everyday life. So each person can care for themselves and for those nearby.

What we offer

Four areas of work

Psychological support

For children, teenagers, parents, adults, and specialists.

Psychoeducation

Simple explanations of complex things.

Inclusive education

Support for teachers, assistants, and parents of children with SEN.

Development space

Self-knowledge, recovery, and professional community development.

2018 — today

Our path

The center has been working since 2018. At first, the work focused on supporting families raising children with special educational needs, and that is when the “Among Our Own” camp appeared. Today, Confidence helps children, teenagers, and adults across the country.

2018

Foundation

Support for families raising children with SEN. Later, the “Among Our Own” family camp in Vorokhta and Kyiv.

2020

“Life Goes On”

Rehabilitation of older people through art and music therapy.

2022

“SPILNO. Your Support Nearby”

Nationwide emergency psychosocial support within the UNICEF program: more than 25,000 participants.

2023

“Stop: Me”

Comprehensive support for residents of Poltava and Sumy regions with support from UNICEF and USAID.

2025

“Hugs for You”

A large-scale UNICEF program supported by the German government in Kharkiv and Sumy regions.

In numbers

Eight years in numbers

Specifics build trust faster than adjectives. Everything we do has a number.

15 000+ hours of psychological support

Thousands of conversations where someone said out loud for the first time what they had kept silent for years. Behind every number is a person.

28

specialists on the team

Psychologists, psychotherapists, and a psychiatrist. All with regular supervision.

10

projects in eight years

From family camps to systemic support for families during the war.

4

regions of in-person work

Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kyiv, and online across Ukraine.

Head of the organization

Who leads Confidence

Anastasiia Hrabovyk

Head of Confidence NGO · Child psychotherapist ABA

Psychologist, child psychotherapist, and behavioral therapy specialist. For eight years she has led the organization from a small team of enthusiasts to a structure with 28 specialists and 10 projects.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

— Anastasiia Hrabovyk

The team is faces, not numbers

each with their own story, education, and approach.