Vlad Selivanov
I have been practicing since 2017. I take an integrative approach to therapy by combining Person-Centered Approach (PCA), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
The Person-Centered Approach (PCA) offers an opportunity to create conditions in which clients can grow, learn, and cope with difficulties.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) focuses on finding and creating solutions, rather than analyzing the past and the causes of problems.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages facing difficult experiences, developing psychological flexibility, and acting according to personal values.
I work remotely. LGBTQ+, fem-, poly- friendly.
Specialties
- emotions, feelings, and their absence
- painful experiences (fears, anxiety, grief, loss)
- relationships (partners, colleagues, parents, friends)
- emotional burnout
- self-esteem and self-determination
- decision-making and choice
- gender identity and sexual orientation
- emigration
Not specialized in
- crisis, PTSD, violence
- suicidal and self-harming behavior
- family counseling
- eating disorders
- addictions
- panic attacks
- sexual disorders
Higher education
- MA in Counselling — MSSES/University of Manchester, 2020-2021
- BA in Psychology — Saint Petersburg University, 2013-2017
Courses
- Schema therapy: certification course — MIST, 2024-2025
- Basic principles and techniques of schema therapy — Pure Cognitions Project, 2024
- Feedback Scales in Psychotherapy — Daniil Grachev, 2023
- Therapy and Social Change — Mick Cooper, 2023
- Psychopharmacology for Psychologists — Minsk Center for CBT and Mindfulness, 2023
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Advanced — Pure Cognitions Project, 2022
- Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — Richard Bennett, 2021
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Basic — Center for Contextual Behavioral Therapy, 2021
- Neurobiology of Anxiety — Ekaterina Vinnik, 2021
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) — MSSES, 2021
- Psychotherapy of Shame — The Link Centre, 2021
- The Tribes of Person-Centred Therapy — Mick Cooper, 2021
- Diversity Research Laboratory — HSE x Garage Museum, 2021
- Personalized Psychotherapy — Mick Cooper & John Norcross, 2021
- Working with LGBTQ+ — Pure Cognitions Project, 2020
- Psychological First Aid — Johns Hopkins University, 2020
- Counseling for Youth and Adolescents — Institute of Practical Psychology Imaton, 2018
- Crisis Counseling Online — NGO Your territory, 2017