Olesia Taranenko

Professional foundation

• Psychological counselor, professional training, 2026
  IPPK RUDN, Moscow.
• Higher education
  Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute, 2006.
  Qualification: teacher of Russian language and literature.
• Professional retraining
  "Additional education for children: pedagogy and psychology", Volgodonsk Pedagogical College, 2017–2018.
• Professional retraining
  "Preschool education", Volgodonsk Pedagogical College, 2017–2018.
• Certificate of completion
  “Modern evidence-based methods of psychotherapy for eating disorders”.
  ReForma Health Institute (MIP), together with Svetlana Bronnikova’s Eating Disorders Academy.
  26 academic hours, April 2026.

Practice and development

In private practice, I work with adults, teens, and parents around relationships, migration adaptation, motherhood, personal crises, and grief.

• Continuous learning
  I regularly attend seminars and conferences; recent topics include difficult dialogue, work with guilt, and projective techniques.
• Professional sustainability
  Personal support work, supervision, and intervision.
• Additional strength in child-related work
  More than 10 years of pedagogical experience.
• Personal context
  I am 43 and live in the Netherlands. From lived experience, I understand how hard it can be to adapt, rebuild your support system, and change careers in midlife.

Relationships and conflicts

• Relationship tension and recurring conflicts
• Communication breakdown with partner
• Inner conflicts and loss of clarity

Adaptation after relocation

• Anxiety and disorientation after relocation
• Loss of stability in a new country
• Difficulty rebuilding a life structure

Parenting, children, and teens

• Communication challenges with children and teenagers
• Tension between parenting role and personal identity
• Loss of self during maternity leave and returning to active life

Grief and trauma

• Working through grief and losses
• Integration of difficult life experience
• Support during emotionally intense periods

1. Intro meeting

30 minutes to clarify your request and check whether this format fits you.

2. Focus and goal

Together, we define priorities and a clear direction for the first stage of work.

3. Practical format

Online or in-person in Utrecht, the Netherlands; frequency and pace are agreed together.

4. Step-by-step process

Regular sessions focused on stable progress, not one-time advice.