Counselling in the Gestalt approach

Anastasiia Arkusha

People come to me with burnout, anxiety, after a move or a loss. Or simply because things have been hard for a long time.

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Online — from any country
In person — Brașov, Romania
Session — 50 minutes
₴2000 / €40

Hi, I'm Nastia

Anastasiia Arkusha laughing, sitting on a chair

I'm a psychologist working in the Gestalt approach. I've been studying psychology for eight years — and for just as long I've been in personal therapy myself.

Bachelor of PsychologyKarazin Kharkiv National University, 2021
CertificationKharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
SupervisionI regularly take my client work to a supervisor

What my own life has been like

Burnout, losses, moves, forced emigration. There were times when I didn't understand what was happening to me and couldn't see a way out.

So I know how hard it is to bring yourself to change something — or even just to write to a psychologist.

What I value:

family
freedom
home
people close to me
curiosity about the world
curiosity about people

How I work

We talk about what is happening to you now: what you feel, what you notice in your body, what happens between us in the conversation. We go back to the past when it echoes in the present. I don't try to "fix" you, and I don't give advice on how to live.

50 minutes: is the length of one session
Once a week: is the usual rhythm; we agree on it together
Online or in person: Google Meet, Zoom or Telegram — or in person in Brașov
Fee: ₴2000 / €40

What you can come with

You don't need a clearly worded request. You can come with "things are hard, and I don't know why".

Emotional burnout and chronic fatigue
Anxiety, fear, self-doubt
Shame and the constant need to be the "straight-A student"
Moving abroad, emigration, life in a new country
Loss and times of crisis
Relationships and intimacy
Sex and sexuality
"I don't know what I want"

Terms

In brief — from the agreement we enter into at the start of our work.

Payment: No later than 24 hours before the session.
Cancellation: Less than 24 hours' notice — the session is charged in full. The exception is what couldn't be foreseen: sudden illness, hospital, the death of someone close, a power or internet outage. Then we agree on rescheduling at no charge.
Lateness: If you are late, the session still ends at the agreed time. If I am late, I make up the time.
Online: You need a stable connection and a place where no one can hear you. Please don't join while driving, at work or under the influence: I may stop such a session, and it counts as held.
Confidentiality: Everything said in a session stays between us. The exceptions are a direct threat to your life or health or that of others, and cases required by law.
Ending: You can stop therapy at any time. Ideally, tell me one session in advance so we have time to wrap up our work.

This is psychological counselling, not medical care or psychiatric treatment.

Education and certificates

Scans of all documents are in the strip below the list — you can open and look at each one.

2024–2026

Working with sex and sexuality in the Gestalt approach

Specialisation, 200 hours. Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
2026

Existential themes in couple and family therapy. The narrative approach

Educational event, speaker Benjamin Yalom. Ukrainian Psychotherapeutic League
2025

Propaedeutics of mental disorders: complex things in plain language

Thematic course, 30 hours. Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
2023

Family scenarios and partners' beliefs

Master class, 1.5 hours. International Training Company Osnova
2023

Working with PTSD in wartime: from pain to recovery

Educational programme, 60 academic hours. International Training Company Osnova
2021–2022

Introduction to Gestalt therapy. Gestalt counselling: contact with yourself and others

First-level training programme, 144 hours. Kharkiv Institute of Gestalt and Psychodrama
2021

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Ongoing

Personal therapy and supervision

Eight years of personal therapy, regular supervision of my practice