Nahaluk Tamara Kostiantynivna

Education:

• Ukrainian State University named after M.P. Drahomanov, Faculty of Psychology, specialty «Psychology»;
• Ukrainian State University named after M.P. Drahomanov, Faculty of Special and Inclusive Education, Master's program «Clinical Psychology»

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member of the Association of Psychologists of Ukraine;
• international internship «Support of mental health of servicemen and their family members in war and post-war times» (Estonia, 2024);
• cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) course «Short-Term models of Crisis Counseling» (Israel, 2024);
• participant of the International Conference on Psychological Rehabilitation «Support of mental health of servicemen and their family members» (2024);
• participant of the 11th International Interdisciplinary Art Therapy Conference «Space of Art Therapy: Unity in Creative Collaboration» (Lviv, 2024).

Scientific activity:

• speaker at the 12th International Interdisciplinary Scientific-Practical Conference «Space of Art Therapy: Healing Vectors in Times of War» (Chernivtsi, 2025);
• speaker at the XVI All-Ukrainian Scientific-Practical Conference «Perspectives of Modern Psychology Development» (2025).

Areas of professional development:

• psychologist with many years of practical experience working with children, parents, and educators;
• experience as a volunteer psychologist working with children, adults, and elderly people in frontline and de-occupied territories;
• conducting open events, working with innovative and experimental programs;
• regular participation in national and international conferences, internships, seminars, trainings, and advanced courses, enabling the implementation of the latest evidence-based approaches in practice.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• psychological counseling for children, adolescents, and their parents;
• psychodiagnostics and dynamic monitoring of child development: assessment of higher mental functions, speech, motor skills, detection of developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders (ASD);
• corrective and developmental work: helping children with learning, attention, memory, and adaptation difficulties;
• family counseling: improving parent-child relationships, resolving conflicts;
• cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
• Most common patient concerns: learning and attention difficulties, adaptation and communication problems, emotional challenges (anxiety, fears, mood disorders), behavioral difficulties (aggression, hyperactivity or passivity, harmful habits), adolescent crises, low self-esteem, internal and interpersonal conflicts, parent-child relationship issues, difficulties interacting with peers, intrusive thoughts, feelings of shame or guilt, risky behaviors such as self-harm (cuts, hitting, hair-pulling) or suicidal thoughts.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• psychiatry;
• neurology.

Doctor's advice:

• "Observe your child’s development and emotional state, support them in learning, communication, and emotional expression, and consult a specialist at any signs of difficulties or risky behaviors: timely psychological help enhances emotional well-being and promotes healthy development."