Paziuk Nataliia Petrivna

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University. Specialty: General Medicine, Physician Qualification — 2002
• World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP). Basic Consultant of Positive Psychotherapy — 2018
• Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine. Specializations in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy — 2024
• International Institute of Postgraduate Education (Ukraine) in cooperation with Regent University (USA). Ukrainian-American postgraduate program in Psychological Counseling, specialization in Clinical Psychology and Trauma Psychotherapy
• World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP). Psychotherapist in training
• National Academy of Management. Master’s degree in Marketing

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

• Member of the Association of Psychological Counseling and Trauma Therapy
• Member of the Ukrainian Association for Positive Psychotherapy
• Member of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP)
• Member of the Kyiv branch of the Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists
• Member of the Union of Specialists in Hippotherapy, Equine-Assisted Interventions and Adaptive Equestrian Sports
• Certified training in EMDR, R-TEP/G-TEP protocols and crisis trauma therapy — EMDR Europe, EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs
• Training at the Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy (WAPP): Positive Psychotherapy Consultant and psychotherapist in training in the Master Course
• International certification program Holistic Equine Therapy Practitioner
• Regular participation in professional conferences and specialized courses in psychiatry, psychotherapy, PTSD, complex PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar affective disorder, eating disorders, sleep disorders, crisis psychiatry, psychopharmacotherapy, and mental health during pregnancy and lactation

Areas of professional development:

• Practical experience in psychotherapy, trauma therapy and psychological counseling — since 2018
• Work with psychological trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders and adaptation difficulties
• Practice of Positive Psychotherapy according to N. Peseschkian and ongoing Master Course training with the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP)
• Further development of skills in trauma-focused psychotherapeutic approaches, including EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and schema therapy
• Outpatient psychiatric practice — since 2024; work with anxiety, depressive and stress-related disorders, sleep disorders and adjustment disorders
• Development of an integrated approach combining psychotherapy, psychiatry and psychosocial rehabilitation, including Equine-Assisted Services (EAS)
• Regular supervision and continuing professional development

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• Diagnosis and comprehensive management of adults experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, depressive symptoms, emotional exhaustion, burnout, sleep disorders and adjustment disorders
• Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, consequences of psychological trauma and combat-related stress
• Psychotherapeutic support during grief, acute life crises and adaptation to new circumstances
• Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic support for military personnel, veterans and their families
• Support for people who have experienced loss, captivity or other traumatic events
• EMDR — a psychotherapy method used to process traumatic experiences through Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and schema therapy
• Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) as an adjunctive psychosocial rehabilitation approach when indicated