Alina
Lavrishcheva
- English-speaking Psychologist
- Accredited Practitioner in EMDR
- Certified Couples Counsellor
Alina
Lavrishcheva
- English-speaking Psychologist
- Accredited Practitioner in EMDR
- Certified Couples Counsellor

Alina Lavrishcheva
- English-speaking Psychologist
- Accredited Practitioner in EMDR
- Certified Couples Counsellor
«I have been working with English-speaking clients for more than 12 years now and I know, that it might be hard to find a professional psychologist who is also a fluent English speaker when you need one. That is why I welcome you on this site where you can learn more about me and schedule a session»
My professional associations
I am a member of European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) and St. Petersburg Organization of Transactional Analysis (SITA)

I am a member of the EMDR Europe and EMDR Russia Associations (EMDR therapy is recommended by major mental health authorities, including the World Health Organization)
My professional views
I am a member of European Association for Transactional Analysis. This means that I fully comply with EATA Ethics Code. I follow the ethical principles:

No harm - taking care of the client's wellbeing

Protection – using safe, proven methods

Confidentiality - while and after our work is finished


I follow the Western psychotherapeutic model, which means that I work with my own psychotherapist, undergo regular supervision individually and in a supervision group, constantly improve my professional level attending training programs delivered by both Russian and foreign specialists.

From my experience I know that thanks to psychological work, people can change the quality of their lives, leave the emotional impact of psychological trauma in the past and change their life script. I appreciate the opportunity to help my clients on their way to these changes.

My professional training
I am working on my PHD thesis at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Pushkin Leningrad State University

2022 Certified in Couples Counselling, Manchester Psychotherapy Foundation, Course director Mark Widdowson (TSTA-P, PhD, UK)

2022 FLASH Technique and EMDR: Basic and Advanced Priciples and Protocols, trainer Philip Manfield, PhD (USA)

2020-2021 Redecision Therapy with Vann Joines (PhD, TSTA-P, USA) and Linda Gregory (PhD, TSTA-P, Australia)

2013-2018 EATA Training program for psychotherapists in Transactional Analysis complied with the EATA Standards

2017-2018 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy program organized by EMDR Russia Association and International EMDR Institute. Udi Oren (PhD, Israel). EMDR Therapy is recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) for treating Post Traumatic Stress

2011-2013 Specialized Training program "Psychoanalytic counselling and psychotherapy" in East-European Institute of Psychoanalysis

2010 "EMDR in WingWave Coaching", EMDR Therapy Center in St. Petersburg


3 reasons to get professional help from an English-speaking psychologist
  • Adjustment in a new environment
    1. Living far from homeland entails lots of challenges on all levels: social, organizational, psychological. It might be overwhelming to keep coping with all that by yourself. It makes sense to get professional support and thus improve your emotional state. That will let you deal with challenges better
  • Feeling isolation
    2. Leaving motherland means leaving a lot of valuable things behind (even if it is not forever). Language, people, surroundings, weather, culture - everything is different and not like it is in your country of origin. Maybe sometimes you feel isolated, when even a little thing like getting a coffee becomes an issue since people don't speak English and you don't speak Russian. All that brings up stress and frustration
  • Need for psychotherapy
    3. If you had a therapist back at home it might be hard to make a pause in therapy because of big distance and time difference. Working with an English- speaking psychotherapist in St. Petersburg is a good option to keep psychotherapeutic process going

I have profound experience in helping clients to deal with the following issues:
  • Going through losses
  • Relationship problems (including cross-cultural couples)
  • Emotional issues, anxiety
  • Loneliness
  • Lack of self-confidence
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Panic attacks
  • Parents-children relationship issues
You are welcome to ask any questions and contact me
1 session lasts for 50 minutes and costs 85 euro
1 session for couples councelling lasts for 1 hour 20 minutes and costs 115 euro

I work in my office in St.Petersburg, Chaykovskogo str. 65-67, and online.

If you have questions or want to schedule a session please leave your e-mail and name in the form below. If you like, you can let me know what sort of help you're looking for in the message field.



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