Valeriia Katalnykova

Valeriia Katalnykova


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Contact information

Phone number
07500566741

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Therapist - London

London SE1
07500566741
Sessions from £70.00

Features

Availability

I offer weekly therapy sessions in London Bridge, Woolwich, and online across the UK and worldwide.

Please feel free to inquire about current availability and briefly share what brings you to therapy. ​

Format

  • Long-term, open-ended​
  • Short-term (a minimum of 12 sessions)

Locations

  • Face-to-face
    • Central London: London Bridge
    • South-East London: Woolwich
  • Online (Zoom):
    • UK
    • Worldwide

Cancellation Policy

The initial consultation:

A full refund will be issued if cancelled at least 48 hours in advance. 

Regular sessions:

Once we agree to work together, your session time will be reserved specifically for you and cannot be offered to anyone else. Therefore, payment is required for all sessions you miss or cancel, except in an emergency. This honours our commitment to the therapeutic process and provides you with a consistent, predictable structure. An in-person session can be moved to an online format at any time. On rare occasions, sessions may be rescheduled.



About me and my therapy practice

Depth-oriented integrative therapist specialising in developmental/attachment trauma, intimacy and relationships, loss and grief, existential concerns, self-actualisation, and integration of non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Using a psychodynamic, Jungian, and somatic lens, as well as experiential and creative techniques, I provide the relational space needed to weave fragmented states and insights into a coherent, lived experience, where change is not a strained goal to be achieved, but a natural development.

Practice description

My approach is rooted in relational psychodynamics with an emphasis on how early attachments influence our experience of self, others, and existence (think 'existential attachment'!). I integrate techniques and insights from schema therapy, IFS, depth psychology, trauma & the nervous system research, and mindfulness- & compassion-based approaches to explore and work through charged states and imprints. I pay particular attention to the body and mental imagery, integrating experiential techniques and mind-body practices into my work to get to the 'felt sense' beyond conceptual understanding.

In line with one of key tenets of depth psychology, I believe that your symptoms are not errors. They are calling for your attention, calling you home. When we truly pay attention, things start to shift. Together, we will listen deeply to what is true for you. We will follow the thread of your symptoms and difficulties back to their origins — and further to what they lead towards. Because the question is not only 'why?', but 'what for?'.

The therapeutic container is what allows us to safely go deep into the muck and the light within. To explore, illuminate, and let things shift and transform. It is where I hold you and the process with deep attunement, fierce compassion, honesty, and humour.

We will focus on exploring and shifting the patterns and perceptions through:

  • ​exploring past experiences, particularly early attachments and significant events
  • staying with the arising bodily sensations, mental imagery, metaphors, and dreams
  • using reparative techniques, such as Somatic Experiencing, image rescripting, IFS, nervous system regulation, and compassion
  • bringing awareness to how we relate to each other and how this may represent relational patterns in your life
  • using the therapeutic space as an opportunity to test new ways of relating and expressing yourself.

My first session

The first session is the most effective way to see if we are a good fit. During this session, I will invite you to share what brings you to therapy, what you would like to explore and achieve, and a bit about yourself and your story, as well as your previous experience of therapy, if any. I will also offer my initial thoughts and reflections on what you share. After this session, you can decide whether you would like to continue.

To start, choose one of the following:

  • Contact Me

    Email me to inquire about current availability and briefly share what brings you to therapy. We will arrange an initial consultation, after which we can proceed to regular sessions if it feels like the right fit. 

  • Book an Initial Consultation (Online Only)

    Book a 50-min initial consultation online through my website. Please only use this option if you would like to work exclusively online.​​

  • Book a Free 15-min Intro Call (Zoom)

    A space for you to hear my voice and ask any practical questions about how I work: we will save the therapeutic discussion for the first session. You can book an introductory call through my website.

What I can help with

Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Men's issues, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self esteem, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Internal Family Systems, Jungian, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work

Languages spoken

English, Ukrainian, Russian