Viktoria Samokhval

Her practice blends evidence-based approaches with compassionate care to help individuals, couples, and groups navigate life’s challenges and achieve meaningful personal growth. With specialized training in trauma-focused therapy and crisis intervention, she offers personalized psychological support tailored to each client’s unique needs.

Her career is grounded in diverse clinical experience, including leading psychological support groups for children and adolescents affected by the war in Ukraine. These initiatives have helped young people process trauma and build resilience under extraordinary circumstances. She has also worked extensively with a charitable organization, providing psychological services to both children and adults in crisis, which has deepened her understanding of trauma’s complexities and the strategies needed for effective intervention. Whether through individual therapy, couples counseling, or group facilitation, she addresses issues at multiple systemic levels to promote holistic healing.

She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is a certified Gestalt psychotherapist with advanced training in CBT. Her professional development includes certifications in child and adolescent therapy, art therapy, and trauma-focused interventions. She has pursued additional training in areas such as burnout prevention, suicide risk management, military psychology, psychosomatic disorders, aggression therapy, and PTSD treatment. Uniquely, she also holds a doctoral degree in experimental physics, which enhances her analytical perspective on human behavior and psychological complexity.

Her therapeutic approach centers on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their inner experiences with curiosity and compassion. She integrates evidence-based techniques with a client-centered philosophy, honoring each person’s inherent wisdom and potential for growth. She specializes in working with emotional confusion, life transitions, stress, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, eating disorders, and self-harming behaviors. Rooted in trauma-informed principles, her practice acknowledges how past experiences shape present-day functioning.

Beyond clinical work, her interdisciplinary background in physics reflects a lifelong curiosity about patterns and connections—from the physical world to human psychology. This unique perspective enriches her therapeutic approach, allowing her to uncover insights that might otherwise remain hidden. She values continuous learning and brings both intellectual rigor and emotional sensitivity to her work.