SPECIALIST
Zoya Turkovska
Clinical Psychotherapist · EMDR · Integrative Approach
I work with what won't let go.
You hold it together. You cope. You look fine — yet inside there's emptiness, anxiety, or the feeling that something went wrong a long time ago, and you still can't figure out what.
I'm a clinical psychotherapist with 9+ years of practice. A mother of six. A woman who has herself gone through difficult childbirth, emigration, losses — and knows: inner support isn't found — it grows. Slowly. But forever.
In therapy with me, you don't just talk about the past. We restore your contact with yourself, your body, and your own life.
WHAT YOU CAN BRING
What repeats and doesn't resolve on its own
What repeats and doesn't resolve on its own:
- trauma, PTSD, complex trauma
- anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion
- narcissistic trauma — inner emptiness, unstable self-worth, dependency on others' approval
- abuse, violence, emotional dependency in relationships
- losses, divorce, the feeling of a lost self
- childhood experiences that still run adult life
- emigration and identity crisis
SPECIALIST AREA
Women's and perinatal focus
A specialist area — women's and perinatal themes:
- birth trauma, medical trauma
- postnatal depression, maternal burnout
- maternal aggression and guilt
- pregnancy, motherhood, women's transitions
HOW I WORK
An approach tailored to you — not the other way around
I tailor the approach to you — not the other way around. Depending on the request, I use Gestalt therapy, CBT, schema therapy, EMDR and a trauma-informed approach. We work not only with words, but with the body and nervous system — where what is hard to explain is stored.
FORMATS
Individual, in group, online and in person
- Individual therapy — deep work with your request
- Women's group "Grown-Up Conversations" — a space where the feeling of "I'm not alone" appears
- Projects for women ("Garden", "Conscious Embraces") — resource, development, contact with yourself
Online (Ukrainian, English, Russian — excluding citizens of the RF and those who support aggression against Ukraine)
In person: United Kingdom — Manchester, Congleton · Ukraine — Kyiv, Dnipro
WHY YOU CAN TRUST ME
International standards of psychotherapy and clear professional boundaries
I adhere to international ethical standards of psychotherapy and am a member of:
- UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) — one of the highest standards in Europe
- GPTI (Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute)
- CTI (Complex Trauma Institute, York)
- ATPT (Association for the Prevention of Birth Trauma, Ukraine)
WHO I DON'T WORK WITH
When I'll honestly refer you to other specialists
Chemical dependencies · gambling · sexual perversions · clients without their own motivation to change.
In these cases, I will refer you to colleagues with the appropriate specialisation.
Your state is not an accident. And it can change.
Sometimes what's needed is a woman beside you who can hold it, who won't be frightened, and who will help you find your footing.