Alla Yasnogorodska

I believe that everyone has his/her path in life and ability to walk it. I think that life is a complex journey. My role, as a therapist, is to assist with navigation, finding the tools to move forward, and to accompany a person. I am convinced it is possible to be passionate about life and generate energy for fulfillment. 

I am a psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist and both professionally and personally I am guided by the following:

“No man can change himself into anything from sheer reason. He can only change into what he potentially is.” C. Jung Symbols of Transformation (1912/1952).

My professional education and experience include current studies in Archetypal Pattern Analysis, Graduate studies in Social Work, Philosophy, and Education. I have completed certified courses in Psychoanalysis, including Dream interpretations, SandPlay therapy, and Unconscious communication in treatment. I have been using Artwork in therapy and have been making therapeutic masks for many years. In a shorter-term therapy, I use CBT, Emotion focused therapy, and DBT. I am experienced in addressing anxiety, depression, stress, some addictions and anger management. 

I work in English and Russian, and have experience living in three countries (Latvia, Canada, and Russia). My clients find my interventions particularly effective when I work with families and couples rooted in various cultures, as well as with individuals experiencing life transitions. In the past I worked for the government and for community-based organisations providing therapy for individuals, couples and families.