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The clients like the work and the result

Ukrainian psychologists themselves talk about the work done in January.

Marina Stepanenko:

“Psychological assistance in the Women Fund “Sukhumi” for the Ukrainian refugees is provided permanently. The number of people who have found support and help with the help of the psychologist is not decreasing, but only growing. Refugees come with different requests, but safety and a trusting atmosphere are important for everyone. It is important for everyone to be understood and heard. The fact that the psychologist is also a refugee from Ukraine has a positive effect on the process of providing psychological assistance.”

Anna Shalimova:

“This month we continued to work with regular clients. One of the clients was a guy with a request to build personal boundaries in communication with people. We discussed the reasons for his aggressive reaction to people's jokes. We learned to openly tell people what jokes are not pleasant, and what sounds insulting. We chose a healthy behavior model for respectful communication with people.

With one Ukrainian woman, we built a therapeutic alliance in which, with the help of diagnostics, we successfully identified her behavior patterns that lead to problems. At the moment, we are developing new positive behaviors to improve life and increase comfort. Since the client likes the work and the result we are going for, she recommends me to other Ukrainian women. With new clients, we diagnose their negative behavior patterns and plan steps to prevent these negative patterns.

In January I met 3 new families. Some families come from the hottest spots in Ukraine. Individual psychological assistance was offered to both children and adults”.

The stories of psychologists show how important id the work they do.

The project is implemented with the support the Equality Fund (Canada)