About me
Olena
Bogovarova
Psychologist, psychotherapist, coach and trainer. More than 40 years in psychology – from university teaching to my own private practice, which I have run since 2003.
I work with adults, couples, families, children and adolescents – in person in Kyiv and online since 2006. My main approaches are transactional analysis, relational psychoanalysis and Brainspotting.
Professional ethics has been a long-standing focus of my work: I head the Ethics Commission of the Kyiv branch of the Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists and served on the EATA European Ethics Committee.
Approaches and methods
I combine several approaches depending on the person and their request.
Transactional analysis
Trainee CTA-P (EATA), in contract training and preparing for the European exam. Co-Creative TA, Redecision TA.
Relational psychoanalysis
School of Relational Psychoanalysis (2023–2026), relational theories of child development.
Brainspotting
Training in 2021–2023, including a course with Marie José Boon (Netherlands). A method for working with trauma.
Couples psychotherapy
One-year course “Couples Psychotherapy” with Alex Piotrowska (UK), 2021–2022.
CBT for children and adolescents
Two-year programme at the Ukrainian Catholic University (2012–2014).
Trauma work
Courses with Tony White, Mark Widdowson and Israeli specialists; full EATA course on working with sexual violence.
Professional bodies and ethics
- 2019–2026Head of the Ethics Commission, Kyiv branch of the Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists
- 2019–2022Ethics adviser, USTA
- 2006–2011Member of the Council of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA)Delegate of the Ukrainian Association of Transactional Analysis
- 2006–2011Member of the EATA European Ethics Committee
- —Board member and Head of the Ethics Commission, Ukrainian Association of Transactional Analysis (UATA)
- 2022–2026Member of the National Psychological Association of Ukraine
- MembershipUkrainian Union of Psychotherapists, USTA, EATA, ITAA
During the war
I work with children, adolescents and adults from de-occupied territories and with internally displaced people, and have run group sessions with Territorial Defence fighters.
In the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion I supported medical staff, the psychological service and families at Okhmatdyt children's hospital (Tabletochki Charity Foundation).
I founded the ongoing international volunteer project “Co-Creative TA: Resilience in Time of War” to support psychologists and psychotherapists, and led the USTA ethics working group on the membership of associations from aggressor states in EATA.
Professional experience
- since 2003Private practice; Director of the “Family Psychologist” Psychological Help CentreKyiv, with a branch in Cherkasy. Individual, couples and group counselling and psychotherapy
- —Psychotherapy practice at SOS Children's Village, BrovaryTherapy for children, adolescents and adults; training for psychologists and social workers
- 2006–2020Business training, individual and group coachingFor companies, social workers and educators
- 2008–2014Senior lecturer, Department of Psychology, Kyiv Slavonic University
- 2000–2008Teaching trainer, “Introduction to Transactional Analysis” programmeKyiv, Cherkasy, Rivne
- 1999–2008Acting associate professor, Department of Psychology, Cherkasy Regional Institute of Postgraduate Teacher Education
- 1983–2003Senior lecturer, Department of Psychology
Education
- 2023–2026School of Relational Psychoanalysis
- since 2025TA reading group (professional development), seminars on relational TA
- 2014–2022European projects in Co-Creative TA and Redecision TAPeer supervision group with Bill Cornell (2020), training with Mark Widdowson
- since 2012Trainee CTA-P (EATA)Contract training, preparing for the CTA-P European exam
- 2003–2007European project “Transactional Analysis in Organisations” (ICDTA)Trainers included Julie Hay (UK) and Mareike A. Hein (Netherlands)
- 1999–2006European project “Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy”Trainers included Mary Goulding (USA), Trudi Newton (UK) and Mareike A. Hein (Netherlands)
- 1987–1990Postgraduate studies in psychology, Drahomanov National Pedagogical University
- 1978–1983Drahomanov National Pedagogical University, teacher-researcher in psychology and pedagogyDegree with honours
Author of around 40 publications, including the book “Homo Legens, or the Psychology of Active Rational Reading” (in Russian). Speaker at international conferences. Languages: Ukrainian, working English, Russian.
Book a consultation
Online or in person in Kyiv. I reply personally.