Hi, I'm Marina Lavanova, an integrative psychologist, counsellor and coach in training. I work with adults of all races and gender identities.
My interest in psychology stems from my personal experience of healing from a (dissociated) trauma, navigating complex relationships, fitting and unfitting cultures I lived in, and continuously learning what it means to be an authentic me.
Before providing personal therapy, I was facilitating change within teams and organisations. To increase my expertise, I’m currently following a program at the Dutch Academy for Psychotherapy in Amsterdam. The Academy is recognised with the highest European certificate in the field, the European Certificate of Psychotherapy.
In my practice, I assist clients with diverse concerns. Click here to find some of the most common topics I help with.
As an integrative psychologist, counsellor and coach, I believe that no single psychological approach fits everyone. This means that I base my work on a rich training of different evidence-based practices, seamlessly integrating them to meet the unique needs of each client.
In practice, it means that together we will look at your unique situation and you will leave with a solution that fits you.
Continuous learning allows me to make use of the most modern techniques that result in the shortest treatment times, with a maximum of 5 sessions for moderate concerns.
During sessions, I facilitate your progress by listening, asking you to reflect on topics that are relevant for your situation, and sharing observations with you. In my practice, a safe environment is created, where everything shared stays confidential and no judgment stands. You can choose to make some exercises directly during the session. And almost always, you will leave a session with a (small) homework.
Any big change starts with a small change on a personal level - and this inspires me the most in my work.
Almost everyone of us had a moment in life when there was a desire or even yearning for a change. A change for a better life: an enjoyable life, a life that fulfills, an authentic life. This change is initiated in a tiny moment of stillness, when something within you finally gets your attention in a day-to-day rush: you want it better! To hear that wish out means to slow down and pay attention to what really matters.
It can be a moment when you realise that you have everything, but still feel unfulfilled and unhappy. Or maybe you did everything you could to improve the situation you are in, but it doesn't seem to lead you anywhere. In that exact moment of realisation that thing run odd, a change in You has started.
Slowing down is not doing everything at a snail's pace. It's about seeking to do everything at the right speed.
If you think it’s time to shake things off, let me know. You are not alone.
Tel. 06 139 17 145
Address: Steijnweg 41a in Oosterbeek, or Emmastraat 24a in Velp