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I'm Kristina Botsu, a Registered Therapeutic Counselor with over a decade of experience supporting individuals across diverse communities.
My integrative approach offers compassionate support to help you identify and release old patterns and heal from past traumas. Together, we'll address instinctual survival responses and gently process emotional wounds, enabling you to reconnect with your inner resources and foster deeper, more meaningful relationships.
Therapeutic Approaches
I utilize a range of therapeutic modalities tailored to meet individual needs, including:
• Systemic Therapy: Explores relationships and patterns within family systems to address and resolve conflicts.
• Rapid Personal Transformation (RPT): Somatic method
focused on identifying and resolving deep-seated emotional struggles efficiently.
• Gestalt Therapy: Emphasizes present-moment awareness
and interpersonal connection to foster self-discovery.
• Somatic (Body-Focused) Trauma Processing:
Addresses trauma by focusing on bodily sensations and experiences to promote healing.
• Developmental, Attachment-Focused and Psychoanalytical Psychology: Examines early life experiences and attachment styles to understand current needs and behavioral patterns that affect self esteem, health and relationships.
• Transpersonal Counseling: Integrates spiritual aspects into therapy to support personal resilience and deepening trust.
• Family Constellations: A therapeutic approach that seeks to
reveal and heal family dynamics and ancestral influences.
Intro.mp4Services:
Information Consultation
During an information-based psychological consultation, you can:
• Ask questions and discuss your situation in a safe and supportive space.
• Identify directions for your personal growth and self-work.
• Receive professional guidance and recommendations tailored to your needs.
Duration: 1 hour
Fee: 90 EUR
Initial Talk-Based Consultation
During your first meeting, you can:
• Discuss your situation and the emotions connected to it.
• Receive emotional support in a safe, non-judgmental space.
• Gain a clearer understanding of your feelings and needs.
• Formulate your therapeutic goals.
• Determine which therapy format will be the most suitable for you.
Duration: 1 hour
Fee: 95 EUR
Short-Term Resolution Focused Therapy
(RPT somatic focused trauma processing method, Systemic Constellations)
Short-term therapy offers:
• A focused approach tailored to your specific request.
• In-depth exploration of the underlying causes of current difficulties.
• Emotional processing aimed at resolving the concrete issue you bring.
• The use of body-oriented techniques to work through traumatic states and their unconscious emotional roots.
• Or, if preferred, immediate relief of an acute emotional state during a sudden crisis — without addressing the deeper cause.
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
(It is recommended to leave a bit of extra time after the session)
Fee: 150 EUR
—or a monthly package of 4 sessions with a 10% discount.
Long-Term Therapy
(Psychodynamic, Body-Oriented, and Gestalt approaches)
(Weekly sessions over 3 months or longer)
Long-term therapy includes:
• Working with your core concerns and deeper layers of personality.
• Processing unconscious material that influences your life and relationships.
• Facilitating deep change through the therapeutic relationship and specialized techniques.
• Shifting internal patterns, worldview, and attachment style to support greater personal freedom, creativity, and the ability to experience closeness.
Duration: 1 hour
Fee: 95 EUR
I work with:
- Relationship issues, couples (co-dependency, lack of self-esteem, conflicts, communication, tendency of avoiding and distancing form the partner, tendency of feeling fearful, anxious pattern of seeking closeness when it continually leads to the conflict cycle)
- Adults suffering from childhood traumas and having difficult relationships with the parents (cPTSD, boundaries, self worth, being overly responsible and feeling chronically guilty, ADHD, self hatred, lack or boundaries or very rigid boundaries, overly accommodating to others, strong focus on the needs of other people vs. own needs)
- Living abroad and experiencing difficulties with finding your place in a new country, loneliness, homesickness, stress, difficulty in socializing, cultural shock and aversion to the environment, lack of motivation for making appropriate steps in developing language/career competencies/making friends
- Non chemical behavioural addictions such as work, shopping, Internet and social media, eating, studying/reading, self harming, hoarding, cleaning, etc.
- Sensitivities to food, sounds, smells, allergies
- And many other requests that are not listed here.
- Creative blocks, stagnation, apathy, procrastination, anxiety and panic due to not producing your art, lack of meaning in life and no sense of purpose when your talents are unknown to you or not being applied
- Fear of being public, being seen and heard, fear of putting your work out in the world, resistance to being fully expressed , not feeling safe and truthful in your expression as you are
- Financial blocks and fears of being independent, fear of not being financially stable, fear of growth, fear of asking for money for your services and products, unworthiness/fear of increasing your fees
- Self actualization. Fear of failure, perfectionism, fear of success, strong passivity, lack of action and paralyzing fear in decision making in own life
- Lack of direction in life and search for the passion and life path
- Anxiety, shame, depression, intense sadness, grief, apathy, loss of joy/enjoyment as a chronic or reoccurring state
- Feeling of loneliness and fear of being alone
- Strong tendency towards social avoidance and isolation
-People starting their lives in a new country, immigrants/ expats/ refugees/international students who are looking to overcome stress, to integrate into new culture and to develop new relationships.
-Young adults that are coping with cPTSD and navigating their independent living while healing from childhood traumas.
-Creative and artistic people seeking support to step into their full expression and looking to have emotional and financial fulfillment out of expressing their natural gifts to the world.
Education and Experience
• B.A. in Applied Psychology
Simon Fraser University, Douglas college (Vancouver, Canada) (2010-2018) Specialization: counselling and psychosocial rehabilitation
• Clearmind International Institute
(Vancouver, Canada) (2017-2020)
Specialization: Training in individual & group therapy,
system therapy, gestalt and transpersonal psychology.
• Professional Training in Jungian Psychotherapy
(International Program, 2025–2029)
Currently completing the foundational psychodynamic training in the method of C. G. Jung — Analytical Depth Psychology.
• Rapid Personal Transformation (RPT)/
Reference Point Therapy/ Rose Method
(Australia, Ukraine) (2016-2018)
Approach that combines Somatic (body) focused trauma therapy and family systems therapy which allows a permanent integration of inner resources. 3 levels.
Continuous Professional Development
• Methods of Interpretation in Jungian Analysis — the creative and artistic process in the analyst’s consulting room.
• Neufeld Institute (Vancouver, Canada) — Making Sense of Kids
Two-year program on attachment and emotional development.
• Institute for the Study of Peak States (ISPS, Canada), Grant McFetridge
Training in deep trauma therapy.
• Institute of Depth Psychology and Psychocorrection Methods (Ukraine) (2006–2007)
Training in visual psychodiagnostics and in-depth personality analysis.
Specializations: Personality Typology, Body Analysis, Graphological Psychoanalysis.
• Transgenerational Trauma Transmission (Psychoanalytic Perspective)
Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis — four training modules and supervised practice group.
• Systemic Ancestral Therapy, Constellations, and Psychosomatics
Master Vision Academy, Zhanna Abramova (2022–2023).
• Specialization: Systemic Family Therapy
University of Contemporary Psychology, N. Oliferovich (2025).
• Specialization: Working with Codependency
University of Contemporary Psychology, L. Chernyaev (2023).
• Masterclass in Bodynamic Approach (Bodynamics)
New Generation Psychology Institute, Vlada Poputarovskaya (2023).
• Gestalt Process Analysis
Supervision group with Maria Breitburg (2023).
• Metaphoric Associative Cards (MAC)
Professional training programs for counselling with MAC.
• Legendary Love Academy (Canada)
Applied program in relationship psychology.
• The Secret to Life Coaching (USA)
Training in life coaching.
• I have been practicing individual psychotherapy for over 10 years.
• I have completed a total of 10 years of personal and group therapy and continue to receive regular supervision from international colleagues.
• I teach at the Integrative Institute for Eating Disorders, delivering the module Systemic Family Therapy with a focus on RPT (Reference Point Therapy) in the context of eating disorder treatment, sharing practical tools and methods with future professionals.
• I have 9 years of experience working with individuals of all ages with special needs within residential programs, social integration services, and public schools in Canada — supporting development, learning, and inclusion.
Informed Consent - What to Expect When Working Together
Session Terms & Payment
To participate in a session, payment must be made in advance, either a day before or at least 2 hours prior to the session.
IMPORTANT: If a session is canceled by the client less than 24 hours before the scheduled time or if the client does not show up, the client is responsible for the full payment of the session.
Exception: Emergency hospitalization of the client or a close family member.
You can notify of any schedule changes in advance via email
Payment Methods
Canada: bank e-transfer
US & world: Wise, PayPal, Paysent, KoronaPay
During Our Work Together
You are at the center of the process. You make the key decisions in your therapy:
• You have the right to actively participate in choosing the therapeutic methods we use in therapy.
• You can accept or decline any exercise or technique.
• You may receive recommendations for additional resources if necessary.
• You can always ask about the reasons, risks, and benefits of any therapeutic process.
During therapy and between sessions, you may experience various emotions, ranging from joy to resistance.
This is a normal part of the process. Sometimes, courage and persistence are required to overcome barriers on the path to healing.
This is a normal part of the process.
If you experience any emotional reactions to our work together (whether it’s related to me, the exercises, or the session cancellation policy),
please feel free to share them openly. You can:
• Explore these feelings / resistance directly during the session – this can offer valuable insights.
• Discuss your journey – what changes have you noticed, and what have you learned about yourself?
• Conclude therapy consciously – if the time comes to end the sessions, it is important to allow yourself to go through this process with support.
In life, there are rarely chances to end relationships in a way that leaves no pain, disappointment, or resentment.
A conscious goodbye in therapy can become a valuable healing experience.
If you decide to end regular therapy, it is highly recommended to attend the final session, even if it feels challenging. Written messages cannot convey the full range of emotions, and a face-to-face meeting can provide a sense of closure and the experience of being accepted, even in difficult feelings like dissatisfaction with the connection or the decision to end it.
Confidentiality
I use Signal, a secure app, for online sessions.
Everything we share during our work remains confidential, except in the following cases:
• There is a threat to life – yours or someone else's.
• There is suspicion of child abuse.
• A court orders therapy notes (this is an extremely rare occurrence).
• For professional development, I may discuss our work with my supervisor (who is also bound by confidentiality).
Sometimes, I may ask for permission to record the audio of our sessions to take more accurate notes. The recording will be deleted immediately after transcription, and the notes will remain confidential, used only for improving the quality of therapy.
Technical Difficulties
If the session is interrupted due to poor internet connection on my end, I will offer additional time free of charge as compensation for the inconvenience caused.
Crisis
In the event of an emergency, if you are unable to reach me, please call a crisis hotline available in your city.
Trained crisis counsellors are available to assist you by phone 24/7.
Information for Canadian Clients Covered by the Extended Health Benefits
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and a member of the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT).
If you live in Canada and have benefits, some insurance plans may cover my sessions.
To know for sure, it’s best to ask your insurance provider or HR department directly. Sometimes RTCs may be listed under clinical counsellors or psychotherapists.
For example, you can use this question:
"Do your insurance benefits cover services provided by a psychotherapist who is a member of the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) and registered as a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)?"
After our session, I will send you an invoice so you can request reimbursement through your insurance.
If your plan does not cover my services, we can prepare letters (from you, from me, and from my association) requesting that RTC services be added to your insurance plan. A template letter is available upon request.
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