Olga Zoya, MSc
English and Polish speaking Psychologist
Founder of Psych. Zoya Your Psychological Support
I chose psychology because I have always been passionate about humans’ minds. Already as a child, I was keen to observe adults interacting with each other.
I was born and raised in Poland. As a student, I had an opportunity to do a few study exchange programmes in England, Belgium, and Lithuania. These experiences have broadened my way of thinking about belonging, community, and education. In 2021, I moved to the Netherlands to pursue a dream master’s in clinical psychology at Leiden University.
I have been experiencing the expat life firsthand, which has made me more aware of different cultural challenges that we face daily, no matter where we come from and what language we speak.
I have gained my work experience during a clinical internship and while collaborating with different private practices and mental health care institutes in the Netherlands where I have been working with a wide range of individuals from different walks of life. I regularly supervise my work.
Education:
- MSc in Clinical Psychology (Cum Laude) from Leiden University, the Netherlands
- MSc in Psychology (major in Psychotherapy of Mental Health Disorders) from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
- BSc in English Studies from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
- Erasmus Exchange at Mykolas Romeris Universitetas, Institute of Psychology in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Erasmus Exchange at KU Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences in Leuven, Belgium
- Erasmus Exchange at University of Wolverhampton, School of Humanities, UK
Qualifications:
- ISST Approved Schema Therapy Online Course 1: “The Basic Schema Model, Methods and Strategies”
- Completed full basic training EMDR Europe Level 1 and 2, Polish EMDR Therapy Association
- Training: EMDR in Dissociative Disorders Therapy - Progressive Approach (Dolores Mosquera), Polish EMDR Therapy Association
- Training: EMDR Therapy, Individual and Group, in Working with Panic Attacks, with Agoraphobia and Without, Polish EMDR Therapy Association
- Training: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Udemy
- Training: Working with Adaptations and Defense Mechanisms in the Case of Complex Trauma at Different Stages of Development in EMDR Therapy (Ana Gomez), Polish EMDR Therapy Association
- Member of NIP (Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen): 242077
- Member of Polish EMDR Therapy Association (PTT EMDR)
- AGB-code: 94115542
- LOGO Verklaring
Experience:
- A few years of experience working with individuals dealing with different mental health difficulties, collaborating with various practices and GGZ organizations in the Netherlands.