INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Online booking
Video session on Google, Telegram, Skype, Whatsapp
1 session - 45 minutes
❤️🩹 I would love to be your support to heal when life is too painful, to find meaning and light, to celebrate together your achievements and strengths, to make decisions and to be brave even in hardship. ❤️🩹
What types of counselling should you choose?
1. Long term:
♡ Your request concerns a problem that has been going on for several years or affects several areas of life at once.
♡ You want to change many things in your way of thinking, lifestyle or relationships.
♡ This is a classic option, it involves meetings once a week.
⌛ Average duration: 6-12 months.
The price with which you started consultations long-term is assigned to you for 3 months without an increase.
2. Short term:
○ Your problem is practical and specific and does not affect you deeply.
For example:
- preparation for an interview, exam, procrastination
- you have to make an important decision in life
- relationship problems, breakup
- you need to instill a new habit or remove the old one, etc.
○ Generally a person comes to this form of work after the completion of long-term therapy, when in general their life is already established.
⌛ Average duration: 1-10 meetings.
3. Case analysis:
○ You want to get a rough estimate of your case, condition, request and understand how to move on, who to contact.
or
○ You want to receive recommendations for techniques, exercises, literature for self-study.
♡ Your request concerns a problem that has been going on for several years or affects several areas of life at once.
♡ You want to change many things in your way of thinking, lifestyle or relationships.
♡ This is a classic option, it involves meetings once a week.
⌛ Average duration: 6-12 months.
The price with which you started consultations long-term is assigned to you for 3 months without an increase.
2. Short term:
○ Your problem is practical and specific and does not affect you deeply.
For example:
- preparation for an interview, exam, procrastination
- you have to make an important decision in life
- relationship problems, breakup
- you need to instill a new habit or remove the old one, etc.
○ Generally a person comes to this form of work after the completion of long-term therapy, when in general their life is already established.
⌛ Average duration: 1-10 meetings.
3. Case analysis:
○ You want to get a rough estimate of your case, condition, request and understand how to move on, who to contact.
or
○ You want to receive recommendations for techniques, exercises, literature for self-study.
psychological counselling integrates many different methods
Which therapy methods will be used:
- focus on the present and future
- focus on resources, strengths and competencies of the client, not shortcomings
- focus on the solution, not the problem
- analysis of the thoughts and behaviors that form the problem
- development of new thought patterns and behavioral strategies to achieve therapy goals
I also use methods from:
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Therapy based on mentalization
- schema therapy
- Family Therapy
- Existential and humanistic therapy
- Narrative practice
- Art therapy
- Mindfulness and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Transaction analysis
- Gestalt therapy
- Focusing
Counselling
What problems can be address
in psychological counselling:
in psychological counselling:
- Fears, anxiety
- Mood swings
- Unwanted aggression, irritability
- Loss of energy / Procrastination
- Stress and depression
- Relationship with self, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-acceptance
- Other experiences, lack of emotions
- moving and migration
- retirement
- job change and unemployment
- loss of a loved one
- breakup/divorce
- entry into marriage
- pregnancy, childbirth
- adaptation to illness and injury
- etc
- Improving intimacy and trust in relationships
- Loneliness
- Resolving conflicts in the family
- Sexual difficulties
- Relationships with children
- Self-development, personal effectiveness and career (management of own resources: time, money, forces)
- Stress, burnout
- Lack of motivation, procrastination
- Lack of purpose (“I don’t know what I want to do in life”)
- Change, job loss, financial changes
- Relocation, emigration
- Meanings, choices, decision making
- Self-determination, meaning of life, other existential issues, self-search
- Planning for children, pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood
- Meanings and values
- Self-determination, meaning of life, fear of death, other existential issues, self-search
- Questions of spirituality and religion
- “I don’t know what I want to do”, lack of purpose
- "What will I be when I grow up?"
- "Do I want children?"
- "Is it worth moving?"
- "Should I end the relationship?"
- self-discipline
- improving daily routine and lifestyle
- you need to install a new habit or remove the old one, etc.
Clinical psychology
What diagnoses and cases I work with:
- Recovery from acute stress and shock
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (war veterans, victims and perpetrators of violence) and complex PTSD
- Adaptation to major life changes (divorce, illness, etc.)
- Loss (death of a loved one, of a pet etc)
- Depressive states
- Manic states
- All types of bipolar disorders
- Mood swings, emotional instability
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- General anxiety
- Social anxiety
- Panic attacks
I work with all mild to moderate personality disorders, with some severe cases as well.
Main targets:
Main targets:
- Conflicts and painful relationships with others
- Unstable sense of self and identity, self-hate, self-destruction, self-criticism
- Inner emptiness
- Difficulty with emotional control, intense emotional pain
- Self-harm, addictions
- Difficulties adjusting in society
- Adapting to neurodivergence
- Overcoming challenges in work, studies, household chores
- Overcoming challenges in relationships with others and yourself
- Postnatal depression
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Migraines
- IBS and other digestive issues
- Insomnia
- Adapting to chronic pain and illnesses
- obsessions and fixation on ideas
- compulsive actions
- worries about serious illness (hypochondria)
- Body dysmorphia
- Compulsive overeating
- Bulimia
- Anorexia etc.
- internet, social media and game addiction
- shopping addiction
- gambling addiction
- addictive relationships and being in relationship with an addict
- substances addiction etc.
Examples of my work
I publish demo-sessions in English on YouTube. You can watch them to see if my work style suits you!
Go to YouTube to watch demo-sessions
step by step
Counselling process explained
Step 1. Registration and questionnaire
1) Read the terms of my work
2) If you agree with the terms, sign up for a consultation below.
3) Download, fill out the client questionnaire here and send it to me by email psychologist.victoria@gmail.com
Step 2. Assessment
Based on the questionnaire and the conversation, we will analyze your condition:
1) If there is a suspicion of a problem in physical health, I will recommend taking tests from a general practitioner.
2) If a clinical disorder (such as depression) is suspected, I will recommend seeing a psychiatrist for diagnosis.
3) We will analyze your current situation and its causes.
Step 3. Goal setting
1) We will discuss your request for therapy and analyze it.
2) We will formulate a goal for our work.
Step 4. Choosing a method
Depending on the case, we will choose the main method of further work.
1) For clinical cases, I usually work in CBT.
2) For the rest, I mostly use SFBT (Solution Focused Brief Therapy) and coaching.
3) Your individuality is also important for the choice of method. Feel free to share your feedback or preferences!
Step 5. Achieving the goal and objectives of therapy
1) During meetings, we discuss changes and progress in your life, homework, doing helping practices and exercises, etc.
I am an expert in asking questions, but you are an expert in your life. So let's work as a team!
2) Between meetings, you can test our hypotheses, try new solutions, and do your homework. Or just relax while your psyche is in the process of changing.
Step 6. Finishing work or new goal
For the last 1-2 sessions, we hold a farewell meeting, sum up the results, recall what has been achieved.
When we have reached the goal, we can either finish the job or set a new goal.
1) Read the terms of my work
2) If you agree with the terms, sign up for a consultation below.
3) Download, fill out the client questionnaire here and send it to me by email psychologist.victoria@gmail.com
Step 2. Assessment
Based on the questionnaire and the conversation, we will analyze your condition:
1) If there is a suspicion of a problem in physical health, I will recommend taking tests from a general practitioner.
2) If a clinical disorder (such as depression) is suspected, I will recommend seeing a psychiatrist for diagnosis.
3) We will analyze your current situation and its causes.
Step 3. Goal setting
1) We will discuss your request for therapy and analyze it.
2) We will formulate a goal for our work.
Step 4. Choosing a method
Depending on the case, we will choose the main method of further work.
1) For clinical cases, I usually work in CBT.
2) For the rest, I mostly use SFBT (Solution Focused Brief Therapy) and coaching.
3) Your individuality is also important for the choice of method. Feel free to share your feedback or preferences!
Step 5. Achieving the goal and objectives of therapy
1) During meetings, we discuss changes and progress in your life, homework, doing helping practices and exercises, etc.
I am an expert in asking questions, but you are an expert in your life. So let's work as a team!
2) Between meetings, you can test our hypotheses, try new solutions, and do your homework. Or just relax while your psyche is in the process of changing.
Step 6. Finishing work or new goal
For the last 1-2 sessions, we hold a farewell meeting, sum up the results, recall what has been achieved.
When we have reached the goal, we can either finish the job or set a new goal.
My work conditions
1. Cancellation and Missed Appointments
2. Being late to sessions
3. Payment
4. Therapy cost
5. My contacts
- Both you and I can cancel a session up to 4 hours before it.
- If you cancel later, you pay 50% of the cost. If I cancel later, the next appointment is 50% off for you.
- If you miss an appointment without notifying me of the cancellation, you pay 100%. If I miss an appointment without notifying you of the cancellation, the next appointment is free for you.
- These rules apply in all circumstances, even in case of illness.
2. Being late to sessions
- Both you and I can be late by no more than 10 minutes. If I or you are more than 10 minutes, the appointment is considered missed.
- If you are late for an appointment, the appointment is not extended. If I am late for an appointment, the missed time is added to this appointment or to the next one.
3. Payment
- To confirm your appointment booking, you need to send a screenshot or payment receipt to psychologist.victoria@gmail.com or telegram @victoriakesseli within 24 hours of booking.
- If you book an appointment and do not pay for it within 24 hours, the booking is cancelled and someone else can take your time.
- The commission, if any, is paid by the client.
- If you attend regular therapy once a week or more often, then each session must be paid for within a week after the meeting. For new and irregular clients payment is required in advance.
4. Therapy cost
- The cost of the therapy you start with is assigned to you for 6 months. After that, I can revise the cost of the session, which I inform at least 2 months in advance so that we can discuss the new conditions.
- FREE for publication. I am always happy to have volunteers to record sessions in English for Youtube. Email me at psychologist.victoria@gmail.com for details.
5. My contacts
- My contact email address is psychologist.victoria@gmail.com
- You can write to me about cancellation of the meeting, rescheduling, payment and any organizational issues.
- I usually respond within 2 days, sometimes within a week.
Ethics
I work in accordance with the code of ethics of the EFPA (European Federation of Psychological Associations). Complete confidentiality. All work is in the interests of the client.
I do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, social class, age, etc.
I do not publish reviews from clients in personal psychotherapy, as it is against the code of ethics.
Price
- Free for publication online
- Concessionary cost - 20 euros
- Usual price - 50 euros
Session booking
By booking a session, you agree to my work conditions.
Payment methods
- Pay by transfer using the details below.
- Send me a screenshot of the payment to email psychologist.victoria@gmail.com
Receiver: Victoria Kesseli
Account number (IBAN): FI85 3939 0067 0597 41
Account number (IBAN): FI85 3939 0067 0597 41
Victoria Kesseli
Clinical psychologist, EFT couple therapist, SFBT and narrative practitioner
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