Ekaterina Pastukhova

Who I help and how

In my 20 years of private practice, people come to me with all kinds of life challenges. Here are the main issues we work on: 1. Relationship problems and loneliness: crises and conflicts in couples (I help partners hear and accept each other while staying in touch with themselves), parent-child difficulties, fear of loneliness, codependency and the need to safely leave destructive relationships. 2. Existential crises and burnout: situations where, on the surface, "everything seems fine", but meaning and direction are lost, a state of inaction gets in the way ("I want to, but I don't do it"), fatigue has built up from always having to be strong, or you want to regain your taste for life and understand your purpose. 3. Complex psychological and clinical conditions: panic attacks, phobias, PTSD, depression, personality disorders and addictions. 4. Conflicts among entrepreneurs: overcoming chaos and burnout, resolving inner contradictions, building a business in line with your own convictions and long-term sense of meaning. 5. Financial blocks: psychological causes of unsatisfying income, barriers rooted in life experience, and building a harmonious relationship with money. 6. Requests from parents, children and teenagers: helping children overcome fears and adapt to the world, and helping teenagers strengthen their sense of self and find inner and outer support. What I do to address these issues: 1. I run individual and couples therapy: drawing on the principles of Existential Analysis, family systems therapy and Daseinsanalysis, which help a person achieve authenticity and treat their feelings with care. When needed, I collaborate with related specialists - psychiatrists, neurologists and endocrinologists. 2. I run self-discovery groups for adults and teenagers: creating a safe, non-judgemental space for working through and sharing painful experiences, fears and communication difficulties together. 3. I work as a methodologist and expert in environment-based pedagogy: advising families on parenting matters, training educators, running professional development courses and designing developmental spaces using the Montessori and Reggio methods; 4. I run educational programmes for managers, psychologists and educators. Existential-analytical work helps a person look more closely at their life: to see what is happening to them, understand their own emotional response, take a personal stance, and find an action they can inwardly agree with. This is a careful and deep process with no predetermined answer as to who a person should become. That said, the work can have clear goals, an agreed format and periodic assessment of the changes taking place.

How the work goes

For individual and couples work: In your consultation request you leave your contact details and briefly describe the situation you'd like to address. At the first session we get acquainted, explore your request and discuss: a) what's happening right now; b) what causes the most pain or needs to be resolved; c) what change you're expecting; d) what format of help might suit you; f) whether a consultation with another specialist is needed. If a person is in an acute or depleted state, the initial task may be stabilisation: restoring a sense of support, identifying realistic next steps, and reducing the experience of chaos or helplessness. Further work depends on the specific situation. We may explore relationships, feelings and ways of making decisions; life circumstances and constraints; habitual defensive reactions; experiences that have shaped how a person relates to themselves, other people and their own life. The format and length of the work are determined individually. Consultations are held online. For self-discovery group work: I run groups on relationships, inner support, self-worth, boundaries and parent-child experience. One programme usually includes 10 online sessions lasting from 2 to 2.5 hours.

Why trust me

I completed a multi-year programme in existential analysis and logotherapy at GLE-International (Austria) and the ANO DPO "Higher School of Psychology" (520 hours). I trained, and continue to train, under the founder of the method, the outstanding psychotherapist Alfried Längle. I am currently continuing to deepen my academic knowledge under his guidance, pursuing a Master of Science in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. I graduated from Moscow City University (MGPU) with a degree in "Pedagogy and Methods of Preschool Education". I completed specialised professional development programmes from GLE-International on psychological work with anxiety (2022) and depression (2023). I have been living in Valencia with my husband and daughter Maya since 2024. I oversee the youth programme at the Spanish volunteer organisation ONG DAR-jóvenes Spain. I'm proud to have helped more than 1000 happy families find harmony. In their reviews, clients highlight my professionalism, warmth and careful approach, which helps them move out of crisis, overcome codependency and discover a new sense of self. I'm proud of my projects. I created the original project "Time Together" (which included more than 10 studios for children and parents). I am the author of 3 methodological guides, including one on inclusive education. I'm proud to be a recognised media expert and the author of publications in such respected outlets as Psychologies, Forbes, Marie Claire, The Voice, Sunclub and others. My core value is living an authentic life that's honest with yourself and in tune with your feelings. I'm proud to have the chance to keep learning from the world's best specialists, so that I can build a reliable, caring foundation for my clients' "good life".

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