Psychologist
Olga Shirokova – Clinical Psychologist, PhD in Psychology, Psychoanalyst, Member of the Vilnius Psychoanalytic Society and the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)
Areas of work
I have been working with children, adolescents and adults since 2000.
Many of the causes of psychological difficulties lie in the unconscious part of our mind, as they may be too painful or internally conflicting to be consciously accepted. They are often connected with important relationships in our lives, with loved ones, and with traumatic experiences. Therefore, we tend to hide them from ourselves in order to continue living.
However, the unconscious part of the psyche still makes itself known: in dreams, slips of the tongue and mistakes, inappropriate or seemingly irrational behavior, symptoms, intrusive thoughts, fears, illnesses, and difficulties in relationships and professional life.
I work with:
Children’s psychological problems
- Neurotic enuresis
- Stress reaction to the loss of a loved one or prolonged separation
- Adaptation difficulties
- Anxiety, increased worry, sleep disturbances
- Eating disorders
- Increased aggressiveness
- Conflicts
- Difficulties with socialization (in kindergarten or school)
- Autism spectrum traits
- Adopted child
Adults’
psychological problems
- Conflicts in the family, at work, or in relationships
- Difficulties in building relationships, sexual problems
- Divorce, loss of a loved one
- Difficulties with self-realization
- Psychological difficulties during emigration, help with adaptation
- Psychosomatic disorders
- Sexual difficulties
- Psychological infertility
- Increased anxiety
- Depression
- Lack of self-confidence
- Social phobia
- Agoraphobia, claustrophobia
- Fears
- Difficulties with decisions-making
- Problems in relationships with children
Psychological difficulties during pregnancy and early motherhood
- Depression during pregnancy and after childbirth
- Anxiety
- Complicated pregnancy or childbirth, support in coping with the consequences
- Pregnancy after IVF
- Pregnancy loss, loss of a baby
- Feelings of guilt and anxiety after abortion, etc.
Working formats:
Individual consultations
Psychoterapy
Psychotherapy is a way to access these unconscious experiences, reduce their impact on life or eliminate it, by creating a safe space where their origins can be understood and worked through
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is the deepest exploration of one’s psyche and inner world.