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Ksenia Trefilova

(she/her)

Counsellor & Psychological Counsellor

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Available for new clients

Second-generation psychotherapist, I run a private practice and NGO that teaches ppl to understand their dreams. Working with trauma, PTSD, neurodiversity, identity, relationships, and addiction, psychedelics and crisis.

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At a glance
Barcelona, SpainAvailable in-person and online
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About me

If you are reading this, it means you are choosing a therapist because life got too hard and heavy, pain feels too strong, loneliness overtook time and space, or spiritual bypassing got you confused. Why is it happening? I already did so much…

As one of my teachers says, there can be right actions that are targeted to get you where you want to be, and there can be wrong actions - you do something, actively do something, but nothing changes.

Therapy with me helps to change the inner narrative about your own life. To get to this point you will have to do work - outside our sessions, your personal work.

What doors we can open together:

  • Presence and orientation to life: Shifting the focus from the head down into a full-body experience.
  • Neurodivergent grounding: Navigating specific nervous system responses and brain functioning associated with ADHD and/or Autism.
  • Processing trauma and cPTSD: Clearing out mental exhaustion and breaking through the emotional numbness that follows trauma, helping you find a way out of a constant fight-or-flight lifestyle.
  • Self-regulation and meaning: Developing emotional maturity, clarifying your true values, and asking: What do I want in my life? Together, we will create short- and long-term anchors.
  • Belonging and the ancestral matrix: Connecting to the strength of your lineage. When you truly know where you come from, it becomes much easier to answer the question: Who am I?
  • Healing after sexual violence and abuse: Breaking the isolation that follows trauma and reclaiming your dignity. You do not have to walk through this alone.
  • Psychedelic integration: Psychedelics are not a magic pill. Without proper integration, an extraordinary experience remains just a memory that vanishes over time.
  • The immigrant experience: Navigating the realities of migration and building a stable layer of emotional support and social security in a new country.
  • Navigating life crises: Holding space for grief, the death of loved ones, divorce, or the ripples of war. Being human is complex, deeply altering our identity and how we view the world - both outside and inside our own skin.

I am a trauma therapist working in English and Russian, offering in-person sessions in Barcelona and online consultations worldwide.

A little about my path:
I became a therapist after 17 years in international business across four countries. I know firsthand what it means to lose yourself in a corporate role, a relationship, or a country that doesn't feel like home.

Healing runs in my family - I am a second-generation practitioner. My grandmother was publicly elected to mediate complex conflicts in her community after World War II, passing down a profound, generational understanding of human nature. I also have deep personal reasons for specializing in trauma; that lived experience is exactly what makes my therapeutic work real, grounded, and deeply human.

If my words resonated with you, please reach out. I usually respond within a few hours. We can begin with a free 30-minute introductory call or start directly with a full session.

I speak:

EnglishRussian

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Location:

Barcelona, Spain

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Approach

Treatment Approaches
Existential analysisRecommended for those who are searching for deeper meaning in life or are struggling with big questions about existence, freedom, and purpose.
Gestalt therapyRecommended for those who want to focus on the present and take responsibility for their feelings and actions to promote personal growth.
Psychedelic integration therapyRecommended for those who have had psychedelic experiences and want help understanding and integrating the insights into their everyday life for personal growth and self-discovery.

My methods: Gestalt, existential analysis, CBT/EMDR, body somatic work, systemic constellations, mindfulness.

Experience

4 years in practice

Run a private practice since 2022 at www.trefilovapsychology.com
Co-founded mental health NGO www.askfritz.chat

Education

2007 - Moscow State Pedagogic University
2023 - Eastern-European Institute of Psychoanalysis

2023 - Meta Institute Sistemic Spain - finished training with Daan Van Kampenhout in system rituals
2023 - ICEERS - finished training for care providers offering psychedelic integration, how to integrate the experience in daily life
2024/2026 - InSight California Gestalt Therapy Group - finished training in Trauma and Addiction a Compassionate/Relational Gestalt Approach

Ongoing self-education.

Services

Intro Call

Free • 30 min • Online

Individual Session

€110 • 2 hr • Online & In-person
Individual session online or in-person.

Individual Session

€80 • 1 hr 10 min • Online & In-person
Online or in-person.

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Barcelona, SpainAvailable in-person and online
Last active
Offers free 30 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Note from KseniaYou're doing good, you got that far! You keep going.
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 8 hours

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