Anna Melnik
Integrative Counsellor
Available for new clients
I am a certified Schema Therapist helping people overcome long-term emotional difficulties. Many of my clients are neurodivergent and/or LGBT+
I specialize in:
At a glance
Last active
Experienced on It's ComplicatedAlmost 3 years and 240+ sessions on It's Complicated
Note from AnnaIndividual schema therapy for people with ADHD and their close ones.
Usually responds within 2 hours
About me
For neurodivergent people, I help with:
- Embracing differences and living a fulfilling, neuroaffirmative life
- Processing trauma
- Understanding the meaning of the diagnosis in your life
- Dealing with shame, sensitivity to rejection, and building more meaningful relationships
- Managing distress, anxiety, and excitement levels
My other areas of interest:
- Autism and neurodiversity
- Grief and loss, death, choice, meaning
- Adoption and special needs parenting
- Childhood trauma (cPTSD)
- Anger, aggression, resilience, assertiveness
- Burnout
I also work with parents of children with special needs:
- Overcoming burnout and exhaustion
- Finding strategies to manage your child’s needs and behaviors
- Dealing with guilt and building healthy relationships with your child
- Overcoming isolation and accessing the support you need
- Feeling more in control and at ease as a parent
Some facts about me:
- More than 1800 hours of training in counselling and constantly learning more
- Have supported parents and carers of children with the following conditions: ADHD, DMDD, ODD, PDA, ASD, cPTSD, bipolar, schizophrenia, as well as neurodivergent adults
- A happy adoptive parent of a child with ADHD
- 6+ years of my own personal psychotherapy
- Regular supervisions
- Member of International Society of Schema Therapy
- Trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in schema therapy
I speak:
EnglishRussianUkrainian
Location:
London, United Kingdom
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Approach
Treatment Approaches
Integrative therapy Recommended for those who prefer a flexible approach that combines different therapies to meet their unique needs.
Schema therapyRecommended for those who want to break out of negative patterns or "schemas" that they developed early in life and keep repeating.
I use schema therapy approach, which is an integrative therapy that is effective for long-term emotional difficulties and patterns of experiences that feel like you are stuck in a negative cycle.
Schema therapy combines elements of CBT, Gestalt, and psychodynamic modalities to work with all areas of human experience (emotions, thoughts, behavior).
I believe that at the core of psychological difficulties, there are emotional needs that are not satisfied. Thus, I adopt the therapeutic position of schema therapy called limited reparenting, where the therapist helps the client understand and fulfill their emotional needs within the boundaries of therapy.
In therapy, we investigate how different states you may experience interplay. We also find more adaptive ways to cope with challenges. We do a lot of trauma processing work and discuss concrete strategies you can try to utilize.
One of the main goals I have in therapy is to help you overcome the inner critic and become more accepting and supportive of yourself.
Beyond schema therapy, I feel that it is important to give space and time for existential topics if they arise, such as death, choice, isolation, and meaninglessness.
Overall, with each client, I try to find the balance between structure and flexibility in therapy. Whatever works best for you, we will adjust the process to meet your needs.
Experience
240+ sessions on It's ComplicatedAlmost 3 years at It's Complicated
2019 - today: counsellor with private practice
2019: practice in children's oncology rehabilitation centre "Russian Cornfield"
2018-2019: helpline Yaroslavna of Insitute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis
Education
2025: Acquired the status of a Certified Schema Therapist.
2024-now: MSc "Integrative Counselling and Coaching" by University of East London
2022: Course Certificate "Schema Therapy" by Paul Kasyanik, 48 hours.
2018-2019: Course Ceritifcate "Development of attachment relationships in childhood" by Natalia Pleshkova in Moscow, 78 hours.
2017-2020: PGDip in counselling, psychological correction, and psychotherapy from Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis in Moscow, 1699 hours.
2002-2008: MSc in applied Mathematics and Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Cost
Sliding scale starting at €60
Individual Session
€80 (50 minutes)
Insurances
Private Pay
At a glance
Last active
Experienced on It's ComplicatedAlmost 3 years and 240+ sessions on It's Complicated
Note from AnnaIndividual schema therapy for people with ADHD and their close ones.
Usually responds within 2 hours
Next available: May 13