Iryna Hnatyk
Gestalt Therapist
Psychotherapy is not only about navigating crysis and seeking solutions. It is also about the interest to exploring your Self.
I specialise in:
About me
Hi, I’m glad you’re here.
I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist, and my path into therapy started long before I sat in the therapist’s chair. Ten years ago, I first walked into Gestalt therapy as a client and never looked back. I believe deeply that a good therapist grows out of a rich client experience, which for me also includes two years of couples therapy and years of immersive personal development practices like Hellinger’s Family Constellations and regressive breathwork.
As a person, I’m vibrant, bright, and authentic. As a professional, I am supportive, grounded, and committed to working under regular supervision to ensure the best care for my clients. I also have been married for 12 years and a teenage son.
Areas I often support clients with:
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Navigating depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and psychosomatic symptoms
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Healthy boundaries, self-care, and learning to listen to your needs
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Relationship dynamics (including codependency, high-conflict, or abusive relationships)
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Divorce, breakups, and life transitions
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Exploring sexuality, working through self-harm, and managing anger
Every story is unique, and you don't need to have it all figured out before we meet. Whatever you're carrying, bring your story into our space and we’ll find a way to make peace with it together.
I speak:
Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
Gestalt psychotherapy is about embracing wholeness. I believe we achieve wholeness when all aspects of ourselves—both light and shadow—are in harmony. My goal is to help you explore the "unattractive" or challenging parts of yourself without blame, shame, or judgment. Instead, you will find a space of acceptance and understanding. I am able to offer this because I have walked this path myself, learning to reconcile and make peace with my own inner conflicts. Through this process, I have witnessed the profound healing and personal growth it brings.
In our sessions, I will not impose my ideas or judgments on your experiences. Instead, I will listen deeply and serve as a compassionate, professional mirror, reflecting back to you with care and tact. This will help you uncover unconscious or less obvious patterns in your inner and outer world.
Gestalt psychotherapy is rooted in dialogue. Together, we will engage in open, equal conversations. I will be there to support you professionally in navigating the challenges or uncertainties you may not yet feel ready to face alone.
In my work I effectively utilize the EMPTY CHAIR TECHNIQUE — a powerful method for addressing unresolved internal conflicts, suppressed emotions, and unspoken feelings. This technique helps to:
- Bring closure to the unfinished – express thoughts and emotions that were left unsaid in relationships with loved ones, colleagues, or even within yourself.
- Facilitate inner dialogue or conflict – explore different aspects of your personality and help them "hear" and understand each other.
The empty chair technique is highly effective in working through loss, conflict, self-criticism, trauma, and personal growth. I would be happy to guide you through this process and support you on your journey to self-awareness and healing!
Experience
October 2023 - CURRENT
Gestalt Psychotherapist
Education
January 2026
2nd Stage | Gestalt Psychotherapy
Ukrainian Gestalt Institute
January 2025
MA | Psychology
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
February 2023
1st Stage | Gestalt Psychotherapy
Ukrainian Gestalt Institute
Services
Intro Call
Couples Session
Individual Session
Couples Session
Insurances
