Детский психолог • Нидерланды

About Детский психолог • Нидерланды

Ольга Астапенко is a Russian-speaking child psychologist, educator and parent consultant in Харлеме. She offers online consultations and in-person meetings about children’s behaviour, relationships with them and parents’ experiences.

Consultations

There are two separate areas of work: conversations about a child and individual work with a mother or father.

• Consultations for parents about a child’s behaviour, difficult situations and their relationship with the child
• Individual consultations for a mother or father about their experiences, relationships and worries

Meeting format

Consultations take place online or in person in Харлеме and last 60 minutes.

Resources for parents

A video course, video master class and practical PDF guides are available for parents.

• Children’s tantrums. Or how to be an adult with your children
• Brothers and sisters. Siblings
• Starting nursery and school
• Useful guides for parents

Approach

Ольга draws on developmental psychology, attachment theory and the approach of Gordon Neufeld in her work.

Education and training

Ольга trained as an educational psychologist and completed professional training in the Gordon Neufeld approach and Gestalt therapy.

• Belarusian State Pedagogical University
• Neufeld Institute, Russian-language division
• Netherlands Gestalt Academy

Projects

Ольга runs resources for parents and created a book of children’s poems in English and Russian.

• Parent podcast “Легче стало?”
• YouTube channel for parents
• Instagram about child psychology
• Book of children’s poems in English and Russian