On this page, you will find an introduction to my areas of personal growth. My Counseling Philosophy can be found here: http://prikhidko.com/?page_id=14
I strive to grow as a counseling practitioner. There are two main areas of my professional development in counseling today – improving my skills in using Acceptance-and-Commitment Therapy (ACT) (Harris, 2009).
And receiving an education in the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EDMR) (Brennstuhl, Tarquinio, Strub, Montel, Rydberg, & Kapoula, Z., 2013). The EDMR Training is used when working with trauma. In Summer 2016 I went to volunteer in Orlando after the Pulse tragedy. I was eager to help people, who were shocked by the murders. While I have had training in the Crisis Resolution Counseling
I had felt that my work and help would be more useful in the long run, if I would be able to use EDMR as it contributes to change the brain neuro-connections, erasing the traumatic pathway and decreasing the intensity of traumatic experience, along with reducing the chance of the PTSD development.
Training in working with Anxiety among Children and Adolescents was another great learning experience for me!
In Spring 2017 I have organized the Level 1 Theraplay Training in Gainesville, Florida. This was an amazing experience, I obtained excellent tool in working with children and parents.
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