about us
Bridging Cultural Differences
In the photograph above you see the Bridge of Peter the Great on Neva river in St. Petersburg. I was born in a place overlooking this bridge and grew up moving between the two different countries, languages and cultures of my parents. I had to learn how to bridge different worlds ever since. Building bridges across the spaces between people has shaped my personal and professional life.
I am the fourth generation of teachers - a family vocation that began with my maternal great grand father who was a school teacher and a Headmaster in St.Petersburg, Russia. I became an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication and developed an international experience reading courses related to Intercultural Matters internationally and conducting research in bilingualism and intercultural marriages.
I bring into my work my own experience and those multiple stories of the people I worked with and who created the lives they love in different language and on a different land from scratch. Contact me, if you would like to have an experienced guide and companion on your way to co-create the conscious and thriving relationships that work for you.
From Theory To Practice
I moved from the Communication theories which I taught at schools and universities to their applications in people’s lives. After my relocation to London in January 2008 and my Research Fellowship in Migration Studies at the University of Roehampton, I became a professional migrant. Following my interest in the connection between our language, culture and the ways we experience the world, I trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the world renowned Tavistock Centre in London and built up my private consultancy.
I currently work as an intercultural communication consultant and psychotherapist in the UK and internationally helping internationally mobile people to make sense of their complex idnetities. And I founded the Relationship Design School because I am passionate about accompanying my clients on their way to design the lives they love!
our team
We work as a team of highly experienced psychotherapists and complementary therapists who specialise in different modalities to deliver holistic programmes – workshops and retreats for our clients. Would you like to design the relationships you love? There is a way, let’s find it together.