Norova Iryna Volodymyrivna

Category: Higher

Education:

• Bohdan Khmelnytsky Cherkasy National University, Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology;
• Ukrainian Institute of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, certified CBT counselor;
• Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, specialization in “Clinical Psychology”

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• member of the Ukrainian Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy;
• participant of the XI Annual Conference on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy;
• intensive course “Psychological Assistance in Military Trauma”;
• workshop on anxiety disorders (Kyiv Institute of Rational-Intuitive Psychotherapy);
• trainer’s training program “Academy of Mental Health”.

Scientific activity:

• participant of the XXVI All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference of Young Scientists;
• participation in scientific and practical conferences, preparation of abstracts and scientific articles in the field of clinical psychology, mental health, and psychological support for military personnel.

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• conducting psychoeducational and thematic group sessions for patients and healthcare professionals;
• interdisciplinary cooperation in providing psychological support to patients.

Areas of professional development:

• deepening practice in clinical psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy;
• participation in supervision and training programs in evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches;
• studying modern methods of psychotherapy, crisis counseling, and trauma work.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• clinical psychological counseling and clinical interviewing;
• cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in individual and group formats;
• psychodiagnostics of emotional state, anxiety, depressive and stress-related manifestations;
• crisis counseling and psycho-emotional stabilization;
• psychological support for military personnel, veterans, and their family members;
• work with anxiety disorders, panic states, emotional exhaustion, and adjustment disorders;
• psychological support for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
• psychoeducation, emotional self-regulation techniques, mindfulness practices, and breathing techniques;
• suicide risk assessment and psychological follow-up;
• interdisciplinary cooperation for comprehensive mental health support.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• modern evidence-based approaches in mental health, neuropsychology, and stress psychophysiology;
• mechanisms of resilience, adaptation, and recovery after traumatic events, mindfulness approaches, stabilization techniques, and development of emotional self-regulation skills.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “I enjoy professional literature, traveling, nature, and hiking. I practice meditation.”

Doctor's advice:

• “Mental health requires the same attention and care as physical health. Emotional self-regulation skills, proper rest, support from loved ones, and timely access to psychological help improve stress resilience, help adapt to changes, and maintain internal resources.”