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Mental Health
POLSKA
Support Trainer
and Advisor
VALERIIA
VALERIIA
Art Therapist
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LERA
менторка
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POLSKA
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Lviv, Ukraine

SUMMARY BACKGROUND
Professional Mental Health Trainer and Art Therapist Psychosocial support trainer
2025-2026
with 9+ years of experience in humanitarian sector IREX
tailored and conducted 9 trainings and TOT for
Focused on burnout prevention, teams resilience building, media professionals, addressing the challenges
stress and conflict management, trauma-informed approach. of working in wartime and emergency setting.
Sessions covered topics including burnout
prevention, psychological first aid, a trauma-
8 years of experience of working with vulnerable groups informed approach, as well as team
including internally displaced persons, refugees, domestic communication and conflict resolution.
violence survivors. Expertise in providing MHPSS trainings for
Trainer. Facilitator. Art therapist
media practitioners, helping professionals and aid workers. 2023-2025
Art Therapy Force, ARCA, VITCHE, Culture Helps,
Certified in Trauma therapy. Work in pair with psychiatrists, Insha Osvita, La Strada Ukraine, Zusa Germany.
able to work in multidisciplinary teams. provided TOT for helping professionals and aid
workers,
created training and art therapeutical programs
Build mental health programs according to team or focused on organisational goals and auditories
community request using international MHPSS protocols and requests,
CBT-based practices. Expertise in creating psychoeducational provided individual and group art therapy
sessions and mental health trainings,
courses for online platforms and internal use. provided post-training online support and
online art therapy sessions
Worked with United Nation Agencies and multiple NGOs,
foundations and governmental projects such as East Europe Art therapist
working with vulnerable groups
Foundation, La Strada Ukraine, Diia.Cyfrova Osvita, etc.
2024-2025
Ridni Foundation
Master Degree in Psychology in Ukrainian Catholic University. provided 200+ hours of individual and group art
Certified CBT consultant. Member of National Psychological therapy sessions, soft skills and communication
trainings for families and teens.
Association and All-Ukrainian Art Therapy Association.
Mental health support trainer and art therapist
Hours of personal therapy, supervision and intervision work 2022-2024
provide by request. East Europe Foundation
created and implemented trainings, courses
and art therapeutical programs

Emotional wellbeing trainer
working with domestic violence survivors
2018 - 2020
UNFPA - "Rozirvy Kolo" program