Enough pleasing everyone
Time to live your life
Ekaterina Kondrateva — clinical psychologist, Gestalt therapist.
Online sessions for adults and teenagers worldwide.
Online sessions for adults and teenagers worldwide.
Enough pleasing everyone.
Time to live your life.
Time to live your life.
Ekaterina Kondrateva — clinical psychologist, Gestalt therapist.
Online sessions for adults and teenagers worldwide.
Online sessions for adults and teenagers worldwide.
People come to me when...
-
Life runs on sheer willpower and obligation — and somewhere along the way, genuine desire got lost. - Saying no feels impossible, and putting yourself first comes with a guilt that's hard to shake.
- You're exhausted from chasing approval — and even more afraid of letting someone down.
- You're going through the motions, but nothing actually feels like yours anymore.
About me
I'm Ekaterina Kondrateva, clinical psychologist and Gestalt therapist. I work online in Russian and English.
This is my third career. Before becoming a therapist, I spent years in finance and marketing at large companies. I know that world from the inside — and I understand people who are high-achieving, capable, and quietly lost.
My work draws on clinical psychology, the Gestalt approach, somatic therapy, and several specialisations. But I'm not just here as a professional. I love life, movement, travel, and the kind of spontaneity that keeps things real.
I live in Montenegro, work with people across the world, and run an international community for relocated helping practitioners. I know from my own experience what it means to leave a settled life, adapt somewhere new, and figure out who you are when the familiar context is gone.
I value honesty, directness, and genuine curiosity. No polished promises, no template work. In sessions I'm attentive, I don't rush, and I follow your pace — not mine.
Start working together This is my third career. Before becoming a therapist, I spent years in finance and marketing at large companies. I know that world from the inside — and I understand people who are high-achieving, capable, and quietly lost.
My work draws on clinical psychology, the Gestalt approach, somatic therapy, and several specialisations. But I'm not just here as a professional. I love life, movement, travel, and the kind of spontaneity that keeps things real.
I live in Montenegro, work with people across the world, and run an international community for relocated helping practitioners. I know from my own experience what it means to leave a settled life, adapt somewhere new, and figure out who you are when the familiar context is gone.
I value honesty, directness, and genuine curiosity. No polished promises, no template work. In sessions I'm attentive, I don't rush, and I follow your pace — not mine.
How I work
In therapy we:
✳ Work with automatic patterns. We look at what you keep repeating — and why it's stopped working for you.
✳ Pay attention to the body. Tension, physical symptoms, the way you hold yourself — often there's information there that words haven't caught up with yet.
✳ Find what's actually true for you. Not what's "correct" or "normal" — but what fits your life, your values, your pace.
In therapy we:
✳ Work with automatic patterns. We look at what you keep repeating — and why it's stopped working for you.
✳ Pay attention to the body. Tension, physical symptoms, the way you hold yourself — often there's information there that words haven't caught up with yet.
✳ Find what's actually true for you. Not what's "correct" or "normal" — but what fits your life, your values, your pace.
What I don't do
✳ I don't tell you what to do. If you're looking for someone to hand you a solution, I'm probably not the right fit.
✳ I don't make hard things sound easy. Therapy means looking honestly at yourself, and I won't pretend that's painless.
✳ I need you to be in it. Real change requires your willingness to look, try, and sometimes be uncomfortable.
✳ I don't tell you what to do. If you're looking for someone to hand you a solution, I'm probably not the right fit.
✳ I don't make hard things sound easy. Therapy means looking honestly at yourself, and I won't pretend that's painless.
✳ I need you to be in it. Real change requires your willingness to look, try, and sometimes be uncomfortable.
How I work
In therapy we:
- Work with automatic patterns.We look at what you keep repeating — and why it's stopped working for you.
- Pay attention to the body.Tension, physical symptoms, the way you hold yourself — often there's information there that words haven't caught up with yet.
- Find what's actually true for you.Not what's "correct" or "normal" — but what fits your life, your values, your pace.
What I don't do
- I don't tell you what to do.If you're looking for someone to hand you a solution, I'm probably not the right fit.
- I don't make hard things sound easy.Therapy means looking honestly at yourself, and I won't pretend that's painless.
- I need you to be in it.Real change requires your willingness to look, try, and sometimes be uncomfortable.
Education & Training
My work is grounded in formal psychological education, thousands of hours of practice, and ongoing supervision. Below you can view my diplomas and certificates by area.
MA in Psychology and Education (with Honors), Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 2022
Professional Retraining in Clinical Psychology, Higher Academy of Continuing Education, 2023 (1,100 hours)
Advanced Training in Supervision: Theory and Practice, Bekhterev Training Center, 2025 (92 academic hours)
Training in Theory and Practice of Gestalt Therapy, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2018-2023
Special Course in Working with Codependency, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2023-2024 (120 hours)
Specialization in Crises and Trauma, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2022-2023 (180 hours)
Specialization in Body Gestalt Therapy: Gestalt and Bodynamics, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2022-2023 (180 hours)
Specialization in Body Gestalt Therapy: Resources and Techniques, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2020-2021 (150 hours)
Special Course in the Gestalt Approach to Addiction Work, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2020-2021 (120 hours)
Year 1 of Gestalt Therapy Training, Moscow Gestalt Institute, 2018-2019 (180 hours)
Participant, 11th Northern Gestalt Intensive, 2023
Participant, 7th Gestalt Intensive in Armenia “Closer than Paradise #7”, 2021
Participant, Gestalt Intensive in Montenegro “Return”, 2019
Participant, 29th Annual International Conference and Winter School “Gestalt Therapy in a Polyphonic World”, 2020
Seminar in Fascia: Fascial Lesions, Their Levels, and Myofascial Chains, Brander Center for Health Practices, 2018
Seminar in Gait: Anatomy, Mechanics, and Movement Training, Brander Center for Health Practices, 2018
Seminar in Feet: Anatomy, Dysfunction Correction, and Movement Training, Brander School of Body-Movement Integration, 2018
Seminar in Lower Back and Spine: Mechanics, Structural Plasticity, and Mindful Movement, Brander School of Body-Movement Integration, 2019
Seminar in Knees: Anatomy, Dysfunction Correction, and Movement Training, Brander School of Body-Movement Integration, 2018
Sessions & fees
Individual therapy
- For adults and teenagers
- Crisis, self-worth, relationships, difficult emotional states.
- Online
- 50 min
€ 70
Couples & parent-teen therapy
- For partners, or a parent and teenager together
- Understanding what's driving the tension, learning to hear each other, rebuilding connection.
- Online
- 80 min
€ 100
How sessions work
Therapy has agreements. Not formalities — structure that makes the process clear and stable.
- Session format, frequency, and length are discussed individually, based on your situation and goals.
- Payment is made in advance or on an agreed schedule.
- Cancellations and rescheduling are possible up to 24 hours before the session.
- Late cancellations are charged in full.
- Everything that happens in therapy stays confidential.
- A full therapeutic agreement is sent after booking and reviewed together at the first session.
What people say
Quotes from public sources: Profi.ru and professional Facebook groups.
- - Calm, welcoming — you can be yourself, talk even when you don't know what you want to say. It's a place where you can simply exist. - L.
- What struck me most was the feeling of meeting a person, not just a specialist. The conversation had so many layers — it's genuinely hard to describe. – I. - - What mattered was feeling your response — not just in words, but physically. Through working with you I started actually listening to my body, noticing how it reacts. – I.
- You create a space where it's possible to touch something deep. Even though I wasn't ready to go all the way in, just being in that field moved something in me. – К. - - Life feels lighter and calmer. I've been working with Ekaterina for a while now, and every session teaches me something new about myself. The biggest shift — the deep anxieties have quieted, and self-awareness has become something I actually do, not just think about. – Е.
- I came at a really hard moment, and you helped me through it. That support is still with me — like something I carry now." – О. - - Ekaterina listens carefully and asks exactly the right questions. After the very first session I knew I wanted to keep going. – Y.
- Your rhythm, your voice, the way you speak — it's already something healing. It quiets you, draws you inward, makes you feel safe. – Z.