Olena Hazarova

Clinical psychologist, analyst, somatic psychotherapist. Director of the Institute of Human Corporeality. Co-founder of the Association of Somatic Psychotherapists and Body Practices (together with Chentsova H. and Shyhorin V.). Professional musician-performer. Graduated from the Baku Conservatory in piano class under Prof. Nazirova; concert performer and accompanist; laureate of international musician-performer competitions. Stage experience — 25 years. Monograph: "Psychology of Corporeality", Kyiv, IOI, 2002. Articles: "Body and Corporeality: Psychological Analysis"; "Melancholy, Depression and Psychotherapy"; "The Motive of Death in the Development of Normal Corporeality"; "Glamorous Corporeality"; "Soul, Dreams and Body".

Director of the Institute of Human Embodiment. Co-founder of the Association of Somatic Psychotherapists and Body Practices (together with Chentsova G. and Shigorin V.). Has extensive experience in individual and group work in psychiatric clinics (7 years), experience in scientific research at the State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry named after Serbsy, experience teaching Embodiment Psychology at URAO, and experience interning in the Crisis Unit at the Suicidology Center of the Moscow Institute of Psychiatry. Developer and head of educational programs at the Institute of Human Embodiment. Author of the concept of embodiment modulation and the concept of embodiment, as well as the first definition of embodiment (2001).