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Psychologist
Anastasia Kanunnikova
Beneath any presenting concern — anxiety, exhaustion, relational struggle — there is almost always something deeper: the way a person has come to be with themselves and with others. Not always visible. Not always named.
My work is to offer a space where that can be not just talked about, but genuinely explored.
What I find most essential in psychotherapy is not becoming someone different — but coming home to oneself. To one's desires, conflicts, and fears.
I am a psychological counsellor and candidate member of the Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Moscow, Russia). I work with depth, without predetermined answers, and with attention to what tends to remain in the shadow.
My work is to offer a space where that can be not just talked about, but genuinely explored.
What I find most essential in psychotherapy is not becoming someone different — but coming home to oneself. To one's desires, conflicts, and fears.
I am a psychological counsellor and candidate member of the Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Moscow, Russia). I work with depth, without predetermined answers, and with attention to what tends to remain in the shadow.
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For me, psychology is the space where scientific knowledge meets the human soul — where theory encounters lived experience. My clients are not "symptoms" to be treated, but people finding their way back to themselves. Sometimes for the first time. Sometimes tentatively. Sometimes through pain. But that is precisely what psychotherapy is: a rediscovery of oneself, a finding of ground within, and slowly — more freedom.
What We Can Explore Together:
- Finding oneself, meaning, and ground— A sense of being lost, a lack of clarity about what one wants — and a desire to find an inner sense of direction.
- Life transitions and personal crises— Divorce, relocation, a change of career or role, milestone birthdays. Moments when the familiar ground shifts.
- Loneliness and the longing to be seen— Difficulty with closeness, a feeling of being unseen or not quite accepted — even by those nearby.
- Recurring patterns in relationships— When relationships seem to follow the same painful script, again and again.
- Anxiety and self-doubt— Persistent uncertainty, inner tension, fear of not coping or not measuring up.
- Low self-worth and difficulty allowing oneself pleasure— Trouble accepting oneself, a sense of never being quite enough — and a habit of dismissing one's own needs or right to joy.
- Perfectionism and the inner critic— The inability to rest, relentless self-demand, shame around mistakes and perceived failure.
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There is something that becomes possible only in the presence of another — one who listens without an agenda. A chance to finally hear oneself. There are no ready answers here. Instead, something else opens up: an honest encounter with one's own feelings, a loosening of habitual masks, and the quiet courage to be alive as one actually is.
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Education & Training- Professional Retraining in Psychological Counselling
- MA in Psychology: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Candidate Member, Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (Moscow, Russia)
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Professional Development- My practice is supported by ongoing supervision with a candidate of psychological sciences and associate member of the Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy — a commitment to maintaining the quality of my work.
- I have been in continuous personal psychoanalytic therapy for over two years, with a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA). For me, this is not a formality — it is how I keep in contact with my own inner life, and by extension, with the quality of my presence with clients.
- I regularly attend conferences and seminars, integrating current thinking into my clinical practice.
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My Approach
In my work, I draw on two frameworks — depending on what brings you to therapy and where we are in our work together.
In my work, I draw on two frameworks — depending on what brings you to therapy and where we are in our work together.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers a way to see the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. We learn to notice automatic reactions, examine underlying beliefs, and experiment with new ways of responding. It is a structured and practical method, one that tends to bring noticeable change within a relatively short time.
- Psychoanalytic counselling opens a different kind of space — one for understanding oneself more deeply: one's feelings, recurring patterns, and inner contradictions. Here, the pace and direction are yours. It is a method for longer, more open-ended work, where meaning tends to emerge gradually rather than be prescribed.
Single Consultation
For when you need to think through a specific situation, find a first point of orientation, or simply be heard. I draw on cognitive behavioural approaches to help identify practical steps and move forward with a little more clarity.
Short-Term Therapy
typically 2–3 months
We focus on one central theme — relationships, anxiety, burnout, self-worth — with clear goals and a structured direction. CBT techniques allow for meaningful shifts within a relatively contained timeframe.
We focus on one central theme — relationships, anxiety, burnout, self-worth — with clear goals and a structured direction. CBT techniques allow for meaningful shifts within a relatively contained timeframe.
Long-Term Therapy
A more open process — one that works with the deeper patterns beneath the surface: how you relate to yourself, to others, and to the life you find yourself living. I work psychoanalytically here, which means less focus on solving and more on understanding. Change tends to be quieter, slower — and more lasting.
Price
Individual Session — Online
Duration: 50 minutes
Cost - $75
Duration: 50 minutes
Cost - $75
Publications
В мире избытка чужих определений психотерапия дает не готовые ответы, а живой опыт самопонимания, который превращается во внутреннюю опору.
Идеальная личность - это не та, что достигла раз и навсегда заданного состояния, а такой психологический конструкт, который умеет использовать каждое событие внешней жизни для своего роста и развития.
В психотерапии, особенно если мы говорим о психоаналитическом подходе, слова значат не совсем то, к чему мы привыкли в обычной жизни. Здесь они теряют свою привычную прозрачность и обретают глубину.
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Контакты:
+1 708 838 6817
anastasia.kanunnikova@gmail.com
anastasia.kanunnikova@gmail.com