svitlanacolligan.com

Certified Life Coach & Hypnotherapist

by ICF PCC standards - US

Psychology/Psychoanalysis - EU

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18+

Years of Experience

99%+

Client Satisfaction

1000+

Number of clients
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Welcome !

A warm welcome from Svitlana Colligan! Originally I am from Ukraine, finished Master’s in Psychology/Psychoanalysis Kharkiv, Ukraine.

My Approach

I offer individual private counseling in Hypnosis and as a Life Coach (ICF PCC certified) in my Alexandria, VA office or online through WhatsApp US, EU, UA. Languages I use for counseling sessions: English, Ukrainian, Russian.

Why It Matters

Today, mental health professionals face a difficult environment filled with the negative impacts from Social Media, toxic relationships, anxiety, panic attacks, and social polarization. More than ever people suffer from the inability to cope with life’s obstacles. These challenges can be unknown or known, big or small. Mental health, if not addressed, can lead to a decline in physical health.

Compassionate Care for Every Mind

Individual Therapy

Feeling a bit down lately, or lost, experiencing depression, panic attacks, anxiety, uncertainty, etc? It might be time to seek help from a professional. In fact, I provide counseling in such methods like Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy, and Life Coaching by ICF PCC standards. As a result, my individual Therapy session helps people to develop a positive attitude towards life's most complex circumstances, while releasing from any harsh feelings and states. So, connect with me today, and allow me to help you to find the reason and answers and smooth it over.

Couple's Therapy

In my therapy sessions, we'll work to solve current problems and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. In particular, we will find the answers on how to communicate better in a more loving and peaceful manner. To do this, I will help you to "re-frame" your thinking and provide you with valuable tools and knowledge to cope with life's obstacles in harmony and mutual support. As a result, you'll walk out of my personalized Couple's Therapy sessions feeling renewed as never before. So, connect with me today to see what I have to offer.

Stress Reduction

Finding calm in a demanding world. Learn proven techniques to manage anxiety and prevent burnout. We focus on mindfulness, emotional regulation, and practical strategies to help you regain control and find balance in your daily routine.

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“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” -Viktor E. Frankl
“To find out what is truly individual in ourselves, profound reflection is needed; and suddenly we realize how uncommonly difficult the discovery of individuality is.”-C.G.Jung

What a certified professional can help with?

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99%+

Client Satisfaction

My Methods

As a life coach, coaching doesn’t provide answers or solutions, doesn’t work with past traumas or difficult states. Instead, facilitate a process by which the coachee can arrive at their own solutions. It’s a process of inquiry, reflection, and discovery. The coach’s role is to ask powerful questions that challenge the coachee to think critically and creatively.

Hypnotherapy is a heightened state of concentration and focused attention, visualization in a light or deep trance. This state allows you to be more open to suggestions about making healthful changes in your perceptions, sensations, emotions, memories, thoughts or behaviors. It isn’t mind control or brain washing. Instead, it works with certain requests: addictions, states, behaviors, goals, past memories, experiences, and experiences from past lives through regression. Any changes in your health or habits will come from you choosing to make them.

* EU citizens have the option of undergoing psychoanalysis sessions

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Hear What My Clients Are Saying

Discover how professional support has helped my clients transform their lives. Your well-being is our greatest success, and I am honored to be part of your growth.
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Svitlana is brilliant in many ways. She is a very warm person, who truly cares about you overcoming any issues you may have. She also really knows what she's talking about, and offers unique methods and practices that are very solutions-focused. Instead of keeping me on for months and months (and making extra money from me), she instead taught me a number of techniques over the course of four or five sessions, that I could use myself and have used, to really make significant progress. She cares more about helping and finding solutions than she does about making a profit, and that says everything. Her methods really work, if you choose to trust her and commit to them. Would highly recommend.
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Очень профессионально ведет прием и очень грамотный специалист. Рекомендую!!
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I'd like to share my thoughts, especially my heartfelt gratitude towards a psychologist in my life. Over the past period, I found myself struggling with emotional issues that seemed insurmountable. However, through online searches and recommendations from some friends, I came across an exceptional psychologist. This psychologist not only displayed outstanding professional expertise in therapy but also listened to my concerns with warmth, understanding, and patience. Her treatment helped me rediscover myself and equipped me with valuable tools to tackle life's challenges. She taught me how to better understand my emotions and effectively cope with stress and anxiety. I want to express my gratitude to this psychologist because her work has had a profound impact on my life. If you're experiencing emotional issues or need professional psychological support, I highly recommend her. She is an excellent psychologist who selflessly assists others in overcoming their struggles. Thank you once again, my friend, for the invaluable work you do, improving the lives of countless individuals! Wishing everyone the ability to find the support and help they need!
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Wei LU
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Светлана Валерьевна тот самый специалист, который помог мне в моем тяжелейшем состоянии , человек который протянул мне руку помощи своими знаниями и методикой , в момент когда я без преувеличений была на грани жизни и смерти . Я считаю огромным благом в своей жизни встречу и нашу работу именно с этим специалистом и человеком . И это после того , как другие специалисты разводили руками и сажали меня на препараты ставив безутешные диагнозы . Благодаря Светлане Валерьевне моя жизнь изменилась и меняется каждый день в нужную для меня сторону , низкий поклон данному специалисту и Человеку с большой буквы . Спасибо Вам Светлана Валерьевна, за всё , что вы для меня сделали !!!
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Alina Sagura
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Светлана очень грамотный специалист, чувствуется профессионализм в работе! безумно нравится её отношение к пациенту, забота которую она проявляет. В трудные для меня моменты,24/7 была на связи. Благодаря ей удалось выйти с депрессии , вновь вернуться к полноценной жизни,без невроза, понять причину и что с этим делать. Без каких либо лекарств и прочей помощи ,как это любят делать большинство врачей. Однозначно рекомендую!
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Szabina Prebus
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I was searching for help during a hard phase of my life and tried to get appointments with a psychologist here in Germany, but I found that all of them had long waiting lists. I needed help immediately and not in a few weeks or even months! A friend of mine pointed me to Mrs. Konstantynova and told me, that it is possible to do consultations online by video chat. I admit that I was very sceptical. Can this work? Talking to a psychologist by video and in english instead of german? Well, it worked a lot better than I expected! Mrs. Konstantynova has the ability to really listen and she gained my trust very fast. The combination of listening, analyzing, speaking and also learning techniques for helping myself was exactly what I needed! The psychological pressure I was suffering had physical effects on my body - I was feeling the pressure in my stomach all the time, making me losing weight unwantedly. She taught me ways to release that pressure, whenever I felt I needed it. Easy to do and possible anytime and everywhere. I did it regularly and after some time I felt the pressure getting weaker and weaker. We are still in contact and she accompanies my progress. I know I can get back to her anytime if it should be in need of help again and this is really calming! I highly recommend contacting her if you should be in a problematic phase of your life! Thanks for all! Update 17.08.2022: It's two years ago since I wrote my review and it still holds. Mrs. Konstantynova has kept her promise to accompany me and to give help in case I should need it again. There were times we rarely spoke, but recently it became more often, because there was some private pressure again, which I wasn't able to handle myself. She gave me guidance like the first time. Of course, some of it was repetitions of things we had dealt with already, but refreshing it was nevertheless helpful for me and she encouraged me to start doing the techniques again she had taught me. It helps! So I repeat my recommendation: Even if you only have a chance to do video consultations with Mrs. Konstantynova, try it! It's worth it!!!
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It is special, when I am struggling with my stuff, to be able pick up the phone and find a helper to listen to my struggle. And, after listening, to walk with me, toward the solution. Her technique is unique and has encouraged many times. I recommend her as a counselor.
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Answers to frequently asked questions

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A coach is your partner in achieving your goals. It’s about working with your mindset, logic, and strategy. We focus on the future, analyze your resources, and map out the steps that will lead you to your desired destination.

Goals & Planning

Goal Setting: Helping you set ambitious yet achievable goals.

Strategy Development: Creating a step-by-step plan to transition from your current situation to your desired outcome.

Skills & Effectiveness

Time Management and Personal Effectiveness: Optimizing your workflow and work-life balance.

Skill Development: Enhancing leadership, communication, or decision-making skills.

Moving Forward

Overcoming Obstacles: Finding solutions to problems when you feel stuck.

You’ll develop a clear plan of action, gain insight into your strengths, and achieve tangible results in your professional or personal life.
A hypnotherapist is a professional who works with the deeper parts of your mind (the subconscious). Under hypnosis, we bypass the critical filter of the conscious mind—which often blocks change—and address the root causes of your issues.

Emotional & Mental Patterns

Hypnotherapy can help you move through fears and phobias such as social anxiety, fear of public speaking, or fear of making mistakes. It also works through emotional blocks — feelings of guilt, shame, resentment, or emotions that feel permanently “stuck.” In addition, we address the tendency to break free from old patterns, especially when you notice you’re repeating the same mistakes in relationships or in life but can’t seem to stop.

Body & Nervous System

Stress relief through hypnotherapy supports a deep restoration of the nervous system. Because many physical symptoms have emotional roots, we also work on psychosomatic manifestations like chronic fatigue, muscle tension, or sleep disturbances — as well as broader psychosomatic support for physical conditions, addressing the emotional triggers and secondary gains that keep them in place.

Growth & Self-Discovery

Rewriting limiting beliefs and core convictions helps you identify and replace outdated mental programs that subconsciously block your growth. Similarly, healing deep-seated resentments means working through long-standing emotional wounds, processing anger, and releasing the past to reclaim your energy. Through regression and progression work, you can explore the subconscious mind to uncover the root causes of current issues and tap into your true potential. For those facing addictions and dependencies, hypnotherapy offers compassionate, structured support in breaking free from substance abuse or emotional dependency. Finally, if you’re navigating a lack of purpose or an existential crisis, this work helps you discover your true self and define a clear life vision.

You free yourself from the emotional baggage that holds you back and find inner freedom and peace.
This is a common myth from movies. Hypnosis is a state of deep concentration. If I stop talking or the connection is lost, you will either simply come out of this state in a couple of minutes, or you will fall asleep and wake up feeling refreshed, just as you would after a regular nap.

A psychologist is a trained mental health professional who helps people navigate challenges like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, relationship separation, or grief. They help you understand what’s driving your symptoms and build healthy ways to cope. With 18 years of experience, I provide a range of mental health support tailored to each client’s needs.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in mental disorders and are licensed to prescribe medicine — they’re part of your care team when a condition like schizophrenia or severe depression requires medication. Psychologists are not medical doctors and, in most US states or the EU, cannot prescribe or perform medical procedures. As a mental health professional, I work within the coaching and hypnotherapy domain, focusing on the mind and emotional patterns rather than medication. In my experience, most challenges can be addressed without the need for medicine.