Our team

The people behind PWI

PWI brings together psychology, community work and thoughtful programme delivery. We are a small international team united by one purpose: to make psychological wellbeing support more human, accessible and relevant to real life.

Core team

The team that keeps PWI moving

A small team connecting programmes, people, communication, delivery and clinical leadership.

Anna Stefaniva

PWI Corporate Project Manager

Anna Stefaniva

Anna gives structure to ambitious ideas. She develops PWI’s corporate wellbeing direction, turning concepts into clear programmes, proposals and reliable project plans. She keeps people, priorities and delivery moving together.

Alena Shimchuk

Community & Programmes Lead

Alena Shimchuk

Alena is the heart and helping hands of PWI Community. She transforms ideas into welcoming programmes, brings people and partners together and makes sure our community work remains warm, accessible and grounded in real needs.

Julia Myachenkova

People & Communications Manager

Julia Myachenkova

Julia is responsible for PWI’s people function and internal coordination. She helps find the right specialists for the company’s needs, supports onboarding, and develops internal processes and communication. She helps the team work cohesively, ensuring everyone has the right people, information and a clear structure to do their work.

Yulia Rakhimova

Digital Content & Web Manager

Yulia Rakhimova

Yulia gives PWI its public voice. She turns complex psychological ideas into clear, warm and engaging content and helps people discover PWI through social media, visual stories and the web.

Polina Ivanova

Founder & Psychotherapist

Polina Ivanova

Polina is the founder of PWI and a practising psychotherapist. She is responsible for the organisation's strategy and the development of its activities, supports the team's specialists and helps create programmes. Polina has worked in organisational psychology for more than nine years, combining this experience with her psychotherapeutic practice.

Areas of support

Stress & burnoutAnxiety & emotional regulationTrauma & crisisRelationships & conflictRelocation & adaptationNeurodivergenceFamily facilitation

Credentials

NIP Member · BAPD NIP · LOGO Statement

CBT · DBT · EMDR

MSc Clinical Neuropsychology, Tilburg University, 2025

MSc Extreme & Crisis Psychology, MSUPE, 2018

BSc Psychology, MSUDT, 2016

Our psychologists

Professional support, shaped around the person

Our psychologists bring different therapeutic backgrounds and areas of experience. A free initial screening helps us understand each person’s needs and recommend the most suitable professional or programme.

Olena Demydenko

Psychologist

Olena Demydenko

Olena is a psychologist with more than four years of practical experience.

She works with adults individually and in groups and spent almost three years providing psychological support to refugees in the Netherlands.

Areas of support

AnxietyBurnoutSelf-esteemRelationshipsAdaptationLife crisesInner resourcesFamily facilitation

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University · CBT, gestalt, psychoeducation, art and body-oriented tools · Certified 7ROSES trainer

Igor Volgin

Psychotherapist

Igor Volgin

Igor is a psychotherapist with more than 15 years of practical experience. His primary approach is Gestalt therapy, complemented by an integrative use of psychodrama, cognitive behavioural and humanistic methods.

Areas of support

Anxiety & depressionLife crisesTraumaRelationshipsPersonal developmentFamily therapy

Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University · Psychogenesis Institute · East European Gestalt Institute

Albert Zaripov

Psychologist

Albert Zaripov

Albert is a psychologist with 20 years of experience in social and psychological work. He has provided individual and group counselling, supported people in difficult life circumstances and coordinated psychosocial projects.

Areas of support

Difficult life circumstancesCrisesAdaptationSocial supportPsychosocial support

Academy of Social Education · Faculty of Social Psychology · Psychology

A clear first step

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pwigroup.nl · hello@pwigroup.nl · English
Therapy · Community · For Organisations · Our Team · About · Contact
Privacy · Terms · Cookies · Crisis resources