Address: Dnipro, 35 Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue, Academic Building No. 4, 4th floor, Room 46
Phone: +380985237101, +380952342639 (Viber, Telegram)
E-mail: Psychology.DNU@gmail.com
The Psychological Service is a structural unit of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University.
Structure of the Psychological Service
Viktoriia Ivanivna Lazarenko – Head of the Psychological Service
PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of General and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Special Education, DNU.
Accredited coach of the program “Universal Mental Health Training for Frontline Specialists.”
Member of the National Psychological Association (NPA) and Board Member of the Association of Higher Education Psychologists of Ukraine (APVSHU).
Mobile: 0985237101
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Nataliia Vasylivna Potapova – Practical Psychologist
NLP Practitioner, member of the Association of Higher Education Psychologists of Ukraine (APVSHU).
Working hours: 8:00-16:30 (also available online)
Lunch break: 12:00-12:30
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Mariia Yuriyivna Khudych – Practical Psychologist
Working hours: 8:00-16:30
Lunch break: 12:00-12:30
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Nataliia Vasylivna Kuznietsova – Practical Psychologist (0.5 FTE)
NLP Practitioner, member of the Association of Higher Education Psychologists of Ukraine (APVSHU).
Working hours: 12:00–16:00
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Roman Yuriiovych Babych – Practical Psychologist (0.4 FTE, part-time)
Consultant in management and organizational development, lecturer at the Department of General and Social Psychology, DNU.
Working hours:
- Monday: 14:30-18:30
- Tuesday: 14:30-18:30
- Wednesday: 14:30-18:30
- Friday: 14:30-18:30
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Tamara Mykolaivna Miliiachenko – Practical Psychologist (0.5 FTE, external part-time)
Child psychologist, art therapist, accredited coach of the program “Universal Mental Health Training for Frontline Specialists.”
Working hours:
Monday-Friday: 15:00–19:00
(Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
Nataliia Oleksandrivna Sukha – Practical Psychologist (0.25 FTE)
Working hours:
- Monday: 10:00-15:30
- Wednesday: 10:00-15:30
Lunch break: 12:00-12:30
(At: 35 Dmytro Yavornytskyi Ave., Room 46,
and via Office 365 platform, Teams, personal chat)
The Psychological Service of DNU is directly subordinate to Rector and First Vice-Rector of the University.
The Service operates in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the Laws of Ukraine “On Education,” “On Higher Education,” “On Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activities,” “On Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence,” “On Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men,” “On Social Work with Families, Children and Youth,” “On Child Protection,” “On Social Services,” current Ukrainian legislation, the Regulation on the Psychological Service of the Education System of Ukraine (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science No. 509 of 22.05.2018), the Ethical Code of the Psychologist, the DNU Statute, and the Regulation on the Psychological Service of DNU.
Mission of the Psychological Service
The mission of the DNU Psychological Service is to preserve the mental health of all participants in the educational process, provide psychological support within the university environment, and promote personal growth and professional development of higher education students.
Main Tasks of the Psychological Service
- Providing psychological assistance to students and university staff in difficult life situations
- Psychosocial support for mental health during wartime and post-war recovery
- Helping students and staff cope with the psychological consequences of military events, including stress, anxiety, fear, panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts or intentions, etc.
- Introducing students and teachers to the basics of psychology (psychoeducation), fostering interest in psychological knowledge, and supporting psychological and social competence
- Studying psychological difficulties of DNU students and preparing recommendations for improving the learning process
- Supporting students’ personal development
Types of Activities
- Individual counseling – individual and group work addressing learning difficulties and interpersonal issues
- Psychological diagnostics (individual and group) – assessment of emotional states during wartime, monitoring social-psychological adaptation and professional development
- Group (training) sessions – team-building, communication skills, self-confidence, time management, and more
- Psychological prevention – systematic work aimed at preventing interpersonal conflicts and difficulties in student groups
- Psychoeducation and psychological awareness – helping students and staff acquire and apply psychological knowledge in everyday life
Priority Areas
- Social and psychological adaptation of students to university life
- Psychosocial support of mental health during wartime
- Professional self-determination of youth
- Healthy lifestyle promotion
- Development of psychological culture
You can contact the Psychological Service regarding:
- Difficulties in studying and adapting to university
- Age-related and life crises
- Interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts
- Developing coping strategies for stress and life challenges
- Employment, job search strategies, self-presentation skills
- Professional choice crises or doubts
- Self-efficacy, confidence, self-understanding, life goals
- Resilience and stress resistance
- Parent–child relationships
- Mental states during wartime: anxiety, fear, panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts, intentions, attempts, etc.
Practical psychologists use effective, evidence-based methods and teach techniques of self-help and pre-psychological support for others.
The Psychological Service provides free assistance to students, postgraduate students, academic staff, and employees of DNU.
