Valery

Mgr Valery Slezko

Counselor

Warm, authentic, non-judgemental, respectful and cooperative therapeutic stance. Eclectic approach integrating: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Systemic Family Therapy, Existential, Client-centered, Schema-Therapy. International private practice since 2015. Over 10 years of expatriate experience.

About Me

I offer a warm, authentic, and non-judgemental space for cooperative exploration. My eclectic approach integrates therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helping you focus on practical steps. With over ten years of expatriate experience, I understand the complexities of international life. This background helps me support individuals navigating transitions or cultural adjustments. Our respectful, client-centred sessions aim to find a clear way forward.

Approach

I guide sessions to move between clarifying practical steps and exploring the values that matter to you, using gentle inquiry and agreed small experiments. In Kalmar and online, in English or Russian, we set a steady pace—short focused aims, reflective tasks between meetings, and flexible check-ins that fit expatriate rhythms. I use mindful noticing alongside relational mapping to reveal patterns, gently challenge limiting stories, and try out new ways of responding. This collaborative, paced approach often helps adults and couples navigating transitions find clearer, manageable next steps.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)

    A form of therapy that teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while guiding action aligned with personal values.

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  • Advocacy

    Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

    Learn more about Relocation / Expat
  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

    Learn more about Online Therapy
  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

  • Young Adult Issues

    The unique psychological challenges of emerging adulthood (18–25), including identity formation, independence, relationship navigation, and finding direction.

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Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Qualifications


Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis

University of New York in Prague

Registrations


Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

ACT-therapist

Service Area


Online

In-person & Online

Online

Kalmar, Online

Sweden