I want to share my impressions of studying with Natalia Lopatina.
I've took two trainings. In the summer of 2023, she held a workshop on grieving the loss based on personality adaptations of clients, and in the spring of 2024, she held a workshop on Personality Focused Treatment (PFT): Level 1, The Personality Adaptations Model -– from theory to practice."
What did participating in the workshops give me? First of all, there is enough structural, voluminous theoretical material that allows you to understand how it works. The structure and practical applicability of the material is important for me, and I got all this. In addition, the Trainer's interest and drive are important to me, how the Trainer feels about this material, whether he is in love with what he teaches and what shares, and how passionate he is about this topic. Natalia's passion inspires others, arouses interest and desire not only to study the material in the training itself, but also to continue to study it on my own, to immerse in it. Was I inspired? Indeed!
It was also very useful for me to observe (as a psychologist + a group leader) Natalia's practical skills in building contact with the participants in the training – respectful attitude to each participant, clear boundaries, structured training, adherence to timing, accurate fulfillment of obligations on certain issues, compliance with deadlines (for example, sending certificates, deadlines for posting any additional materials that were discussed during the training), responding to each message from the participant of the training in the general chat.
Interesting, useful, and practically applicable. In addition, there are consequences of these trainings – increased earnings and effectiveness as a therapist, understanding of some processes in therapy (both the clients' and mine and even my husband's processes). Also I saw the processes related to personality adaptations and their pitfalls.
Natalia, thank you for sharing your knowledge, inspiring me, and helping me improve my personal professional level!
Victoria (the name is changed)