Hi, I’m Natalia.

I’m an applied psychologist from Ukraine.
I bring human-centered design into mental health and psychosocial support, and I practice mindfulness and joy with children through The School of Joy.

I love a very hot double cappuccino on coconut milk, and staying curious about people, myself and the world.

Studio P

Studio P is my small studio for research and practice in MHPSS, founded in 2021.
It’s where I design and test things: tools, mindfulness-based programs and ways of working that start from the people they’re meant for.

Here is what we’ve accomplished so far:

800+ people practiced daily presence
through Micropraktyky, a Telegram bot offering short mindful pauses.

650+ educators across Ukraine
discovered mindfulness through our free webinars as a way of being present with children — not just another tool.

200+ children in Mykolaiv region
(170 in 2024 and 130 in 2025) completed The School of Joy —mindfulness-based emotional resilience program

130 Ukrainians engaged in 22 CircleP sessions
learning practical grounding, mindful movement, and emotional regulation skills.

I work with organizations and state institutions that want what they create to be human-centered and trauma-informed:

‍Consulting on MHPSS strategy, programs and services;
Training teams in trauma-informed approaches and nervous system literacy;
Facilitating strategic sessions and design workshops;
Co-creating programs and services with the teams and people who will use them.

My work is shaped by years of psychosocial practice inside Ukraine’s MHPSS system during the war, and by my own daily practice.