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Slava Khalanskyy

@slavakhalanskyy

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Licensed psychotherapist specializing in existential analysis and trauma recovery.

Ukraine

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead mental health programs, conduct trauma research, train clinicians, and scale services for conflict-affected populations in collaborative, evidence-driven organizations.

I am a licensed psychotherapist and mental health specialist with deep experience in existential analysis, trauma care, and counseling for diverse populations affected by conflict.

I founded and direct Mental Health and Wellbeing for Ukraine, coordinating professionals, securing funding, and expanding access to services for thousands of children, military personnel, and internally displaced people.

I lead and collaborate on large-scale research projects, including a Templeton-funded forgiveness study and an $800,000 randomized controlled trial of intensive residential treatment, and I have presented findings at international venues such as Harvard and ISTSS.

I also organize and teach programs in existential analysis and logotherapy, serve as a psychological expert witness, translate and publish mental health works, and author two psychology books focused on resilience and wellbeing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Founder and Director

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Mental Health and Wellbeing for Ukraine

Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 11 months)

Established and led a non-profit delivering mental health support in war-affected Ukraine, coordinating clinicians, securing funding, and expanding access to care for thousands of beneficiaries.

Program Development Grant Management Strategic Planning Clinical Supervision Fundraising

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Organizer and Lecturer

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The Fundamentals of Existential Analysis and Logotherapy

Jan 2020 - Present (5 years 11 months)

Developed and delivered a 1.5-year educational and therapeutic program training psychology students and counselors in existential analysis and logotherapy.

Existential Analysis Logotherapy Curriculum Development Teaching Clinical Training Supervision

Psychological Expert Witness

Ukrainian Court System

Jan 2009 - Dec 2024 (15 years 11 months)

Provided expert assessments, testimony, and forensic reports for legal proceedings related to domestic violence and mental health cases in Ukrainian courts and select U.S. jurisdictions.

Report Writing Clinical Assessment

Principal Investigator

Head International Research Project

Jan 2017 - Dec 2022 (5 years 11 months)

Led a multidisciplinary research project on forgiveness and mental health in Ukraine funded by Templeton, coordinating international collaborators and presenting findings at major conferences.

Research Design Grant Management RCT Coordination Data Analysis Research Collaboration Scientific Writing Presentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Institute of Social and Political Psychology, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine

Doctoral Studies (ABD), Psychology

2013 -

Activities and societies: Thesis research on dialogical interactions; research and publication activities.

Doctoral studies (ABD) investigating social and psychological conditions for developing personal readiness for dialogical interactions in prospective psychologists; expected graduation 2025.