Welcome to the Ukraine Institute of Traumatherapy!
Our mission is to heal those affected by war trauma with cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches. This includes mental, physical, spiritual, occupational and social wellness. We also partner with IMHC, Inc. and the International Institute of Postgraduate Education to educate the next generation of Ukrainian mental health professionals.
Our vision is to create a community where mental health is a top priority, and individuals can access the resources they need to achieve optimal well-being. This is more than just words – the partnership of UIT, LLC, the UIT Charitable Fund, and International Mental Health Consulting, Inc. (IMHC) purchased a piece of land near Kyiv, in October 2023 and launched an ambitious, multi-million dollar capital campaign to build a state-of-the-art complex that will provide comprehensive, holistic, trauma-informed care to veterans, civilians, families, and children who have been profoundly impacted by the on-going war.
The first building planned for construction will cost $3,225,000. It will provide in-patient and out-patient treatment, as well as administrative offices. Visit our UIT Capital Campaign Page to learn more and join us today in the future of hope & healing in Ukraine.
To connect with current services for children, adolescents and adults, please visit our Services page or send us a message using the form below.
Institute Services
OUR TEAM
Olya Zaporozhets, Ph.D.
Head of the Supervisory Board
- Ph.D. Counselor Education & Supervision, The University of Toledo
- M.A. Counseling, Cincinnati Christian University
- Specialist in Practical Psychology & English Language, Melitopol State Pedagogical University (Ukraine)
- Licensure/Certification: Licensed Professional Counselor (VA)
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (OH)
- Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (OH)
- Certified Health Officer in Wood County (OH)
Dr. Olya Zaporozhets is an full professor in the School of Psychology & Counseling at Regent University.
Zaporozhets has diverse clinical experiences, including drug and alcohol treatment as well as having facilitated sexual offender groups and conducted crises work in Ohio.
During her internship at a partial hospitalization program, she worked with children, adolescents and their families in the environment of daily crises.
She has trained Christian leaders in mental health counseling in Europe and Asia. As a native of Ukraine, Zaporozhets finds conducting a unique cross-cultural supervision project in Ukraine, where Regent counseling students train and supervise local Christian counseling students in their practice, especially rewarding.
Oksana Syvak, M.D.
Director
Dr. Oksana Syvak graduated from Bogomolets National Medical University
She worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist for 18 years.
She was Clinical Operation Lead at Paraxel International.
During the Revolution of Dignity, she organized four underground medical hospitals for protesters, treating more than 500 patients.
Dr. Syvak also took an active part in the public sector, first as an adviser to the Minister of Health, and then as Deputy Minister of Health for European Integration, which she held during 2016-2017.
Ideologist of the launch of the physical rehabilitation system in Ukraine and co-author of the Law of Ukraine “On Rehabilitation in the Field of Health Care.”
During 2023-2024 she worked first as an adviser to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, and then as Deputy Minister for Veterans Affairs for European Integration, where she supervised the direction of physical and mental health of veterans and their families.
Dr. Syvak is a co-founder of the International Institute of Postgraduate Education (Kyiv) and executive director of the Center for Psychological Counseling and Traumatherapy “Open Door.”
