Hi! I’m Lena Foer, a therapist who works with people looking to find ways to deal with their strong emotions and life’s stresses.
I connect well with clients who value honesty, rationality, thoroughness, and evidence-based approaches that actually work. Through my training and experience, I help clients develop practical skills for emotional regulation, problem-solving, and facing life’s challenges with both courage and self-respect.
The therapeutic approaches I primarily use are cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy—methods with strong research backing.
My main professional interests are complex PTSD, cluster B personality disorders, and helping people navigate intense emotional states that can feel overwhelming.
I see clients online, and here are some details about price and format.
A little bit about me
I was born and raised in Russia, and in 2014 I started moving around the world a lot and managed to live in Ukraine, Thailand, Vietnam, Hungary, Germany, Argentina. Since 2025 my home is in Spain, Barcelona.
My first degree is in journalism, I spent more than 10 years writing and editing articles about medicine and psychology. In 2020 I obtained my second Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Manchester, UK. Since then I have been working as a psychologist.
My work is my main interest and what I enjoy most is working with clients to understand how their problems work and what we can change together to make things better. I work in cognitive behavioural approaches because I am focused on finding answers to life’s puzzles and working solutions to problems.
Where I studied psychology
- 2009 – National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia. Bachelor degree
- 2020 – Manchester University, Great Britain. MA in Counselling
- 2020 – Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Becompany Training Centre, 100 academic hours
- 2021 – Fundamentals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Becompany Training Centre, 30 academic hours
- 2021 – Self-study group of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. With methodological support of Linehan Institute. 90 academic hours
- 2022 – Intensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, B-Tech Training Centre, 30 academic hours
- 2022 – Case management in working with clients with addiction disorder, MHC School, 6 hours
- 2022 – IPSRT Training, 3C Institute, 8 hours
- 2022 – Short-term counselling for victims of domestic violence, Labirint non-profit organisation, 16 hours
- 2023 – Harned Consulting, USA. Intensive training Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Prolonged Exposure, 30 hours
- 2023 – National Autistic Society, UK, courses Autism & Communication, Autism & Sensory Experience
What else is important
- I am a member of the Russian Association of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
- I work as a supervisor in the cognitive behavioural approach.
- Teacher in training in dialectical behaviour therapy.
- I run self-study groups for future DBT practitioners and a DBT learning community.
- I work in a team of DBT practitioners and have weekly supervision and monthly intervision group meetings.