About me

Hello, my name is Lena Foer. I am a psychologist who works with Cognitive Behavioural and Dialectical Behaviour approaches, and I also use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my work.

I work with clients over the age of 18 with a wide range of mental health conditions and life difficulties. My professional interests include therapy for complex PTSD, borderline personality disorder and working with autistic clients.

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 2024 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 particular. 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.