Oksana Fiialo

Experience

1. Staff Counselor

   Therapy Austin

   Apr 2024 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As a Staff Counselor at Therapy Austin, I work with high-functioning, intelligent, and successful adults who are often struggling with their relationships — both with others and with themselves. My clients are typically achievers who feel stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, emotional suppression, or difficulty asserting their needs. I help them reconnect with their inner voice, build healthy boundaries, and create deeper, more authentic connections.Key Responsibilities: • Provide individual psychotherapy to adults in weekly sessions. • Collaborate with clients to develop focused, goal-oriented treatment plans. • Explore emotional blocks and relational patterns using trauma-informed and depth-oriented approaches. • Maintain clear clinical documentation and uphold ethical, confidential standards of care. • Participate in weekly supervision and ongoing professional development to enhance therapeutic effectiveness.Focus Areas: • Helping high-achieving adults navigate dysfunctional relationship dynamics. • Addressing emotional suppression, people-pleasing, and lack of boundaries. • Supporting clients in reconnecting with their needs, desires, and authentic selves. • Working through relational wounds and family-of-origin dynamics from a therapeutic lens. • Empowering clients to take brave steps toward change and self-fulfillment.Highlights & Strengths: • Known for bringing strong, grounded, and motivating energy into the therapy room. • Inspire clients to speak up, set boundaries, and pursue lives that reflect their true values and potential. • Provide a direct yet compassionate space where clients feel both challenged and deeply supported. • Passionate about helping people move from emotional survival to relational freedom and self-ownership.

Education

• Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy

  Master's degree

  2017 — 2019

• V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

  Master

  2002 — 2007

• St.Edward's University

  Master's degree

  2022 — 2023