Ganna Shekunova is a psychoanalytically oriented practitioner based in Ireland. She holds a Master's degree in Psychology from the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, a degree in Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis from the International Institute of Deep Psychology in Kyiv, and an earlier degree in Physiology and Biology from Shevchenko University. In Ireland, she has also completed QQI studies in Intellectual Disability Studies, Nutrition, Sports Therapy & Injury Management, and Animal Care.
My work has developed across private psychoanalytic practice, child-focused educational work, and social care. From 2016 to 2022 I ran Smile Children's Studio in Kyiv, working with children, teenagers, and adults. Since September 2024 I have worked in Autism and Disability Services as a Social Care Worker in Ireland, supporting individuals in daily life, emotional wellbeing, and structured care.
My clinical and academic interests centre on childhood, adolescence, and adulthood — especially where distress appears through anxiety, conflict, repetition, withdrawal, or relational difficulty. My work is grounded in psychoanalytic practice, drawing on the clinical tradition built through generations of work with children, adolescents, and institutions. A psychoanalytic orientation informs not only how I listen, but how I understand what begins to emerge in sessions.
I am a member of the Ukrainian Association of Psychoanalysis (UAP) and hold collective membership in ЄКПП — European Federation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (UCPP).
'I work in accordance with the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct. Confidentiality is treated with the utmost seriousness: what is brought to the sessions remains within the therapeutic setting. No exceptions.'
— Ganna Shekunova
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What I Offer
Each session is shaped by what you bring. Below are the primary contexts in which I work.
One-on-one psychoanalytic sessions for adults. A space to speak freely — to explore what repeats, what confuses, or what simply feels too heavy to carry alone.
Get in TouchSpecialised work with children, teenagers, and young adults — drawing on deep experience in educational and social care settings across Kyiv and Ireland.
Get in TouchSessions offered online and can be arranged within a regular weekly rhythm that fits around work, study, or family life. Available throughout Ireland.
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You do not have to be in crisis to begin therapy. People often come because something feels repetitive, difficult, painful, or simply hard to understand. The first contact is a chance to see whether the work feels right for you — you do not need to decide everything immediately.
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+353 (0)831 134 629Ganna actively encourages people to call — it is the preferred and most direct way to make first contact. She is not hard on anyone, and no one is made to feel that they are intruding or that their question is too small. Please feel free to reach out.
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Details
Online sessions are available and can be arranged within a regular weekly rhythm that fits around work, study, or family life.