Training and therapy course
Metaphor and Image in Psychotherapy: Symbol Therapy with a Handkerchief
A practical course for psychologists, art therapists, body-oriented specialists, and anyone who seeks to master an innovative method of working with the body, emotions, and memory through the symbolism of the headscarf — a unique Ukrainian tool for restoring the integrity of the personality.
November 14-15, 2025
FOR WHOM
Who this course is for
• Psychologists, psychotherapists, coaches, art therapists who want to master the practical tools of the author's symbol therapy method.
• Psychologists who work with trauma, loss, crisis and recovery.
• Mental health professionals, educators, consultants who seek to integrate body-emotional practices into their work.
• Women who seek conscious recovery, self-support, healing of marital and family relationships and professional development.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND EXPERIENCE
What you will learn and experience
Upon completion of the course, participants will:
• understand the basis of the author's method of symbol therapy using a scarf - working with metaphors, images, generational narratives;
• learn to use a scarf as an auxiliary tool in working with the body, emotions, and identity;
• master the techniques of "symbol deployment", "scarf as a boundary", "scarf as support";
• be able to ecologically conduct group and individual sessions using the symbol therapy method;
• learn to form their own practice scenarios for working with clients;
• gain experience in self-therapy and personal transformation;
• join the professional community of specialists who practice the symbol therapy method using a scarf in Ukraine and abroad.
TERM
Course duration
Price: 4,800 UAH
For graduates of the Natalia Sablina Training Center (2022–2025) — 3,800 UAH
For members of the International Association of Psychologists and Expert Trainers — 2,800 UAH
The price includes a methodical manual of the author's method and 3 scarves.
PARTNERS OF THE COURSE
Partners of the course
• Natalia Sablina Training Center
• International Association of Psychologists and Expert Trainers — https://www.mapttte.com/
• NGO New Generation of the 21st Century
The project "Metaphor and Image in Psychotherapy: Symbol Therapy Using a Handkerchief" is an educational and research initiative
This course is about restoring integrity, memory, and female dignity.
A scarf is not just a piece of cloth.
It is a field of meanings that combines personal, ancestral, and cultural memory.
It is a touch to oneself, to one's roots, to that part of the soul that needs tenderness.
COURSE TRAINER
Course trainers
NATALIA SABLINA
D. in Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology and Pedagogy.
Head of the International Association of Psychologists and Expert Trainers, Director of the Natalia Sablina Training Centre.
An expert with practical experience in working with the military and their families. She has been providing psychological support and assistance to the military since 2014.
From 2022-2024, she trained more than 3000 consultants in military psychology.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum
CERTIFICATE
Certificate
Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of advanced training from the Natalia Sablina Training Centre. The course fee includes a certificate in Ukrainian. If you wish, you can order a certificate in English for an additional fee.
Our documents (certificates, certificates, etc.) can be counted as advanced training, as they fully comply with the requirements of paragraph 13 of the Procedure for advanced training of pedagogical and scientific-pedagogical workers, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 800 of 21.08.2019, and entered into force on 03 September 2019.
CERTIFICATION CONDITIONS: participation in all modules and workshops, completion of homework in full, development and defence of a certification paper.
The online platform for conducting online classes is ZOOM
Confirmation of participation will take place after the prepayment is made. The details for making a prepayment will be sent to the e-mail specified in the registration form
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Module 1. The headscarf as a symbol and a psychotherapeutic space
• History and anthropology of the headscarf
• Symbolism of color, ornament, texture
Module 2. Metaphorical Images in Psychotherapy
• Creation and interpretation of metaphorical images
• Transformation through metaphor
• Practice: first acquaintance with a scarf
Module 3. Body, fabric, memory
• Bodily memory and archetypes
• Practice of touch and feeling the boundary
• Working with bodily reactions through a scarf
Module 4. The scarf as a field of interaction
• Transference and countertransference in symbol therapy
• Pair work, group dynamics
• Practice: “Returning to oneself through the scarf”
Module 5. Trauma, Loss, Recovery
• How the Headscarf Works with Themes of Pain and Transformation
• Symbolic Support in Crisis Situations
• Practice: “The Headscarf as a Support”
Module 6. Creativity and Ritual
• Metaphorical Thinking and Creativity in Therapy
• Creating a Personal “Therapeutic Scarf”
• Practice: Individual Healing Ritual
Module 7. Certification work
• Developing your own therapy session
• Presentation, reflection, integration
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Natalia Sablina's training centre
Contact us to learn more about the services of the Natalia Sablina Training Centre
Natalia Sablina's training centre
natashasablina@ukr.net
+380963604600
+380995038424
Ukraine, Kyiv
SVETLANA BEREZINA
Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of Insurance, Banking and Risk Management, Co-author of the Symbolotherapy method with a Handkerchief, author of over 83 scientific and popular articles; expert in personal growth; author of the idea of the national program Veteran's Wife, founder of the Fotynia brand
FORMAT AND DOCUMENTS
Format and documents
• Format: face-to-face + online (with practical demonstrations)
• Duration: 7 modules / 13 academic hours
Format: lectures, interactive discussions, practical exercises, case studies
• Language: Ukrainian
• Certificate: advanced training from the Natalia Sablina Training Center