Painful relationships with those close to you
When a relationship with a partner, a parent or a child brings more pain than support.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Tallinn · IPA Candidate
A space where you will be heard
In my consulting room you will find a safe, confidential space where you can place your feelings and difficulties — and find the path that is truly yours.
In person & online
Sessions at the consulting room in Tallinn and remotely
16+
I work with adults and adolescents from the age of 16
IPA
Candidate of the International Psychoanalytical Association
About me
Olga Galkina
Psychoanalytic psychotherapist in Tallinn, MA in Psychology, IPA candidate.
I offer psychological help to adults and to adolescents from the age of 16 — in person at my consulting room in Tallinn and online, in Russian and English. My work rests on the psychoanalytic approach, in which attention is given not only to a particular symptom or problem, but to you as a whole — to your history and to your inner world.
I hold to high standards of professional ethics. I attend supervision with IPA members and am in personal analysis on a regular basis.
The attention here is on work in depth — it is directed at the core of the psyche, at the causes, rather than at the removal of a symptom, which comes about as a by-product of our work.
What I work with
Areas of work
Individual psychotherapy and psychoanalysis: anxiety, burnout, depressive states, relationships and life crises. This list is not exhaustive — if you do not find your situation here, it does not mean you cannot bring it. Write to me and we will discuss it.
Anxiety and panic disorders
Constant worry, panic attacks, the sense that anxiety has taken charge of your life.
Depressive states
Low mood, loss of interest and of meaning, a state you cannot find your own way out of.
Low self-esteem
Chronic dissatisfaction with yourself, self-criticism, a feeling of not being enough beside others.
Difficulties of self-definition
When it is unclear what you actually want, where to move, and what here truly belongs to you.
Persistent exhaustion
Tiredness that does not pass after rest, and a lost contact with your own resources.
A repeating life scenario
The same situations and the same endings, reproduced in your life against your will.
Traumatic experience
Events that go on shaping the present and have found no place inside.
Perinatal loss and difficulty conceiving
Miscarriage, termination, IVF, long attempts to conceive — an experience that is so often lived through alone.
Approach
How a psychoanalytic session works
This is a method that works in depth, directed at exploring a person's inner world and the unconscious processes that are not obvious to us, yet shape our feelings, our relationships and our choices.
The principal instrument of our work is the word — in other words, the method of free association. Here you may say whatever comes into your mind: your thoughts, your feelings, your dreams. It is not an easy task, and we learn it together, little by little.
We can discuss all of your feelings, including those that may arise towards me within our process. It is precisely this that makes the work alive and allows us to see what usually remains invisible.
How we work
How we begin
As a rule, I suggest beginning with three assessment meetings.
Three assessment meetings
In these I can come to know you better and understand your situation and your state, while you can get a feeling for how this way of working is for you and whether you are comfortable with me.
Then the decision is yours
For some, this consultative work turns out to be enough. Others come to see that they want and need work of greater depth — regular meetings once a week or more often, in the form of psychotherapy.
Terms discussed in person
The format, the regularity and the practical arrangements are things we talk through in our meeting — so that they are clear and suit you.
Session format
In person in Tallinn and online
Both formats are equal in the depth of work they allow. The choice usually comes down to what is more convenient and more sustainable for your schedule.
In person at the consulting room
The consulting room is in Tallinn. I give the exact address and directions when we arrange the first meeting.
Online consultations
Psychotherapy by video call in English or Russian — from anywhere in Estonia or abroad. All you need is a stable connection and a place where you will not be interrupted.
Sessions are by appointment. I work in Russian and English.
Training and qualifications
Background
Since 2025
Estonian-Latvian Psychoanalytical Society (ELPS)
Training as a psychoanalyst. Candidate of the IPA (International Psychoanalytical Association)
2022 — 2023
Institute of Organisational and Clinical Psychology
Professional retraining, “Clinical Psychology”, 1200 academic hours
2020 — 2022
HSE University
Master’s degree in Psychology, programme “Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy”
2020
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis
Professional retraining, “Neurocoaching and Neuropsychology”, 512 academic hours
Since 2020
Personal analysis and supervision
Personal analysis with an IPA training analyst. Regular supervision with IPA members and candidates, continuous professional development
Fees
Services and consultation fees
Payment is made for each session. We discuss the format of the work at our first meeting.
Assessment consultation
€70 / session
The first three meetings, in which we get to know each other, clarify your situation and decide how we will work further.
Psychoanalytic therapy
€60 / session
Regular work on a fixed day and hour. The principal format of long-term therapy.
Intensive format
By arrangement
More frequent meetings for deeper work. Moving to this format is something we discuss separately.
Fees are per session and payable in euros. Consultations take place in person in Tallinn and online — we agree on the format that suits you at our first contact.
FAQ
What people ask before starting
What is the difference between a psychologist, a psychotherapist and a psychoanalyst?
Psychology is the underlying degree; psychotherapist and psychoanalyst are specialisations built on top of it, each with its own years of training, personal therapy and supervision. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy differs not in what is talked about but in depth: we work towards the causes rather than towards the quick removal of a symptom.
How long is a session and how is the schedule arranged?
An assessment consultation lasts 60 minutes; a regular session lasts 50 minutes. We begin with three assessment meetings, and if we decide to continue we fix a standing day and time, usually once a week. Where deeper work is needed the meetings become more frequent; that shift is discussed separately.
How should I prepare for the first consultation?
There is nothing to prepare — no list of topics, no wording worked out in advance. It is enough to come and begin with whatever is troubling you today. If you feel anxious before the first meeting, you can say so out loud: it is an ordinary feeling and a good place to start.
Contact
How to reach me
Write me a few words about what is troubling you, and I will reply so that we can arrange a first meeting.
- Email olgagalkina.psy@gmail.com
- Telegram @OlgagaGalkina
- Phone +372 5861 9033
- Sessions Tallinn, by appointment · and online
