Welcome to My Website

Why the "Psychology of Love”?

Because love is the most essential part of our lives. It is what we are made of. We are born into this world through love, tenderness, and joy—but over time, we often forget this, due to life experiences and emotional pain, we may learn to suppress it and gradually lose the ability to feel it. We spend much of our lives searching for love in the outside world and in other people. We find it in different forms, experience it, lose it, block it—and begin searching again.

And yet, it is through self-discovery and the gradual release of emotional wounds and trauma—like shedding worn-out clothing—that we begin to feel love again. It reawakens and flows more fully within us.

Love for ourselves, for our lives, for our loved ones, for our work, and for the world as a whole.

About Me

  I was born and raised in Moldova, where I began my academic and professional journey in psychology. My lifelong interest in understanding human emotions, relationships, and personal growth led me to pursue advanced training in psychotherapy and clinical psychology.

Today, I live and work in Vancouver, Canada, where I support individuals in navigating life's challenges, healing emotional wounds, and building more fulfilling relationships with themselves and others.

     My work is guided by compassion, respect, and the belief that every person has the capacity for healing, growth, and meaningful change.

     I work with clients who have experienced trauma and are struggling with difficult emotional states that are hard to manage alone. I work using an evidence base integrative therapeutic approach and offer in-person and online consultations (Teams, Zoom)

Education and Specializations

I have specialized training in the following areas:

• Psychosomatics and Body-Oriented Psychotherapy
• Working with complex psychological trauma
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Art Therapy for Family and Sexual Disorders
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
• Art Therapy for Psychosomatic Disorders
• Psychological assessment and therapy using art-therapeutic methods
• Contemporary psychotherapeutic methods and technologies

I work with clients experiencing:

• Psychosomatic health conditions
• Consequences of psychological trauma or extreme life events
• Intimate and sexual difficulties
• Low self-esteem
• Communication difficulties
• Difficulties in relationships (partners, family, work)
• Chronic or overwhelming stress
• Long-term emotional distress
• Impulsive or aggressive reactions toward oneself or others
• Feelings of guilt
• Insomnia
• Fears and phobias
• Increased anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• A general loss of interest in life or feeling “stuck”
• Life crises and uncertainty about the future

About Psychotherapy

Psychotherapeutic work helps clients understand the roots of their emotional experiences, develop effective ways of self-regulation, and gradually relieve unwanted symptoms. This process supports greater self-awareness, the return of joy, and an improved sense of meaning and quality of life.

The heart can become alive again—and rediscover its capacity to feel love.

Additional Information

You can find more information on the Sitemap page.

If you feel that you need professional support, you are welcome to contact me through the website. I will be glad to consult  you.

Life is a priceless gift. It is too short to be spent in suffering. By releasing the burden of emotional pain, it is possible to heal and move toward a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Your Psychotherapist

Galina Detcova