Shursh Shabanov
Psychotherapist for neurodivergent people
My name is Shursh Shabanov. I am a Gestalt therapist working with teenagers, adults, as well as families and couples. I help clients find support during difficult periods, implement important life changes, and build gentle relationships with themselves and others.
Book a session
Come to me if
- You want to adapt your life and daily routine to accommodate your neurodivergence
- You experience minority stress and are looking for a safe and supportive space
- You are used to handling everything on your own, but currently don't have the energy for it
- You experience a lot of shame that interferes with your life and self-expression
- There are difficulties in your relationship with your partner or children that you cannot gently resolve on your own
- You need support after traumatic events and losses
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
- For whom? Teenagers and adults
- Frequency: once every 7-10 days
- Session duration: 50 minutes
- Price: 200 ILS / 60 EUR / 5000 RUB
- Payment methods: Bit, PayPal, bank transfer in EUR/USD, transfer in RUB (SBP)
- Languages: Russian, English
Therapy for families, couples, and polyamorous unions
If there are difficulties and misunderstandings in relationships that you cannot gently resolve on your own.
- For whom? Parents + teenager; parents + adult child; romantic partners (couples or polycules)
- Frequency: by agreement (~once every 7-15 days)
- Session duration: 80 minutes
- Price: 360 ILS / 100 EUR / 9000 RUB
- Payment methods: Bit, PayPal, bank transfer in EUR/USD, transfer in RUB (SBP)
- Languages: Russian, English
Working Rules
- Sessions are held online and start at the scheduled time; in case of client lateness, the session duration is not extended
- Payment for the session must be made at least 24 hours in advance (or as a package of 4 sessions, also at least 24 hours before the first one)
- You must inform me about rescheduling or canceling a session no later than 24 hours in advance — in this case, it is not charged
- If a session is rescheduled or canceled less than 24 hours in advance, it is charged in full
- Attending a session while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is prohibited
Full working policy
Education
- Master's degree in Psychological Counseling (MSSES 'Shaninka' + University of Manchester, 2020-2022)
- Basic Gestalt Therapy training program at the Moscow Gestalt Institute (1st and 2nd stages, 2018-2022)
Additional Training
- Working with Eating Disorders and Body Image (2025-26) (Marianna Korotina)
- Counseling Teenagers, including crisis counseling (2023-24) (Project 1221)
- Sexuality in the context of neurodivergence, sensory limitations and preferences (2024) (Inga Green)
- Theory and Practice of Sensory Integration, working with neurodivergent children and teenagers (2023-24) (ProSchool, Svetlana Revich)
- Working with Grief and Loss (2024) (Project 'IRIS')
- Working with Anger (2023) (Harry Coleman)
- Body-Oriented Integrative Trauma Therapy (2023) (Maria Kornilova)
Important Personal Experience
- I moved to another country myself, and before becoming a psychotherapist, I worked for 7 years on the adaptation of students and professors in new countries and cultures
- I have personal experience living with depression and an anxiety disorder, including the difficult process of changing psychiatrists and finding the right medication regimens
- I learned to notice the challenges of my ADHD and my sensory traits in adulthood, and I have tried various tools to improve my quality of life