Psychology through the Body
Olesya Uglova
Olesya Uglova
Therapy grounded in the body and nervous system
Psychologist, somatic therapist and systemic
sex therapist. I help you move out of anxiety and tension, and develop a deeper, more embodied connection with yourself, your body, and your life.
Psychology through the Body
Olesya Uglova
Olesya Uglova
Therapy grounded in the body and nervous system
Psychologist, somatic therapist and systemic
sex therapist. I help you move out of anxiety and tension, and develop a deeper, more embodied connection with yourself, your body, and your life.
Psychology through the Body
Olesya Uglova
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Ways I Can Support You
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Intimacy, Sensitivity & Sexuality
You may want closeness, but your body tightens: fear, shame, tension. Or something feels missing — depth, aliveness. We explore your body’s responses and gradually restore sensitivity, safety, and a more alive connection.
The impact of trauma and sudden events often lives in the body: freeze, control, panic, numbness. We work gently and at your pace, helping you regain a sense of stability and inner support.
Trauma & Difficult Life Events
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Connection with Yourself & Your Body
Life may look stable, but something feels missing — depth, closeness, sensitivity. A quiet sense that you could be more honest with yourself. Less automatic, more present. We support a return to a more alive, grounded connection with yourself.
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More Aliveness & Feeling
A sense that there is more available — more to feel, more to live, more to experience. Not only understanding, but truly feeling. We gently expand your capacity to experience life and stay in a living connection with yourself.
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Repeating Patterns & Feeling Stuck
You may understand what’s happening, but still find yourself in the same reactions and choices. Together, we explore what holds these patterns in place and gently shift them through lived experience — not only through thinking.
Life Transitions (motherhood, relocation, divorce)
Transitions can shake your sense of stability: anxiety, loneliness, loss of meaning, “I don’t recognize myself”. I support you in moving through change with more grounding in your body and nervous system.
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Boundaries & Relationships
It may feel hard to say “no”, and easy to lose yourself in relationships, carrying a lot of guilt or responsibility for others. We learn to listen to your body, build healthy boundaries, and stay connected — without losing yourself.
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Chronic Stress & Body Tension
When your body is constantly “on”: anxiety, tightness, shallow breathing, fatigue. I support you in restoring regulation and finding a natural ability to relax — without forcing or control.
My Approach & What Clients Experience
How I work and how this process can support you
My Approach
  • We move gently, at the pace of your nervous system — so you can begin to feel more grounded, more connected, and more alive.
  • We deepen connection with yourself, your body, and your ability to choose
  • We restore stability and build healthy boundaries
  • We notice automatic reactions
  • We begin with your current state: breathing, tension, and how your body responds to stress
At the core of my work is a whole-person, integrative approach
We don’t break defenses or push ourselves to be stronger. Instead, we slowly learn to listen to the body, reduce inner tension, and restore a sense of support. This work is not only about relieving symptoms. It is also about reconnecting with yourself — your strength, your desires, your boundaries, your capacity for closeness, and a sense of aliveness.
At the core of my work is a whole-person, integrative approach. The body, mind, and nervous system are seen as one system. Often, a person understands a lot on a mental level, but still lives in anxiety, tension, or familiar patterns.
Ways to Work Together
Individual Therapy
Regular online or in-person sessions. A deep, ongoing process where we work with body responses, your nervous system, emotions, boundaries, and repeating life patterns — in a safe and supportive space.
Group Therapy
Small groups for women, where we build inner support, learn to relax, and stay connected to ourselves in relationship with others. A combination of guided practices and therapeutic work in the group field — developing body awareness, boundaries, capacity for closeness, and emotional resilience.
Upcoming Workshops & Retreats
Seminar with Angelina Martínez Miranda
Hidden Villa, California · September 4–6, 2026
Three days of deep work with the body, life transitions, women’s wisdom, rituals, and traditional Aztec healing practices.
Coming Into Life with Annie&Olesya
Woodside, California wth Annie Brook 28-31 August
A 4-day somatic water immersion:
A deep warm-water immersion exploring nervous system regulation, contact, early experience, embodiment, safety, and relational healing.
Path Into the Body — Online Group Program
Module starts September 2026
Body, nervous system, and pattern work — building resilience, sensitivity, and a more alive connection with yourself.
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CLIENT RESULTS
My life looks great on paper, but I don’t feel like I’m truly in it.
The Struggle: On the outside, everything looked perfect: composure, success, and control. But inside, there was constant tension, a lack of sensitivity, and a disconnect from the body. Life was moving forward, but the sense of "presence" was missing.

The Transformation: Through our process, the connection to self began to return—through the body, emotions, vulnerability, and the honest processing of feelings. Numbness was replaced by vitality, inner support, and pleasure. Life is no longer just "passing by"; it is now being lived deeply from within.
I don’t feel any desire. Is there something wrong with me?
The Struggle: Relationships may feel warm and intimate, yet that "spark of life" seems to vanish. Often, it’s not about being "broken"—it’s a deeper story involving shame, internal prohibitions, or family patterns where desire became something dangerous or impossible.

The Transformation: In our work, I look beyond the symptoms to find why the body chooses to go numb and where your vital energy is being lost. Gradually, through gentle self-connection, my clients rediscover their sensitivity, their right to want, and a vibrant relationship with themselves.
Woman, 43. Successful professional. Mother of three.
The Struggle: Following a divorce, she sought a new quality of life rather than just "healing" the past. A familiar pattern emerged: whenever a man was near, she would begin to lose herself—struggling to say "no," suppress her own desires, and over-adjusting just to maintain the connection.

The Transformation: Together, we uncovered the root: the fear of losing the relationship wasn't about the specific person, but a habit of prioritizing the bond at the cost of herself. She learned to listen to her own voice, handle others' reactions, and stand in her truth. This is where true intimacy begins—without losing oneself.
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We begin with an introductory session. This is a space to determine if this way of working is right for you.
IF THIS APPROACH RESONATES WITH YOU
Важно! Мои консультации направлены на личностное развитие и самопознание. Они не являются медицинской или психотерапевтической практикой
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