Dr. Tatyana Kholodkov

Dr. Tatyana Kholodkov (she/her) is the owner and founder of Project Yes PLLC. She is a first generation immigrant and North Carolina transplant, having resided on both coasts and in the mountains of Wyoming.

She merges her training backgrounds in Clinical Psychology with a nearly lifetime studying eastern philosophy, yoga, and meditation.

Having attained her Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) licence in recent years, Dr. Kholodkov is able to practice across participating jurisdictions.

Her work focuses on helping individuals break out of unhelpful patterns, such as those that result in sadness, anxiety, oppression, or conflict, and to cultivate tools for self-healing.

Much of her work involves enhancing the mind-body connection and cultivating presence.

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Dr. Kholodkov may be a good fit for you if...

you are ready to do some deep work to change patterns in your life or in how you relate to others. You may be troubled with feeling tense and uncomfortable, and find it difficult to pay attention to things that matter to you.

There may be perfectionism that is suffocating you, or endless worries you wish you could soothe. You or your loved one may have a health condition and want support- a new diagnosis, learning about integrative approaches, or identifying how to live your best life in the presence of these conditions.

There may be things that need to be clarified in your relationship(s), renegotiating and strengthening them or finding a way to bring them to an end.

You may also be asking questions about what is meaningful and important, and seek to live your life in a way that feels authentic and embodied.

Who she works with:

Adults across the lifespan residing throughout North Carolina, Wyoming, and in PSYPACT States
Veterans, First Responders, Frontline and Disaster workers and Journalists.
Individuals, dyads and polycules with non-traditional relationships and/or in the kink community

What concerns she works with:

Anxiety (including panic, generalized anxiety, OCD) and Phobias (driving, agoraphobia, animals, medical procedures)
Co-occurring medical conditions (e.g., autoimmune, tick-borne, multiple sclerosis, cancer, migraines, GI, pain) - welcome fellow spoonies!
Intense emotions regulation including depression
Problems with assertiveness, being misunderstood, difficulties with boundaries, or codependency
Trauma/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
End of life preparation and grief
Relationship issues (see below)

Relationship concerns addressed:

Shifting from conflict/avoidance to emotional intimacy
Relationship enhancement
Caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue
Recovery after infidelity

Facilitating break-up conversations
Exploring consensual non-monogamy
Helping polycules navigate communication/stressors

What approaches she uses:

Anxiety and OCD: ACT, CBT, Exposure Therapy, Exposure with Response Prevention (ExRP)
Trauma Treatment: Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Seeking Safety, STAIR-NST, mind-body approaches
Depression: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotion Difficulties : Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills
Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention
Couples Therapy: Emotionally Focused (EFT), Gottman
Mindfulness practice & Yoga (including movement, pranayama, meditation, yoga nidra)

Her experience includes:

Completion of the APA accredited Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wyoming
Completion of an APA accredited internship at the Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center (training emphasis included women’s health, couple’s therapy, PTSD and working with OEF/OIF veterans)
Post-doctoral fellowship at Duke Integrative Medicine
MBCY Yoga Certification (200hr) + 300 additional hours; Dharma Yoga Certification (200/500; 700 hr 1000 hr in progress)

In her free time she enjoys:

Exploring nature
Digging around in the dirt

Photographing clouds and insects
Cooking vegan & gluten free foods for others

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