PhD Psychology
Kandidat nauk, equivalent to a PhD, in Child and Adolescent Psychology.
- Institution
- People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
- Credential
- Candidate of Psychological Sciences
- Issued
- 17 June 2009
Dr. Irina SoseliaEducational psychologist, PhD — 25 years with children and families.
I hold a PhD in child and adolescent psychology and am a licensed educational psychologist in Israel, in private practice in Rishon LeZion. My work joins rigorous, evidence-based method with real warmth — because credentials only matter once a child feels safe enough to be themselves.
Qualifications & licensure
Trained in Russia, recognised and licensed by Israel's Ministry of Health — a complete, verified foundation so you can be confident in the assistance your family receives.
Master's Degree
Master's in Psychology with specialised training in therapeutic approaches for children and adolescents.
- Institution
- People's Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
- Field
- Psychology
- Issued
- 15 June 2004
Israeli License
Licensed Psychologist with the right to private practice.
- Authority
- Israeli Ministry of Health
- License number
- 27-113381
- Issued
- 28 December 2011
Israeli specialist recognition
Specialist recognition (מומחיות) in educational psychology.
- Authority
- Israeli Ministry of Health
- Designation
- Educational Psychology Specialist
- Issued
- 16 December 2025
License number
27-113381
Designation
Educational Psychologist
Registered with
Israeli Ministry of Health
From Russia to Rishon LeZion
I qualified as a psychologist in Russia and spent my early career in a busy children's clinic, later earning my doctorate in child and adolescent psychology. When my family emigrated to Israel, my credentials were formally recognised and I was licensed by Israel's Ministry of Health in 2011.
Fifteen years on, I run a private practice in Rishon LeZion with deep roots in the local Russian-speaking community — and a working knowledge of Israeli schools, committees and the systems families have to navigate.
Treatment methods I'm trained in
Grouped by the kind of work they do. Evidence-based where it helps, always chosen to fit the child in front of me.
Talk-based & cognitive
Cognitive behavioural therapy.
My primary approach for anxiety — noticing thoughts, feelings and habits, then gently reshaping them.
Dialectical behaviour therapy.
Practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and getting along with others.
Psychodynamic & psychoanalytic.
Slower, insight-oriented work for the patterns that sit underneath the surface.
Play & child-led
Play therapy.
The natural language of children roughly ages two to eleven — where feelings get expressed before they have words.
Family & parenting
Family & dyadic work.
Whole-family systems and one-to-one parent–child sessions, because a child never grows in isolation.
Parent guidance.
Coaching and concrete, usable tools for parenting and everyday behaviour.
Parent–child interaction therapy.
Interaction coached live, in the moment, so new patterns actually stick.
Trauma & behaviour
Eye-movement desensitisation.
Structured processing for trauma and the memories that stay too loud.
Behavioural analysis.
Behaviour modification and reinforcement, used carefully and where the evidence supports it.
Evaluations I carry out
Formal, report-backed assessments accepted by schools, committees and health funds.
- Psychodiagnostic assessment
- Anxiety, depression, trauma and adjustment.
- Psychodidactic assessment
- Learning disabilities and academic barriers.
- Attention & concentration (ADHD)
- Diagnosis and severity profiling.
- School-readiness / maturity
- Kindergarten and school-entry evaluation.
- Autism spectrum assessment
- ASD diagnosis and developmental profile.
Where my expertise sits
The areas families most often come to me with, grouped by the kind of support they call for.
Anxiety & mood
- Anxiety, phobias & OCD
- Depression & trauma
- Emotional regulation
Neurodevelopmental
- ADHD
- Autism / ASD
- Learning difficulties
Behaviour & social
- Behaviour & ODD
- School refusal & bullying
- Social skills
Family & community
- Family & divorce transitions
- Russian-speaking immigrant families