About Me
Meet Katia
Hi, I'm Katia
I'm a neurodivergent psychotherapist and counsellor who believes that therapy should create space for the various ways we think, feel, and experience the world.
I was born and raised in Moscow. These days, I live and work on Bundjalung Country, near Byron Bay. The contrast between these two places is striking. Moscow feels so distant now, almost like a dream, yet it has shaped me in ways I continue to carry.
Moving to Australia over 15 years ago opened up a lifelong exploration of belonging, identity, and connection for me.
Crossing different cultures and ways of life sparked a deep curiosity, particularly about how we relate to one another and what shapes our contact with the world.
“We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being. As the gods intended, we are here to become more and more ourselves.”
What shapes my work
I am intrigued by the exploration of various types of relationships: those we have with friends and loved ones, family, our community, the natural world, and even ourselves. Each relationship has its own rhythm, its own struggles, and its own potential.
I hold a deep respect for the uniqueness of each person's journey, honoring both the wounds that have healed and those that still ache. I believe that therapy can be a safe and nurturing space where we can truly connect with ourselves. It offers the support we need to face the grief of what has been lost while also opening our hearts to love and finding meaning in life.
Since I was a little girl, I have always looked up at the stars, especially captivated by the pulsing light they emit. There was something in them that made me feel connected to something larger, something mysterious and alive. Years later, I discovered a letter in which my grandmother described how she and her cousin, as young girls, would sit on the porch during warm summer nights and do the same. Not long after those nights, they were taken by German forces during the Second World War. My grandmother was just 14 years old at the time, and she didn’t return home for four years, spending that time on foreign soil. She rarely spoke about what happened during those years.
The silence surrounding her past felt heavy, and I believe it held a significance of its own. Over time, I have come to understand how certain stories live within us, even when they are never spoken aloud.
I believe in the quiet strength that flows through generations and the resilience we might not realise we carry.
I was drawn to Gestalt therapy because it offers something unique. It doesn’t promise to make people permanently happy; instead, it invites us to become more alive and free.
Qualifications & Professional Memberships
Master of Gestalt Therapy (MGestTher) – Gestalt Therapy Brisbane
PACFA Certified Practising Counsellor – Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (31718)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFCT)
Ongoing specialist training, research and supervision in neurodiversity-affirming practice
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) Level 1 – Terry Real Relational Life Institute
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1
Clinical Supervision (under supervision as required by PACFA)
Member, Gestalt Australia & New Zealand (GANZ).
Listen & Explore
If you’d like to hear more about my story and how I think about therapy, identity, and finding freedom in uncertainty, you’re welcome to listen to this conversation I had on the Humaning with Rick podcast.
🎧 Ep 23: Finding Freedom in Uncertainty with Katia Erokhina
We spoke about what it means to live honestly in the face of change, and how therapy can help us stay in contact with ourselves, even when the ground beneath us is shifting.
Get in touch
I’m not a guide with all the answers, but a fellow traveller. Someone who walks alongside, curious and human.
