about me

At the core of my work is human experience — not as a concept, but as something lived, complex, and deeply personal.
People do not come to therapy because something is “wrong”. They come because life feels heavier than it should, because inner space becomes too narrow, or because change — chosen or unexpected — asks more than they currently have.
This is where I work: in the space between difficulty and possibility.

Who I AmMy name is Elena Parfenova. I am a psychosocial practitioner based in the Netherlands, working integratively with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
My professional path has developed over nearly 20 years of living and working in Europe, shaped by continuous exposure to cultural transition, migration, and the process of rebuilding life in new contexts.
This experience informs my work not as a story in itself, but as an understanding of what it means to live in change — internally and externally — over time.