Zoia Podorozhna
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Psychotherapist
Rockville, MD/ Telehealth
I am a psychotherapist with over 10 years of clinical experience working with adults, couples, adolescents, and children in the areas of emotional growth and inner healing. I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the State University of Nice (Université Côte d'Azur, France), and I completed five years of postgraduate psychoanalytic training that included personal analysis, theoretical study, and supervised clinical practice. I initially worked as a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in Ukraine. After moving to the United States, I continued my professional development as a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) and Psychology Associate in Maryland, as well as a State-Certified Psychoanalyst in New Jersey.
I am a clinical member and researcher within the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) and the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)—the most historically established and internationally recognized organizations in the field of psychoanalysis. My ongoing involvement in these communities reflects a strong commitment to clinical rigor, scholarship, and continuing education.
My work is grounded in the classical psychoanalytic tradition, which aims to understand and transform the deeper emotional patterns that shape relationships, identity, and internal experience. This approach goes beyond treating symptoms and supports enduring psychological change.
Psychoanalysis remains the foundation of modern psychotherapy and is uniquely oriented toward uncovering the unconscious roots of emotional pain. My work focuses not only on behavior or symptoms, but on the underlying emotional conflicts, early relational experiences, and inner dynamics that influence how we feel and live today.
I specialize in emotional and relational concerns, anxiety, depression, identity and self-esteem, trauma and early attachment experiences, parent–child dynamics, and psychoanalytic work with autistic and neurodivergent individuals.
If you are looking for therapy that works deeply rather than superficially, I welcome the opportunity to work together. Please book your free 15-mins consultation with me here https://calendly.com/psy-zpod/30min?month=2025-11
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