Tatyana Samorukova, founder of the International University of Psychology and Psychotherapy, is under police examination following the release of a video showing her striking a child in a stroller. The footage, disseminated by the Telegram channel Mash, has sparked widespread online discussion.
This incident follows earlier media reports from spring 2024 detailing Samorukova’s alleged aggressive behavior at a Moscow hotel.
samorukova’s professional profile on the B17 portal highlights her approach, stating, “I combine scientific severity with deep empathy.” It further describes her extensive experience as a psychologist and expert, offering individual and group sessions to address a broad spectrum of client needs. Her practice emphasizes gestalt therapy principles and includes work with personality disorders, borderline and anxious conditions, panic attacks, depressive states, and self-esteem issues, with a focus on psychological health and burnout prevention. Her international experience encompasses supporting sports teams at European, Peace, and Olympic championships, as well as working with international clients.
Boris Sergeevich Bratus, a professor, doctor of psychological sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, and professor at the department of General Psychology at Moscow State University, commented on the video.He stated, “I watched the video. This is nothing but an illustration of the law of accumulated effect. And this is an illustration that everyone falls under the action of psychological laws, including the psychologists themselves. Not more than that.”
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