Natalia Betekhtina (Kostromina)
Practical psychologist | 21 years of professional experience
A medical and practical psychologist with 21 years of professional experience who reviews Childhood materials for psychological clarity and responsible wording.
- In psychology since 2005
- Consulting experience since 2015
- Psychology editor for the method
Natalia Betekhtina (Kostromina) is a medical and practical psychologist with 21 years of professional experience.
She works with adults who want to understand themselves more clearly, examine the influence of childhood experience, and change repeated emotional or behavioral patterns.
Her background combines medical and educational psychology with a systemic view of a person’s internal processes.
Education and professional specialization
Natalia has professional training in medical and educational psychology. Her work considers emotional experience alongside health, family context, learning, and the person’s broader environment.
Consulting experience
Since 2015, Natalia has provided psychological consultations to adults addressing emotional distress, repeated relationship patterns, self-worth, personal limits, and the continuing influence of childhood experience.
Areas of professional interest include:
- anxiety, guilt, shame, and self-criticism;
- emotional regulation and understanding personal needs;
- family roles and repeated relationship patterns;
- the development of self-support and realistic personal boundaries;
- careful differentiation between educational reflection and issues that require clinical assessment.
Editorial role
As psychology editor, Natalia reviews materials for clarity, psychological responsibility, and appropriate limits. She helps avoid diagnostic claims, guarantees, and language that could encourage readers to replace professional care with self-help content.