Hi, I’m Mila,
I am a certified and accredited solution-focused hypnotherapist,trauma-informed integrative coach, and arts facilitator based in Roundhay, Leeds, and ONLINE. :)
With robust skills in hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT, Somatic EMDR, Parts, and Art therapy coaching, I help people overcome emotional and psychological obstacles, empowering them to find peace, clarity, and renewed strength.
I’m a proud member of the National Council for Hypnotherapists (NCH), the Association for Personal Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP), and the NRPC -National Register of Psychotherapists and Counsellors Verified.
My fascination with the mind-body connection began in the late 1980s. Growing up in Ukraine, I vividly remember watching soviet television psychotherapist Anatoly Kaspersky perform hypnosis during live broadcasts of surgeries— a demonstration of the mind's incredible ability to overcome pain. I was too young to grasp the political motives behind these shows, but I was captivated by the power of the mind. That curiosity sparked a lifelong passion for psychology, leading me to complete a course in the field.
However, my life path took me in another direction. I've always been multi-creative, and at a crossroads, I chose to pursue a career as an artist and designer—partly because it allowed me to balance family responsibilities, including raising my newborn son and caring for my mother and grandmother. Art became my solace and, unknowingly, my form of therapy. As a portrait artist, photographer, and designer, I built a remarkable career travelling across Europe, exhibiting my work at prestigious venues, and receiving awards. But despite these successes, something was missing.
It wasn't until the 2014 events in Ukraine that I decided to move to the UK and throw myself into a new creative business adventure - together with my partner, I opened the Hungry Artist arts and coffee house, which became an exciting cultural hub in the heart of York. Here, I truly understood the healing power of human connection and arts. I witnessed firsthand how creativity, poetry, music, and social engagement could transform those needing recovery, soothe emotional wounds, uplift the spirit, and inspire. This realization set me on a deeper path toward healing—for myself and others.
When the pandemic hit and the world was forced into isolation, I felt a calling to create more than just art. I designed handmade lamps and shades to promote well-being and calm during meditation. Then, as the war in Ukraine unfolded and deeply affected my health, my family, and my friends, I knew I had my calling. This led me to fully embrace my desire to become a healer in the broader sense. I began volunteering in refugee centres and mental health charities and continuing self-development, building my resilience and experience.
I immersed myself in trauma-informed education, Somatic EMDR, art therapy coaching, Advanced EFT, and Parts Therapy. 2024 I completed a comprehensive Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy program at SFTA, Leeds Trinity University and became a credited clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist. This program combined psychotherapy and hypnosis in a way that resonated with my vision. I found it fascinating that ""ewiring negative patterns"" entails Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy based on new neuroscience. This approach involves leveraging neuroscientific principles to help individuals shift their thoughts, old patterns, and behaviours towards more positive and constructive pathways.
""neurons that fire together wire together"" D. Hebb
Today, as a clinical hypnotherapist and therapeutic arts facilitator, I merge my creative background with my therapeutic training to offer a unique healing experience and art& wellness retreats. Whether through hypnosis or art-based interventions, I'm here to help people navigate their emotions, heal, find solutions to their challenges, reclaim control over their lives, unlock their potential, and create a brighter future.
