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About me

Many transitions have shaped my life. I’m in my 30s and based in Berlin. I come from Ukraine, and I have lived and worked in Ukraine, India, and Germany, moving homes many times. My work has moved too. I’ve shifted careers and worked across technology, design, research and facilitation. I live, work and study in multicultural spaces, and I’m drawn to the richness and diversity I find there.

 

Through all of it, what has helped me find my footing is connecting with my senses and my creativity. I’ve always been drawn to many forms of expression: movement, sewing, painting, creative writing, and the performing arts.

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In 2021, I took an art therapy course, and that was the start of my professional journey in Expressive Arts. Today I’m finishing an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy, with a minor in Psychology, at The European Graduate School. My arts-based research explores embodied perception and selfhood.​

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I offer 1:1 and group sessions as a space for deep listening, for navigating change, and for discovering new possibilities. For me, creativity is more than expression. It is a source of clarity, resilience, and vitality. I know what it feels like to be in between, unsure who I am and what's next, and it informs how I walk with you through your transitions.

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I also work with companies that want to bring fresh perspectives into the workplace or support employees' well-being. ​My multidisciplinary experience, including years in user experience design and research, gives me another layer of understanding and the ability to build outcome-oriented programs.​

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Polina Yakymenko

Expressive Arts Facilitator
Designer & Researcher
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Creative sessions in Berlin and online

Are you on a journey of self-discovery? A team going through a change or looking to connect? Expressive Arts sessions provide a creative platform to explore feelings, challenges, and open up possibilities.

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Individual sessions

Express, Explore, Become

You don’t just talk about your feelings and challenges. You express them through art materials, reconnect with yourself, build confidence, and rediscover joy.

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Team hub

Play, Connect, Envision

Creative team-building workshops in Berlin and online for corporate teams, startups, organisations and communities, designed to strengthen collaboration, communication, and innovation.

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Polina Yakymenko

Expressive-Arts-Praktikerin,
Designerin & Forscherin
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Berlin, Deutschland

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