About me
I’ve always been drawn to many forms of expression — movement, painting, creative writing and performing arts.
My professional journey in Expressive Arts began in 2021 with an art therapy course. I am now pursuing an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy with minor in Psychology at The European Graduation School, where my research focuses on the embodied perception and the process of becoming.
I offer 1:1 and group sessions as a space for deep listening, navigating change and discovering new possibilities. Creativity serves not only as expression but as a source of clarity, resilience, and vitality.
I collaborate with companies to bring fresh perspectives to the workplace. My multi-disciplinary experience, including years in user experience design and research, provides an additional layer of understanding and the capability to develop outcome-oriented programs.
Polina Yakymenko
Expressive Arts Facilitator
Designer & Researcher
My projects
Jun 2024 - now
Individual sessions
I support clients in navigating life transitions when roles, identities, or circumstances are shifting. These in-between states can feel confusing, disorienting, or stuck. Through Expressive Arts-based practices, I support you in letting go of the old self and allowing new to emerge — whether related to career, relationships, health, or something you don’t know yet.
Sep 2024 - now
Master’s Thesis Research on Pre-Reflective Self and Perception
Apr 2023 - Aug 2025
The Liminal - Expressive Arts Collective in Berlin
@the.liminal.expressivearts
Co-founding member of the collective that hosts Expressive Arts circles for an international audience. This project involved preparing and facilitating group sessions, using art-based activities to support creative expression, self-discovery, and community building. Examples of session themes I co-facilitated include:
Blankness as Potential: A Collective Unfolding of Form and Story • The Art of Letting Go • The Forest: The Play of the Senses • Sensing into Now, Ready for What's Next • The Fire Within • Eros & Thanatos • “I” in Relation • 間 (Ma): The Space In-Between • Nurturing Hope
Feb 2025 - May 2025
Creating Your Kali Myth: Recognising the role of anger
Creating Your Kali Myth
Workshop series exploring anger through expressive arts, inspired by the archetype of Kali. Participants worked with anger using art-based and embodied practices, reimagining their unique Kali in own shapes, colours, sounds, movements, and rhythms.
My training
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
Expressive Arts Facilitation
at step ahead! Expressive Arts Institute Berlin
2022 - now
MA in Expressive Arts Therapy with a Minor in Psychology
at The European Graduate School
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
"Art Therapy Certificates: Foundation & Advanced"
courses totalling 120 hours at the International Training Company "Osnova" and National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
Uncover insights in art-based exploration
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.
