I was born in Russia and grew up in Australia. I have lived in Germany since 2006.

I offer you

  • A trusting, respectful therapeutic relationship, built at a pace that feels right for you
  • A protected space and a calming atmosphere, where you can simply be yourself
  • Psychodynamic therapy tailored to your individual concerns, shaped around your own history and what you’re going through
  • Sessions in German, English, or Russian — whichever language lets you express yourself most freely
Polina Godau

Training

  • Certification in group therapy (Berliner Akademie für Psychotherapie)
  • Certification in psychoanalysis (Berliner Institut für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse)
  • Licence of a psychotherapist in deep psychology (Berliner Institut für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse)
  • Master of Arts Psychology (International Psychoanalytic University Berlin)
  • Bachelor of Science Psychology (Freie Universität Berlin)

Professional experience

  • since 2023 in my own practice in Berlin-Kreuzberg
  • 2019 – 2023 private practice in Berlin-Charlottenburg
  • 2017 outpatient clinic of the Berliner Institut für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse
  • 2016 – 2019 psychotherapeutic work as part of training at the Berliner Institut für Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse
  • 2016 – 2017 psychiatric day clinic, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin
  • 2013 department of psychosomatic medicine, Charité, Berlin
  • 2012 women’s crisis helpline (Frauenkrisentelefon e.V.), Berlin

Memberships

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychoanalyse, Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Tiefenpsychologie (DGPT)
  • Bundesverband der Vertragspsychotherapeuten
  • Psychotherapeutenkammer Berlin