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Physician, dietitian, medical psychologist
Alona Solomatina
Combines medical and psychological approaches when working with eating disorders, comorbid conditions, and neurodivergence.
Areas of focus
Eating disorders, comorbid conditions, ASD, ADHD, eating behavior
Format
Individual work with adults and children
Experience
Internal medicine, dietetics, medical psychology, and eating disorders
Alona Solomatina is a physician, dietitian, and medical psychologist specializing in eating disorders. In her practice, she combines medical and psychological approaches, working with eating disorders, comorbid conditions, and neurodivergence (ASD, ADHD).
She uses CBT methods, including CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders), as well as CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy). She combines evidence-based medical knowledge, psychoeducation, and psychological support, taking into account the nervous system, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and eating behavior.
She works with adults and children, women and men. Her areas of focus include eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID and other atypical eating disorders, eating difficulties associated with ASD and ADHD, emotional eating, anxiety, rigidity, difficulties with self-regulation, and restoring connection with the body and food.
She uses CBT methods, including CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders), as well as CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy). She combines evidence-based medical knowledge, psychoeducation, and psychological support, taking into account the nervous system, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and eating behavior.
She works with adults and children, women and men. Her areas of focus include eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID and other atypical eating disorders, eating difficulties associated with ASD and ADHD, emotional eating, anxiety, rigidity, difficulties with self-regulation, and restoring connection with the body and food.
Education and qualifications
- Bogomolets National Medical University, Medicine (2013-2019)
- Specialization in Internal Medicine, Bogomolets National Medical University (2020-2022)
- Specialization in Medical Psychology, Bogomolets National Medical University (2025)
- Specialization in Dietetics, Dobrobut (2026)
- Lecture course in dietetics and eating behavior by Marsha Herrin (2020)
- CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy) course by Mykyta Chernov (2020)
- Dietetics course by Kateryna Tolstikova (2021)
- Dietetics and eating disorders specialization, Balance Center (2020)
- Practical Psychology course, HIDEWAY, 60 hours (2023)
- Propaedeutics of Psychiatry and Psychodiagnostics, Ukrainian Association of Psychotherapists, 156 hours (2024)
- Member of the Association of Physicians and Psychologists for Eating Disorders Therapy and Prevention
Approach
- Uses CBT, including CBT-E for eating disorders
- Uses CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy)
- Takes into account the nervous system, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and eating behavior
- Works with eating disorders, ARFID, emotional eating, anxiety, rigidity, and difficulties with self-regulation
- Supports the restoration of connection with the body and food
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