Greetings!

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My name is Igor Kanifolsky M.D.. I am a psychotherapist, lecturer, and psychotherapy researcher, as well as the creator of Awareness Therapy — the first non-eclectic, integrative, and innovative approach that identifies the common denominator across various schools of psychotherapy, coaching, and spiritual practices, enriching it with the even deeper and more inspiring teachings on awareness and human potential from Tibetan Buddhism. This approach allows client issues to be resolved faster, deeper, more safely, and holistically — without unnecessary pain and on a whole new level. It also turns psychotherapy into a spiritual path.

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Here is what Dr. Stanley Krippner, one of today's authoritative psychologists, wrote about Awareness Therapy:

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"Awareness Therapy is an approach that integrates the scientific methods of humanistic-existential, transpersonal, and subjective psychology with the spiritual practices of Tibetan Buddhism. The starting point of this therapy is helping a person experience their reality directly during the session — in both problem areas and growth zones — through acceptance, understanding, and the discovery of new possibilities. It is a practice of deeper awareness, which acts not only as an observer but also as a creator of reality... In Awareness Therapy, mastering the skill of awareness requires no extra time — it happens directly during therapeutic sessions. Guided by the therapist, a person 'turns on' their capacity for awareness, awakens, and immediately uses it to resolve their concern."

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Dr. Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. — Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Integral Studies, former President of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and numerous divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA), and one of the founders of transpersonal psychology.

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Read Dr. Stanley Krippner's full testimonial →

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My background includes a medical education at the Military Medical Academy (1981–1987) and, starting from my student years and continuing onward, hands-on experience with numerous modalities in psychotherapy, healing, coaching, and spiritual practices — from classic hypnosis of the V. M. Bekhterev school, the BEST system by healer Ye. I. Zuiev, and NLP as taught by Marilyn Atkinson, to psychoanalysis, art therapy, Gestalt, Jungian analysis, systemic family constellations, family therapy, psychodrama, John Whitmore’s coaching, and Timothy Gallwey’s Inner Game.

The pinnacle of this journey for me was the teachings of the Great Perfection — Dzogchen — as transmitted by Guru Padmasambhava and his modern successors: Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, the Khenpo brothers (professors) Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche, and others. I have also received deep teachings and empowerments from distinguished masters of other Tibetan Buddhist schools, including His Holiness Sakya Trizin, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and others.

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I have integrated all of this into Awareness Therapy.

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Awareness Therapy invites people to draw upon their primary resource — their deep, holistic awareness — directly during the session to:

 

a) dissolve negative experiences resulting from past and ongoing traumatic events, as well as the lack of supportive conditions for growth (which can be viewed as a form of trauma, as Winnicott noted); and

 

b) unlock human potential, which encompasses all of one's finest and most desirable qualities — those especially needed to address their concern "here and now" in the fastest and most harmonious way possible. As the renowned actor Richard Gere wrote in his foreword to one of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's books, "so that we remember who we really are: beings of light, love, and wisdom."

 

We integrate this profound insight directly into psychotherapy.

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Here you can find:

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• Individual, couples, and family sessions to address your requests (even if not yet clearly formulated) by accessing your own deep awareness, releasing negative patterns, and unfolding your potential — whether over a single session, multiple sessions, a full course, or long-term support as needed. Awareness Therapy is neither short-term nor long-term therapy; it is tailored precisely to what suits you best in your unique situation.

• Training and seminars for mastering deep self-awareness and learning the Awareness Therapy framework for professionals — psychologists, psychotherapists, coaches, and anyone seeking self-knowledge, personal growth, self-realization, and the ability to effectively support others in this process.

• Books and scientific articles to explore the perspective and practical application of Awareness Therapy, including concepts of deep and holistic awareness as the Ground of all, post-traumatic growth, and potential unfolding. It also covers the specifics of relying on awareness when addressing various client requests: psychosomatics, addictions, relationships, children and adolescents, existential and coaching goals, financial concerns, and more. This includes our initial pilot study on effectiveness as part of the path toward evidence-based status and endorsement by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

• A free AI prompt and app for self-awareness: an interactive tool powered by artificial intelligence designed to help direct your attention to your query and support your awareness surrounding it for resolution or progress (does not replace professional therapy).

• Workshops and group work: exploring participants' relevant topics in the Theatre of Awareness, open and closed workshops, and corporate training sessions for teams and businesses (contact via direct message).

 

My mission:

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a) to make psychotherapy more holistic, profound, safe, effective, and inspiring — and to train others in this approach;

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b) to help you uncover your extraordinary potential for full self-realization (by working through all negative patterns resulting from past and current traumatic events).

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Feel free to reach out — I would be delighted to assist you! Contact details

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