Olga Kitaina

Psychologist, entrepreneur

TED Fellow Olga Kitaina is a psychologist and entrepreneur.

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Olga Kitaina is a psychologist improving the accessibility of mental health care in Russia, where the stigma against psychotherapy is deeply entrenched, and for Russian-speaking people all over the world. Kitaina's online platform, Alter, matches clients to a vetted network of therapists.

Olga Kitaina’s TED Talk

Olga Kitaina
How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia
5 minutes 37 seconds
During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health care -- but stigmas and distrust for the practice still live on. Psychologist and TED Fellow Olga Kitaina shares the current state of therapy in Russia (where tarot card readers and astrologers sometimes pass as psychoanalysts) and outlines her solution for getting people the professional help they need.
Posted Jul 2022

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Olga Kitaina

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Olga Kitaina’s TED Talk

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A New Era: Notes from Session 2 of TED Fellows Talks at TED2022