Clinical Collaboration · Research · Media · Programme Development

Structure, not availability.
Protocols, not open-ended promises.

For clinicians, researchers, services and media that want protocol-based collaboration around trauma, PTSD, complex trauma and addiction — with clear roles, defined scope and outcomes we can actually evaluate.

PhD · Clinical Psychology
Mental Engineering method · Protocol-based
EN · RU correspondence
02 / Who This Is For

Five contexts.
One common thread.

Trauma, PTSD and addiction work is most effective when it's structured. The people who contact me tend to know this — they've seen what happens when it isn't.

If your work centres on trauma and addiction circuits — clinical, research, institutional or public — there's likely a meaningful fit here. The relevant question is whether the scope is realistic and the goals are specific enough to evaluate.

"Even if you do not see your exact role named here, you may still be in the right place. The next step is a short outline of your context and aims — so we can see whether collaboration makes clinical and practical sense."

Individual psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists treating trauma, PTSD or addiction — where insight is high, risk is contained, but patterns remain unchanged. I can offer a defined block of Mental Engineering with clear goals agreed between you, the client and myself. You remain the primary therapist. My role is to target a specific circuit and return the work to you with a concise summary.

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Trauma clinics, rehabilitation centres and addiction services that need a structured, time-limited trauma track — one that plugs into existing psychiatric, medical or rehabilitation pathways without rewriting the whole programme. I can help design or deliver protocol-based blocks with clear inclusion criteria and outcome markers. Piloted with a small cohort first, then refined based on clinical feedback and measurable change.

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Researchers and universities designing studies on trauma, PTSD, metaphors or cross-addiction — where a clinician with a defined, manualisable intervention method is needed. My work sits at the intersection of clinical practice and doctoral research on trauma, PTSD and personal metaphors. I am interested in focused collaboration where this approach can be tested or applied within clear research designs, not loosely added as 'one more technique'.

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Editors, journalists and podcast hosts looking for clinically precise, plain-language commentary on trauma, PTSD and addiction — without graphic detail, individual case exposure or quick-fix promises. I work with platforms that want coverage that makes trauma understandable without distorting clinical reality. The aim is language and frameworks that help people seek appropriate help — not a performance of complexity for attention.

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Charities and NGOs in mental health seeking trauma-informed, structured input for programmes serving survivors and people with addiction. The work may involve shaping focused, clinically grounded content or modules for specific groups — without overwhelming staff or drifting into loosely defined 'trauma-informed' elements that look good in a report and do little in a session.

Send a brief
03 / Clinical Collaboration

Parallel work.
Not parallel therapists.

Clinical collaboration focuses on structured, time-limited trauma work — not informal second opinions. I work alongside existing treating teams, with transparent roles and explicit client consent.

When to involve this collaboration
Progress has plateaued despite consistent therapy — insight is present, reactions remain.
A client asks for 'something more structured' without changing their primary therapist.
You want to test this method with a specific case without reshaping your whole treatment model.

For individual clinicians

You may have a client whose insight is high and risk contained, yet trauma or addiction patterns remain stubbornly unchanged. In such cases, I can offer a defined block of Mental Engineering with clear goals agreed between all three parties. You remain the primary therapist. My role ends with a concise summary of what was targeted and what shifted.

Clear goals agreed in advance between clinician, client and myself
Defined block structure — not open-ended parallel therapy
Written summary returned to you at close of block
Explicit client consent for shared-case format

"I do not act as an invisible second therapist. Any shared cases require transparent roles, clear communication and explicit consent from the client."

Enquire about clinical collaboration

For clinics & centres

Services often need a structured trauma track that plugs into existing pathways without rewriting the whole programme. I can help design or deliver protocol-based blocks focused on trauma and trauma–addiction circuits, with clear inclusion criteria and outcome markers. A small cohort pilot first — refined based on clinical feedback and measurable change.

Short trauma modules within longer rehabilitation or treatment stays
Consultation on eligibility, risk boundaries and appropriate selection
Staff input on thinking in circuits rather than only in symptoms
Programme & service development — architecture, not training alone

"The goal is to strengthen your existing service — not to replace or compete with it. Any collaboration begins with a clear question: who is this for, and what are we trying to change?"

Enquire about service collaboration
04 / Research & Academic

Clinical practice
meets doctoral research.

I am interested in focused collaboration where Mental Engineering can be tested or applied within clear research designs — not loosely added as 'one more technique' to an existing protocol.

Any potential project needs a clear research question, ethical footing and realistic scope. If these are in place, what I bring to the collaboration is a structured, manualisable intervention with defined outcome markers — and the capacity to contribute across both quantitative and qualitative data.

Completed doctoral research
Trauma, PTSD & Personal Metaphors — A Clinical Study
Clinical Psychology · PhD dissertation · Mental Engineering as defined intervention
Ongoing · Cross-addiction study
How I can contribute
Mental Engineering as a structured, manualisable intervention within clinical trials or service evaluations
Protocol development and selection of outcome markers — including metaphor-based and phenomenological measures
Joint analysis of quantitative and qualitative data where design allows
Co-authoring publications and plain-language summaries for clinicians and public
Areas of research interest
Mechanism of traumatic reactions — how circuits form, maintain and can be updated through structured intervention. Includes acute trauma, chronic exposure and the relationship between event history and current functional impairment.
Cross-addiction dynamics across substances and behaviours — particularly how underlying trauma circuits drive regulation-seeking. The relationship between post-detox stagnation and unaddressed trauma drivers. Ongoing cross-addiction study active.
How client-generated metaphors function as precise maps of internal structure — rather than decoration or coping language. Metaphor shift as a measurable outcome marker alongside quantitative PTSD measures. Methodology developed through doctoral research.
Trauma-related circuits within broader mental health and behavioural presentations — where patterned reactions and survival strategies play a central role but are not the diagnostic primary. Comorbidity, circuit overlap and intervention sequencing.
Send a research brief
05 / Media & Public Education

Clinical precision.
No quick fixes.
No borrowed drama.

I work with media and public platforms that want clinically grounded, non-sensational coverage of trauma, PTSD and addiction. The focus is clear explanations, realistic expectations and language that doesn't exploit people's pain for attention.

"In all public-facing work I avoid graphic detail, individual case exposure and quick-fix promises. The aim is to make trauma and addiction understandable — not to diagnose or treat anyone through media."

If you're looking for a clinician who will speak plainly, stay accurate and decline to sensationalise — and who has doctoral-level research behind the positions he takes — that's the basis for collaboration.

Send a media brief
Possible topics
Trauma, PTSD and C-PTSD in everyday life — beyond textbook examples
Trauma–addiction loops — when coping becomes a circuit that is hard to exit
Why many trauma survivors do not respond to conventional talk therapy alone
From story to structure — circuits, patterns and what actually changes
Mental Engineering as a clinical approach to trauma and addiction patterns
How services can think in trauma circuits, not just symptoms or labels
Complex trauma (C-PTSD) — identity, shame and relational patterns
Addiction in trauma context — mechanism, not moral failure
Available formats
Podcasts
Interviews
Panel discussions
Webinars
Guest lectures
Internal education sessions
06 / What I Bring

Precision and structure
where they are needed.

The aim is to add what is missing in your setting — not to override or dilute what you already provide. In any joint work I prioritise clear roles, documentation and realistic aims.

Clinical focus

Clinical practice centred on trauma, PTSD, complex trauma and addiction patterns — with experience in online work and time-limited, outcome-focused interventions that have defined entry and exit criteria.

Research foundation

Doctoral research in clinical psychology on trauma, PTSD and personal metaphors, with Mental Engineering used as a defined, documentable intervention method — not a loosely described approach.

Protocol mindset

A protocol-based, engineering mindset that focuses on circuits, markers and review points. The work has a structure, a start and an end. Not open-ended support dressed up as therapy.

Shared language

Ability to communicate the same material in clinical, academic and plain language — adjusting depth without distorting the underlying mechanisms. Useful in collaborative work, publication and public education alike.

07 / How Collaboration Works

Structured from the first
contact. Not just from the agreement.

01
Initial contact

A short outline, not a pitch

You send a brief description of your context, client group or project — and what you think collaboration with me could add in concrete terms. No lengthy proposals required at this stage. A focused paragraph is more useful than a comprehensive brief.

02
Clarifying call

Online. Focused. Time-limited.

We arrange a focused online call to clarify aims, clinical or research boundaries, practical constraints and whether Mental Engineering is actually appropriate for your setting. If it becomes clear during this call that the fit isn't there, I'll say so directly.

03
Agreement & structure

Scope, roles, review points

If we proceed, we agree on scope, roles, communication channels, documentation, timelines and how we will review outcomes and close the collaboration. The goal is that we both know exactly what we are doing, for whom, and why — before any clinical or research work begins.

Important boundaries.

Collaboration does not replace local clinical responsibility, emergency care or organisational safeguarding. I do not take on crisis management or risk holding at a distance.
Mental Engineering is not suitable for every client or service context. If a different level or type of support is needed, I will say so directly rather than forcing a fit.
I do not act as an invisible second therapist. Any shared cases require transparent roles, clear communication and explicit consent from the client.
I prioritise focused, well-framed projects over broad, undefined partnerships. If we decide to collaborate, it will be because the method and questions genuinely fit.
08 / Get in Touch

A short outline
is the right first step.

If you see a clear overlap between your work and mine — send a brief description of your context, population and aims. From there we can assess whether collaboration is a realistic and meaningful fit. If it isn't, I'll say so directly rather than stretching the method beyond where it belongs.

Response within 3–5 working days
Clarifying call — online, focused, time-limited
Professional correspondence in EN · RU
GDPR compliant · confidential
Type of collaboration

Confidential. GDPR compliant. Not shared.