Dr. Olga (Ola) Pykhtina is a DHA-licensed psychologist, play & art therapist, and the Medical Director at the Wellness Hub. 
She specializes in working with children, adults, families, and couples. She gained her Ph.D in Counselling from the school of Education and Communication at Newcastle University, UK. She has three Master’s degrees from Ukraine and the UK. Dr. Ola was trained as a play therapist through the Canadian Association of Child and Play Therapy.  She is a certified CBT adult therapist. In addition, in her work with adults, Dr. Ola uses a Client-Centred approach.  She also works with couples using Gottman Method. Supporting mothers-to-be and current mothers in their search for balance and wellbeing is one of her passions. 
Dr. Ola delivers trainings on various programs including workshops in Parenting, Motherhood, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Positive Thinking, and Effective Communication. She has been involved in delivery of art therapy and well-being courses to a wide spectrum of both public and private sector entities within the UK, Canada, Ukraine and the Middle East.  During the course of her career, she held positions as Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the American University in the Emirates and a researcher at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.