In Vinnytsia, at Vocational School No.11, our trainers Olha Lisova and Viktoriia Yavdoshchak conducted a series of therapy sessions for two groups of children from internally displaced families. The focus of the work was not on discussing events themselves, but on the children’s inner world — their sense of safety, acceptance, and the freedom to be themselves.
At the beginning of the sessions, children often responded to painful topics with tension, anxiety, or withdrawal. Through consistent work and structured exercises, positive changes gradually emerged: reactions became calmer, and a stronger sense of inner stability and safety began to take shape.
One particularly telling story was that of a boy who had fled Kherson with his family. Being unable to return home for a long time had been extremely difficult for him. At first, he barely spoke and kept his feelings and thoughts to himself. Over time, however, he became more engaged in the sessions, began to express his thoughts openly, made friends within the group, and by the end of the program spoke about the joy and support he had gained through participating.
In Vinnytsia, at Vocational School No.11, our trainers Olha Lisova and Viktoriia Yavdoshchak conducted a series of therapy sessions for two groups of children from internally displaced families. The focus of the work was not on discussing events themselves, but on the children’s inner world — their sense of safety, acceptance, and the freedom to be themselves.
At the beginning of the sessions, children often responded to painful topics with tension, anxiety, or withdrawal. Through consistent work and structured exercises, positive changes gradually emerged: reactions became calmer, and a stronger sense of inner stability and safety began to take shape.
One particularly telling story was that of a boy who had fled Kherson with his family. Being unable to return home for a long time had been extremely difficult for him. At first, he barely spoke and kept his feelings and thoughts to himself. Over time, however, he became more engaged in the sessions, began to express his thoughts openly, made friends within the group, and by the end of the program spoke about the joy and support he had gained through participating.
