
Boryana

I was born in Bulgaria, in the most beautiful of mountains near the Greek border — into a family of a medical doctor and an engineer, and traditions of caring for each other and our community. The magic of those mountains is always with me: a source of harmony, belonging, and peace.
I came to Finland 25 years ago, just after graduating from the Medical University in Sofia, invited to work on scientific research. Finland has become my second home — in more ways than one.
My path has grown from medicine into psychotherapy, integrative health, supervision, and teaching. A central thread has always been preventive care — strengthening psychological and physical resources before exhaustion or illness take hold.
My work is guided by presence, authenticity, responsibility, and compassion. I integrate logotherapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and nature-informed practices. Meaning, awareness, and connection to one's environment are essential to sustainable health.
As a työnohjaaja, I work with individuals and teams navigating demanding environments both at work or in their personal lives, supporting resilience, clarity, and ethical awareness.
I also give seminars and lectures on mental health, resilience, and integrative health — combining science with practical tools and reflective dialogue. We can meet at my office, online, in your work premises or in nature.
Working with my dog and in natural settings is central to who I am professionally. Nature reminds us of unconditional rhythm, recovery, and quiet strength.
I feel privileged to accompany people in times of transition and renewal — offering safe space, knowledge and structure, and steady presence while supporting each person's unique path toward meaning and sustainable wellbeing.
education (the longer ones)
* 2024
Shindo
* 2022 - 2024
MUURLA University
facilitator
* 2022 - 2023
Institute for Integrative Nutrition, NY, USA
Integrative nutrition health coach
* 2017
Positive Psychology Institute (Netherlands)
Mindfulness X coach
* 2014-2018
University of Eastern Finland
psychotherapy CBT/ACT
* 2000
Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria
Medical Doctor (MD)
*1993
English Language School, Smolyan, Bulgaria
(some of my) work experience
* 2019 - Psychotherapy MINDON
psychotherapist, fascilitator, coach
* 2011-2020 Kuopio University Hospital, psychiatry
medical doctor
* 2002 - 2005 and 2008 - 2011 University of Eastern Finland, Finland and Robert Koch reseach and health center, Bulgaria
medical doctor and researcher
* 2005 - 2008 Oy Jurilab, Kuopio, Finland
medical doctor, senior scientist

Auri is a 16 years old labrador, who appreciates people as much as her bowl of belly-filling (never too much) goodness. She is, among a number of things, a certified mindfulness teacher, self-educated comforter for aching hearts, stress-reduction fascilitator, nature walkings sweating preventor.
