About us
Fundacja Mental Health Institute — an educational organisation combining neuroscience, nutrition, psychology and coaching to support psychoemotional wellbeing.
Fundacja Mental Health Institute was founded with one purpose: to make mental health knowledge accessible to everyone. We believe most people do not receive support not because they do not want it — but because they do not know where to begin.
We do not treat — we educate. Our programs give tools to understand what is happening in the body and nervous system, and to learn to work with it independently. Built on evidence-based science — neurobiology, nutrition, psychology and coaching.
A special place in our work is the topic of chronic stress and adaptation — including migration-related stress. A new language, a new system, the loss of familiar context — this is not weakness, it is physiology. And it responds to work.
All our programs are funded by Polish foundations and EU grants. Participation for our clients is free of charge.
Foundation statute
Official document — goals, objectives and operating principles of Fundacja Mental Health Institute
⬇ Download statute (PDF)Neuroscience
SANE algorithm, neurobiology of the stress response, cortisol cycle, Porges polyvagal theory. We understand how the brain and body respond to stress — and how to change it.
Nutrition
Nutrition, sleep and movement as tools for nervous system recovery. Concrete recommendations adapted to life in Poland.
Psychology
CBT, analytical approach, work with beliefs and behavioural patterns. Certified psychologists in the team.
Coaching and group
Live group contact is a physiological condition for recovery. The group activates the ventral vagal system, creating a sense of safety.
Science, not opinion
Every element of our programs is evidence-based. PHQ-8, GAD-7, Holmes-Rahe — we measure results before and after, not just take things on faith.
Education, not therapy
We do not treat — we educate. Every participant leaves with concrete tools that work independently, beyond the program.
Group as a resource
Live group contact is a neurobiological tool, not just a format. The group itself is part of the recovery.
Personal experience of the team
Every facilitator has been through what they talk about. Migration, adaptation stress, starting over — this is not abstraction, it is each person's personal story.
Accessibility
All programs are funded by EU grants and Polish foundations. Free for participants. Because support should not depend on your budget.
Safety
Every program begins with a safety procedure. If a participant's condition is beyond the scope of the program — we help find the right specialist.
I moved to Poland in 2021 — from Belarus to Warsaw. I walked the same path: a new language, a new system, the feeling that everything is starting over. This is not a metaphor — it is my personal experience, and it forms the foundation of every program we run.
Over 20 years in business and management — constant contact with people, teams and processes. Of those, 10 years in dietetics and nutrition, 5 years in coaching and group programs focused on stress, adaptation and emotional regulation. My approach — not treatment, but education: to give tools to understand what is happening in your body and nervous system, and learn to work with it independently.
In 2025 completed the Neurointegration Trainer (NIT) specialisation at the Neurointegration Institute (USA) — the program is ICF-accredited. Mother of two children (aged 3 and 17).
Practising psychologist and coach since 2021. Specialises in working with anxiety, burnout, parental stress and emotional regulation. Mother of three daughters — understands from the inside what motherhood in emigration means.
Her background spans banking, entrepreneurship, HR and management — and since 2021 full immersion in psychological counselling. She combines a CBT approach with analytical psychology — this gives both depth and concrete practical tools.
Member of the National Psychological Association of Ukraine. Lives and works in Warsaw.
Over 20 years in marketing and communications, including 10 years in top management at international corporations (including Heineken). Founder of the personal brand school "Volshebny Pendel" — 8 years, over 2,000 students.
Twice an emigrant: first Albania, then Poland. Knows from the inside what it means to rebuild professional and social life in a new country — and how to build visibility and positioning from scratch.
In partnership with FMHI she leads the VISIBLE program — a practical course on personal brand and visibility for women in emigration.
