Dr. Olga Kovalchuk
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, founder and director
Dr. Kovalchuk is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and the founder and director of Fosense Center. Her work includes assessment and treatment of ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral difficulties, OCD, tics and Tourette syndrome.
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Education & Experience
- Medical school
- Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
- Degrees
- Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy
- Specialization
- Specialization in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Licensure
- Medical license number 89224; specialist number 34-35875
- Experience
- 20 years as a physician, including 13 years as a psychiatrist
- Languages
- Hebrew, English, and Russian
- Clinical focus
- Mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, behavioral disorders, ADHD, and ASD
- Professional membership
- Member of the Israeli Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy training
- Three-year training in psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy, and training in integrative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Research
- A doctorate in experimental medicine and publications in international scientific journals.
- Clinical specialization
- Child and adolescent psychiatry residency completed at the Maale HaCarmel Mental Health Center.
- Educational and therapeutic settings
- Experience with the Ministry of Education, educational and therapeutic residential settings, post-hospital care, at-risk youth, and autistic children and young adults with disabilities. Her experience includes Nirim, Afik, Hod, Kivunim, and Renanim.
- Professional appointment
- Appointed as an examining physician on behalf of the District Psychiatrist.
