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Irina Sundukova, LPC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Eating
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, and Russian
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About Irina

Irina Sundukova is a Pennsylvania-licensed LPC with 15 years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship strain, family conflicts, eating concerns, anger, and depression. She offers a supportive, nonjudgmental presence and emphasizes collaboration as clients explore difficult feelings and patterns that interfere with day-to-day life.

Background and approach

Her practice integrates evidence-based methods to help clients identify unhelpful habits and build more workable coping strategies. Clients can expect a calm, reflective space where emotions and stories are welcomed and examined with curiosity.

Irina blends approaches such as Internal Family Systems and cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and emotion-focused work to address both thoughts and underlying emotional parts. She also brings training in acceptance-oriented and dialectical skills to help people tolerate strong feelings while moving toward meaningful change.

Fluent in English, Spanish, and Russian, Irina works with individuals across a range of concerns including attachment and personality-related issues, blended family dynamics, communication and control challenges, grief and forgiveness, and eating and food-related problems. Her practice in Pennsylvania accepts international clients and aims to help each person find clearer direction, greater self-understanding, and more satisfying relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Irina frequently draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients identify and relate differently to inner parts that hold emotions or beliefs, offering a way to understand conflicting motivations and move toward internal harmony. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people in clarifying values and taking committed action despite difficult thoughts or feelings, which can be useful for depression, eating concerns, and relationship stress. Client-Centered work shapes her overall stance by prioritizing empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s own expertise about their life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She partners with clients to assess their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors interventions from these methods so that therapy fits each person rather than imposing a single technique.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access for busy schedules or geographic distance. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care from Pennsylvania while accommodating international clients and varied communication styles, allowing people to choose what feels most helpful for engaging in consistent therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help address?
She works with relationship and family issues as well as eating concerns, anger, and depression, and also focuses on related areas like codependency, commitment, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining acceptance-oriented work, mindfulness, and skills-based strategies to explore emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on relational, emotional, and eating-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with credential number PA LPC PC014724.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
She offers services in English, Spanish, and Russian, and she accepts clients internationally.
Which formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersAnger managementDepression

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English, Spanish, Russian