2014 - Master Counseling Psychology (summa cum laude), Moscow State University of Psychology and Education

2007-2012 - Bachelor & Master Clinical Psychology (summa cum laude), Lomonosov Moscow State University

2016 - Co-Experiencing Psychotherapy Training (5-level certification, 404 hours), Russian Association for Co-Experiencing Psychotherapy, under Prof. Dr. Fyodor Vasilyuk

Academic and professional background

Since 2026: Freelance Data Visualization Specialist, ISD-Hamburg

Oct 2024: Lecturer, Introduction to Psychological Assessment, IU International University

Since June 2024: PhD Candidate, Freie Universität Berlin / University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Since 2026 — Freelance Counseling Psychologist (non-medical psychological counseling), Hamburg

Since June 2024: PhD Candidate, Division of Clinical Psychological Intervention, Freie Universität Berlin (in cooperation with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf) Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annett Lotzin, Prof. Dr. Maria Böttche Working title: "Trauma symptoms, religious experiences and struggles in trauma-exposed Russian Orthodox Christian women"

Mar–Oct 2022: Researcher, Specific Forms of Mental Disorders Research Group, Mental Health Research Center, Moscow

2016–2022: Researcher / Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Psychotherapy and Counseling Psychology, Russian Academy of Education Psychological Institute, Moscow

2018–2021: Lecturer, Effectiveness of Interventions in Counseling Psychology, HSE University, Moscow

2018–2022: Counseling Psychologist, Trainer, and Supervisor, Moscow Service for Psychological Help to Population

2015–2019: Postgraduate Researcher (Doctoral Programme), Russian Academy of Education Psychological Institute, Moscow Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Fyodor Vasilyuk, Dr. Natalia Kiselnikova Research focus: "Structural-dynamic characteristics of the process of spiritual coping with critical life situations"

2014–2016: Lecturer (Crisis Counseling; Co-Experiencing and Synergic Psychotherapy), Russian Orthodox University, Moscow

2014–2016: Emergency Psychological Helpline Psychologist (24/7), Moscow Service for Psychological Help to Population

Since 2012: Private practice: individual counseling and psychotherapy

Awards and grands

Since 2023 PhD Scholarship holder, Eastern Europe Programme, KAAD (Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst) 2024 Travel grant, ISCAR International Congress, Rotterdam

2017 Travel grant, ISCAR 5th International Congress, Quebec

2016 Travel grant, 12th WAPCEPC Conference, New York

2015–2017 Research grant, "Synergic-Phenomenological Approach in Counseling Psychology" (Project No. 15-06-10889), Russian Foundation for Humanities

2015 First-degree diploma, best student scientific work, Russian Psychological Society

Voluteer activities

Since 2024 - Founding Member and Coordinator, Special Interest Group "Psychotherapy: Co-Experiencing and Jointness — Research & Practice", International Society for Cultural-Historical Activity Research (ISCAR)

Since 2023 - Founder and Coordinator, International Community for Co-Experiencing Psychotherapy (ICCEPT)

Since 2023 - Research Programme «Pro-verit» (verit.pro), «Life with Meaning» online education platform (so-smislom.ru) Since 2017 - Coordinator, Archive of Prof. Dr. Fyodor Vasilyuk (vasilyuk.com) Since 2015 — Volunteer, Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Spiritual Heritage Foundation (antsur.ru)

Peer-reviewed articles

2025

Shankov, F., Böttche, M., & Lotzin, A. (2025). Validation of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale short forms among Russian Orthodox Christian women. Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02402-7 

2023

Dvoinin, A. M., Zolotareva, A. A., Shankov, F. M., Gedevani, E. V., & Borisova, O. A. (2023). Adaptation of the Russian version of the Religious Commitment Inventory-10 (RCI-10). Voprosy Psikhologii, 69(4), 120–133. [in Russian]

2022

Shankov, F. M., Zolotareva, A. A., Gedevani, E. V., Borisova, O. A., Vitko, Y. S., Lebedeva, A. A., & Kopeyko, G. I. (2022). Brief Religious Coping Scale: A Russian version adaptation on general population and clinical groups. Voprosy Psikhologii, 67(5). [in Russian]

2021

Shankov, F., Chumakova, M., Vasilchuk, M., & Kiselnikova, N. (2021). Resource change representation in the Russian population after the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, 18(2), 247–258. https://doi.org/10.17323/1813-8918-2021-2-247-258