Olga Bochkova
Founder and Head of the Olga Bochkova Security Academy. Child and adolescent psychologist. Violence intervention consultant. Author of bestselling books “I Won’t Be Bullied! True Stories from Nikita’s Life,” “I Won’t Be Bullied! True Stories from Vita’s Life,” “Personal Boundaries and Emotions: True Stories from Nikita’s Life,” “Summer Vacation: True Stories from Nikita’s Life,” and “I Say ‘No.’”
For over eight years, she has trained children and parents in safety culture using a non-restrictive, fear-free methodology, with over 78,000 individuals educated to date. Her work incorporates modern approaches to understanding safety.
She completed a psychological counseling program for individuals exhibiting destructive-aggressive and violent behavior in close relationships (NOKSA model: violence – accountability – context – consequence – alternative).
She also underwent professional rescuer training at the Moscow State Defense and Emergency Situations Training Center.
A frequent invited safety expert for television and radio networks (Kultura, Domashny, NTV, OTR, Moskva 24, Radio Rossii, Serebryany Dozhd, Mayak, and others) and federal/regional media outlets (Gazeta.ru, Izvestia, Afisha Daily, Forbes Woman, NEN, Mel, Time Out, RBC Pro, and more), she is a columnist for Psychologies magazine.