Consulting – Lina Vizelman

Me and my work

I believe that every child and every person has everything they need to fulfill their human potential. I help my clients create the conditions necessary for growth that leads toward this fulfillment.

I believe that relationships are our highest priority as human beings. That is why I specialize in relationships and attachment. It is also why I value my relationship with my clients and create a safe and warm environment for them during our consultations.

I also believe that nature had a plan when it created us as we are. The way our brain functions is not always immediately clear to us and can often seem pathological or dysfunctional. But I believe that the brain is highly adaptive and complex and usually has good reasons for doing what it does, to protect us and help us function. That is why I am an advocate of a developmental approach – I choose to work with nature, rather than against it.

I offer consultations in the areas of developmental psychology, parenting, and relationships

• Children. I work with parents, grandparents, foster parents, teachers, nannies, and anyone who cares for a child, helping them understand the child and find ways to help the child thrive, while also providing the necessary support to the caregivers themselves. More information can be found below.
• Couples. I work with couples and help them bring warmth, understanding, acceptance, support, joy, love, or whatever else may be missing back into their relationship. More information can be found below.
• Talks, interactive lectures, and experiential workshops on request for parents and professionals, groups, and community centers – either based on existing materials or tailored to specific needs. Price and location by arrangement. More information can be found here.
• Online courses, webinars, Q&A sessions, case discussions for professionals, and in-person lectures. You can see the full selection here.
• I offer individual consultations only occasionally. If you know me from my courses, have previously had a consultation with me about your relationship with your partner or child, or have been referred to me by my colleague Xenie Majznerová, and feel that you would like me to accompany you, I would be happy to work with you – even though individual consultations are not my primary area of specialization.

1. Children

When working with teachers and caregivers, I follow Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s approach. I do not focus on symptoms or diagnoses. Instead, I take a holistic, indirect approach. I look for the underlying causes of behavior and work together with the adults caring for the child to find ways to help the child.

I do not tell caregivers what they should do. I help them see the child’s needs and find ways that work for them to meet those needs so that the child can grow and thrive.

I help my clients become the answer to their children’s problems. Consultations take place without the child being present or even knowing that the caregiver is consulting about them. I help adults see their children through a different lens – the lens of psychological-emotional development and relationship. I believe that caregivers and teachers are the greatest experts on the children in their care. All they need is to begin trusting their deep caregiving instincts, and my role in this process is to strengthen them.

Topics that clients come to me with:

• Attachment difficulties
• Anger and aggression
• Difficult and bossy behavior
• Problems at school or preschool
• Lack of willingness to cooperate
• Shyness
• Sleep problems
• Dependence on digital devices
• Difficulties with studying and learning
• Constant whining and complaining
• Lying and sneakiness
• Swearing and rudeness
• Sibling rivalry
• Enuresis
• Bowel difficulties
• Clingy behavior and separation anxiety
• Strong preference for one caregiver
• Obsessive and compulsive behavior
• Anxiety, fears, and phobias
• Coping with parents’ divorce or separation
• Attention difficulties
• Bullying
• Difficulty shedding tears of sadness
• And more…

2. Couples

In my work with couples, I guide couples toward a different way of communicating through Imago Dialogue. Imago is a powerful tool that allows couples to see and hear each other better. The conversation moves to another level – deeper and more attentive. It helps them grow together and support each other on their journey toward fulfilling their human potential.

Through Imago, couples begin to see and appreciate their partner for who they truly are. As an added benefit, it can also help them see their relationship with their children (if they have any) from a new perspective and gives them a wonderful tool for nonviolent, empathic, and accepting communication with them.

I also use play in my consultations with couples as a natural and safe path toward connection and strengthening the relationship.

To ensure the high quality of my work, I engage in ongoing personal therapy, frequent peer consultation, and regular supervision. I also continue to develop my knowledge of psychology through academic and professional courses.

Location

1. Online

From the comfort of your own home, we meet via video call using platforms such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Google Meet.

2. Walk and Talk consultations (by phone)

If you find it easier to talk while moving rather than sitting, and video calls do not suit you, I offer the option of a phone consultation during which I will be out walking – and you are welcome to walk as well, wherever is convenient for you.

The price is slightly lower. The call can be made either from my side or yours, depending on what is more convenient for you. Even if I make the call, there is no additional cost to you.

I am currently with T-Mobile, which may influence the decision of who makes the call. There may occasionally be some street noise during the call.

This service is not suitable for couples consultations. It may also not be suitable for clients experiencing more serious psychological difficulties. In some cases, I need to see a client face to face in order to help them more effectively.

3. Walk and Talk consultations (in person)

If you find it easier to talk while moving rather than sitting, and a side-by-side conversation feels more natural to you, I offer the option of meeting for a walk together.

We ideally walk together in nature, a park, or a quieter part of town – in a location where you are unlikely to encounter someone you know. Meetings take place within a 20-minute drive of Předboj.

The price is the same as for an online consultation. This format is not suitable for couples consultations or for more than one client. In case of bad weather, the meeting may be cancelled or replaced with an online consultation.

Language

I speak and work in English, Czech, Russian, and Hebrew.

Price

Consultation regarding children or individual consultation (online or in-person walk) – 60 minutes – 2,000 CZK / 83 € / 71 £

Consultation regarding children or individual consultation (by phone) – 60 minutes – 1,500 CZK /

63 € / 54 £

Couples consultation (online) – 90 minutes – 3,000 CZK / 125 €/ 107 £

Bank account: 8292557869/5500

Cancellation policy

If you need to cancel a consultation or are considering doing so, please let me know as soon as possible by phone or message (not by email).

For consultations cancelled less than 24 hours before the scheduled time, 50% of the full consultation fee will be charged.

Consultations cancelled less than one hour before the scheduled time, or not cancelled at all, will be charged at the full rate.

Exceptions: Sudden health problems affecting the client or a family member, a death in the family, or the sudden absence of someone who would otherwise be able to care for the children.

Contact

Phone/WhatsApp: +420723155037

Email: linaviz(at)gmail.com

My Facebook page

Facebook groups for parents and professionals.

IČO: 11982853

Reviews

You can read reviews from my clients and add your own review here.

Short biography

• My partner and I have been together since 2005 and we have two children.
• I received my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Tel Aviv University in 2005.
• Since 2018, I have been studying developmental psychology at the Neufeld Institute.
• At the Neufeld Institute, I am a member of the Support Center and Practitioner Center programs and have been a course facilitator since 2020.
• I have been a co-founder of the Neufeld Institute language program for the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2023, and a co-founder of Neufeld Institut CZ/SK z.ú. since 2026.
• From 2021–2023, I participated in experiential training in a person-centered approach.
• In 2024, after two years of training, I obtained an international certification in the Imago approach from Imago Relationships Worldwide (USA).
• In 2025, after two years of training, I obtained an international certification as a Parent Consultant from the Neufeld Institute (Canada).
• Since 2024, I have been part of the Institute’s Faculty Internship program under the supervision of Gordon Neufeld and Tamara Strijack.