Probably, many have heard of such a psychologist as Alexander Makarov. A photo of this person appears in descriptions of many television projects and shows. In particular, he conducted a psychological test of many participants in the Battle of Psychics. His authority as a specialist psychologist is difficult to overestimate.
How did it happen that a graduate of an ordinary St. Petersburg university was able to reach such heights? What is the reason for its success? And what else is known about the life that Alexander Makarov leads beyond television projects? So, let's talk about everything in order.
Makarov Alexander: biography
On January 2, 1972, a boy was born in the Akademgorodok of Novosibirsk, who was named Sasha. As he assures himself, his first hopes for a happy future collapsed at school. The reason for this was the collapse of the Soviet Union, which brought ruin and unemployment.
In search of a better future, Alexander's family often pinched from place to place. In a fairly short period, he managed to change 7 different schools in four cities. From an early age, he showed the makings of a leader and entrepreneur. So, as a 10-year-old boy, Alexander Makarov managed to earn his first money by selling cards to foreigners.
The decisive event in his fate was admission to the St. Petersburg psychological university. It was here that Makarov mastered his first professional skills, which later helped him change the lives of many people.
Specialty job
After graduation, Alexander Makarov decides to radically change his environment. Therefore, in 2005, he moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow in the hope of finding a more promising job.
Here he gets a position as a psychotherapist in one of the local clinics. Although working conditions there were not the best, living practice helped to quickly improve their own skills. Thanks to this, and also innate purposefulness, by the age of 32 he becomes the executive director of one of the best psychological clinics in Europe.
Around the same time, he begins to conduct trainings for various segments of the population. Their main task was to achieve inner harmony through awareness of their own potential. Ultimately, this led to the creation of an independent project called the Professional Psychological League.
It should be noted: in order to enrich his baggage of knowledge, Alexander Makarov traveled half the world. He spoke with many European experts and adopted from them more than one useful technique. Not to mention the fact that in 2012 he was one of the members of the scientific expedition that went to India in order to understand the basics of local spiritual therapy.
Alexander Makarov today
Given the level of knowledge and reputation, we can say that Makarov is a very welcome guest on many projects. So, he is often invited as an expert to many shows and programs. In addition, he conducts trainings and lectures as part of his project.
He also actively publishes his scientific works and articles in various print and electronic publications. Some of his works have earned universal attention and serve as a tool for other psychotherapists.
Alexander does not forget about the practice in the clinic. True, getting to it is quite difficult because of the long line-up and the justified employment of the psychologist himself.