CONFLICTOLOGY with Max and Ellen Schupbach
A multi-part documentary series dedicated to the work of Max and Ellen Schupbach, doctors of psychology from the USA, with Russian clients.
In this project, we will see how psychologists facilitate, i.e. establish a dialogue between conflicting internal parts of a person. This process helps the client to see the problem situation in more detail, look at it from different angles, and make a wise decision.
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Each episode is a different story, a new hero, a new problem. We hope that the very personal and candid stories of our heroes and the explanations of psychologists will serve as a kind of "brainstorming session", a ground for personal insights.

In my opinion, the project "Conflictology" shows that we humans are not only creatures with many internal contradictions, that our apparent complexity, what we often call "problematic" or ugliness, hides its own logic and natural beauty. Our world is beautiful, as are all its inhabitants.

Max Schupbach
Trailer for the project "Conflictology"
Filming location:
Moscow, Russia.
Date:
2014-2019
Procedural psychology | Conflict facilitation | Deep democracy
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Season 3 (2019)
Series 2. Nastya (Moscow)
Series 1. Sasha (Izhevsk)
"I'm not sure of myself. This is evident absolutely everywhere, as in sports, studies, whatever I start. And when I'm really worried, I lower the bar. This makes it very difficult for me to develop, the fear of embarrassing myself or letting someone down shackles me."
"Six years ago, I had a panic attack. It started in the subway, and I got sick. I felt like I was losing consciousness… For some time now, I realize that everything is only in my hands. And now I need some practical advice."
"I had a destructive relationship that ended two years ago, then I suffered from terrible depression, my health was greatly shaken. It was a very difficult period in my life, and then I decided to start from scratch...from the beginning."
"In the situation of public speaking, I have a physical clamp, at the level of the throat. When it's 3-5 people, it's a safe group for me. But sometimes you need to reach a large audience, I can't do that."
Series 3. Anastasia (Moscow)
Series 4. Vera (Moscow)
Series 6. Olga (Kazan)
Series 5. Nan Dan (Ho Chi Minh)
"Today I wanted to talk about my problem, dyslexia. I can't keep this secret anymore. And one more question, I am 23 years old and in my country my father told me to find a girl, get married. I can't get married because of dyslexia, I don't want to be a problem for a girl."
"Now I'm interested in figuring out how to develop my female part. I don't have a partner, my daughter is 17. I serve as both a mother and a father, and I spend a lot of time working. I do not know how to feel like a woman in this situation."
Series 8. Natalia (Moscow)
Series 7. Olga (Moscow)
"The most painful thing at the moment is the relationship with my daughter. She doesn't take kindly to anything I tell her. The feeling that it is important for her to say " no " without thinking. I blush. It's driving me crazy."
"I don't have a good relationship with my daughter. The daughter's behavior causes a very strong negative reaction. I'm trying to understand why I react so strongly to her antics."
Серия 10. Анна и Эльдар (Москва)
Series 9. Maxim (Moscow).
"My mother was a heavy drinker, and I had to wake her up a lot. Then my mother died an unnatural death, and one of the people close to me was involved. I still haven't forgiven that man."
"We've been together for 4 years. And when we look to the future, the next step is children. Are we ready now? Or do we have to wait? And how our families of different faiths will interact when the child arrives. Should we live up to our families ' expectations?"
Series 12. Olga (Moscow)
Series 11. Ekaterina (Moscow)
"I am a happy person, but I can't avoid conflicts with my 12-year-old son. He has a computer addiction, he has lost interest in life, studies, and sports. I'm no longer an authority figure for him, and neither is our entire family. I'm losing control of it."
"I am 46 years old, I am socially successful. But there is a conflict going on in my head almost all the time. I wonder if I read too many psychological books, and if I have too much knowledge in my head. Maybe it's time to stop? Maybe it's time to stop researching your personality and start knitting, cross-stitch, and cooking some delicious things."
"I would like to explore my own topic of identity. I am 33 years old, and I don't feel like I am fulfilled in any field. I'm like a robot, I don't feel life. Where is my path?"
Series 13. Irina (Moscow)
Season 2 (2018) - The Struggle Inside Me
Series 2
Series 1
Client: Vera Kucherova
The series is dedicated to the theme of a young woman moving from the other end of the country to the capital.
Client: Tatiana Svetlichnaya
“How to love yourself for who you are?"Max and Helen work with a woman who doesn't have a good relationship with men.
Series 4
Series 3
Clients: Alexey Shirokorad and Veronika Shirokorad (Alexey Shirokorad and Veronika Shirokorad)
A young couple and a conflict within the family. Different character types, behavioral patterns, different social ranks, work schedules, and different hobbies. But there is love and a desire to be together! How to get along in a family with all the existing differences?
Client: Alexey Suvorov (Alexey Suvorov)
A young man dreams of becoming a singer, but he is hindered by uncertainty in his abilities and talents.
Series 6
Series 5
Client: Svetlana Stasenko
is a Russian documentary filmmaker, creative personality who wants to open a studio for the production of her films.
Client: Victoria Potrogosh
A young girl has difficulty communicating with new people.
Series 8
Series 7
Client: Irina Samarina (Irina Samarina)
In this series, the heroine needs to get rid of the internal brake that prevents her from achieving success.
Client: Pavel Netronin
The hero of this series is a talented and creative young businessman who stands at a crossroads.
Series 10
Series 9
Clients: Julia Sergeeva and daughter Maria Sergeeva
The heroes of this series are a mother and her daughter, an 11-year-old teenager. Generational conflict! How to listen to each other, understand and learn to trust!
Client: Tatiana Tuh
is a young female lawyer who is unable to establish a relationship with her female boss.
Client: Alena Glotova
, a young woman suffering from anorexia.
Series 11
Season 1 (2014)
Series №2. Relationship with parents
Series №1. Family relations
Series №4. Body symptom
Series №3. Work and friendship
Series №6. Ability to choose
Series №5. Alternative education
Series №8. In search of a dream
Series №7. Work and personal life
Series №10. Relationship between a man and a girl
Series №9. About women's beauty
Series №12. Working jealousy
Series №11. Women's power
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Masters:
Max and Ellen Schupbach


Season 3 created for Mamaki Film
Season 2, Season 1-commissioned by the TV company " Psychology 21 "(Stream TV)
Max and Ellen Schupbach work with clients using a psychological approach developed by Arnold Mindell (USA) and his colleagues, which is called "process-oriented psychology". The main emphasis is placed on the perception of the flow of life events — the "process", as well as on the belief that even the most difficult problem initially contains the seed of its solution.
Conflictology is a discipline that studies the patterns of the origin, development, resolution and completion of conflicts. The science of conflictology begins in the middle of the 20th century in the book by the German-American sociologist Lewis Koser. The scientist emphasized in his book that conflict is a form of socialization.

"Conflict is that specific kind of Dao. Awareness can transform a painful situation into an enriching one."
"Conflict may be the father of all things, that is, the driver of change, but conflict doesn't have to be war," wrote Ralph Dahrendorf.