Keyword: «fairy tale therapy»

This article reveals the essence of the concept of "personal self-determination", analyzes and defines its structure, indicators and criteria. The features of personal self-determination in adolescence are analyzed. Fairy tale therapy, first developed by T. Zinkevich-Evstigneeva and used in practice for more than 35 years, is called an effective method of supporting a teenager's personal self-determination. A fairy tale is an excellent tool for overcoming the protective mechanisms of the psyche. Imbued with archetypes, she works with the client's problem at the level of the unconscious. A teenager often unconsciously associates himself with a fairy-tale hero, while looking at the situation from the outside and being able to analyze it.