Provides individual and family counseling and psychotherapy, works with teenagers, adults, couples and families. Provides psychological counseling and psychotherapy also on the online platform.
Conducts author’s courses and conducts trainings in person and on existing online platforms.
Has 23 years of teaching experience and 21 years of practical psychological work.
Authored more than 30 scientific articles, regularly participates in international conferences, seminars, trainings, professional trainings.
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Psychology
Topic of dissertation: “Correlation of peculiarities of a person’s thinking and conflictness”,
EDUCATION
| 1998-2004 | Candidate for a degree in the program of Theory and History of Psychology at the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan, |
| 1994-1998 | Student of Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology Program at Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan, |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2005 to present: | Psychologist, coach, trainer at “Ayg” Center of Psychological Services |
| 2011 to present: | Manager of “Ayg” Center for Psychological Services Department of Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy. |
| 2014 to present: | Lecturer at International Scientific-Educational Center of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, |
| 2017 to present։ | Lecturer at Russian-Armenian University. |
| 2021 | Supervisor within the “Refugee Protection and Economic Integration” program of the Armenian Red Cross Society. |
| 2017 | the Consultant of Program “Strengthening Health Care and Human Rights Protection in Prisons in Armenia” implemented by the Council of Europe. |
| 2014-2017 | Lecturer at Justice Academy of Armenia, |
| 2014-2015 | Lecturer at the Advocacy School of the Republic of Armenia |
| 2001- 2015 | Lecturer of the Chаir of Theory and History of Psychology at the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan |
| 2012-2013 | Lecturer at Prosecution High School |
| 2001-2008 | Employee of “Green House, Rainbow Garden” Center of Children’s Socialization at an Early Age |
| 2002-2004 | Lecturer at “Urartu” University of Applied Psychology and Sociology |
| 1999-2001 | Lecturer at Yeghvard Medical College, |
| 1998-1999 | Mentor at Yeghvard N 1 kindergarten |
MEMBERSHIP
| Since 2000 | Full member of Armenian Association of Psychoanalysis, |
| 2009-2016 | Board member of the Armenian Foundation of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Development, |
| 2016-2019 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Foundation of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Development, |
| Since 2012 | Full member of Professional Psychotherapists League (PPL, Russia), |
| Since 2014 | Full member of American Psychological Association (APA) |
| Since 2019 | Collective member of International Association of Ethno-Psychoanalysis |
| Since 2019 | Member of EMDR Armenian Psychotherapists Association |
2001-2022 –– annual psychology and lecturing trainings.
In particular, during the years of 2017-2022, participated in:
- 2017, February 23, 24, – training on “The Therapeutic Alliance with Children with Developmental Disorders and their Families”, organized by the Armenian Psychoanalytical Association. Lecturer – Prof. Patrick Cauvin, France; 7 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2017, February 24-25, – Master-class seminar on “Clinical Practice of Working with Children and Teenagers” by Patrick Cauvin, France.
- 2017, April 10-13, – Training on “Adolescence: Norm and Pathology”, organized by University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, “Arabkir” Medical Complex and Child and Teenager Health Institute. Lecturer – Dr. Remi Barbe, Switzerland; 24 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2017, July 14-16, – International conference on “The Construction of Psychosexuality and its Reorganization in the Theories of S. Freud and in the Consepts of M. Fain»; 17 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2017, July 14-19, – International summer school on “Modern Approaches of Theoretical and Clinical Psychoanalysis”; 26 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2018, March 1-10, – Theoretical-practical training by Prof. Patrick Cauvin, France, organized by the Armenian Psychoanalitical Association.
- 2018, April 15-16, – Theoretical-practical training by Dr. D. Tonapetyan, France, organized by the Armenian Psychoanalitical Association.
- 2018, April 16-19, – Training on “Psychiatric, Parenting Assessment in Early Childhood, parent-child Primary relationship. Childhood trauma: Approaches and Consequences”, organized by University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, “Arabkir” Medical Complex and Child and Teenager Health Institute; 24 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2018, May 15, – International conference on “Innovation Opportunities and Challenges in the Modern World”, organized by the RA National Academy of Sciences.
- 2018, October 31 – November 2, – Theoretical-practical training on “Family Psychotherapy and Primary Consultation”, by F. Castri, F. Blanche, France.
- 2019 – 2020, INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES on “Various Aspects of Children Psychopathology, from Prenatal life to the Latent Phase” by PARIS-DESCARTE UNIVERSITY, Dr. Mari Rose Moro. 12 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2019, February 22-24,– Basic training on “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing/EMDR/, working with trauma”, organized by EDMR EUROPE.
- 2019, February 15-17, Theoretical-practical training by Prof. Patrick Cauvin, France, organized by the Armenian Psychoanalitical Association.
- 2019, April 26-27, – International Psychoanalytical Conference, Gyumri, on “A Subject’s Psychological and Somatic Disorganization Process following Natural Disaster, Terror and War Situations.”
- 2019, April 29-30, May 2-3, – Course on “A Group of Different Specialists, Interpersonal and Interprofessional Relationships in These Kind of Groups”, organized by the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, “Arabkir” Medical Complex and Child and Teenager Health Institute; Remi Barbe, 20 credits received from the RA Ministry of Health.
- 2019, September 28-29, – International Theoretical-practical seminar on “Peculiarities of a Teenager’s Sexuality Development”, by Dr. A. Knol-Accuse, Germany.
- 2020, February 22-23, – Theoretical-practical training by Prof. Patrick Cauvin, France, organized by the Armenian Psychoanalytical Association.
- 2020, February 20-21, – Armenian-French conference on “Child Psychology Development Perspectives – Inter-professional Collaboration”, organized by the National Institute of Health.
- 2020 October 20-28, theoretical and clinical course “Psychological First Aid, EMDR Psychotherapy”, organized by EMDR EUROPE.
- 2020 October 13, 27, November 7, 13, 28, December 8, a series of webinars “Working with the wounded, Erickson’s hypnosis” A. Mkhitaryan RF.
- 2020-2021, theoretical and clinical course “Psychological first aid, work with trauma” ArPA organizers, Iren Nigolyan /Switzerland/, Patrick Alesyan /France/.
- 2021, April 15-18, the second cycle of the course “Desensitization and processing through eye movements /EMDR/”, organized by EMDR EUROPE.
- 2021 July 10-11, 7th International Psychoanalytic Conference “The Patient, His Mental State and Body. Psychosomatic approach.
- 2021-2022, clinical and theoretical workshops and supervision organized by ArPA.
- 2022, February 22-23, international theoretical and practical seminar “Traumatism and countertransference: physical and mental aspects”, Dr. Patrick Coven /France/.
- 2022, June 6, Seminar “The Significance of Dreams in the Theoretical-Analytical Process”, organized by ArPA.