Education
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in English Studies from Baku Slavic University (2014–2018).
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Mykolas Romeris University (2019–2023).Participated in international study programs at: Valencia University, Spain (2021–2022). Mannheim University, Germany (2021).
Professional Development:
- BPS Graduate Member committed to ethical, evidence-based practice.
- 230+ hours of foundational and advanced training in CBT and DBT.
- Includes 200 hours of CBT training from the Cognitive Behavioral Institute and the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies Association.
- Includes 30 hours of DBT training from the Cognitive Behavioral Institute.
- 160+ hours of specialized training in couple, sex, and relationship therapy.
- Gottman Method: 30 hours of training with the Gottman Institute in couple therapy to help partners deepen connection, manage conflict, and rebuild trust.
- Sex Therapy & GSRD: 100 hours of advanced training focused on Sex Therapy and Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) from institutions including Pink Therapy and CICS/COSORT.
- 230+ hours of Integrated & Contextual Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): 30 hours of focused training in the ACT model developed by Steven Hayes.
- Multidisciplinary Psychotherapy: 200 hours dedicated to exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches in Psychotherapy and Humanity.
Professional Experience:
- Worked in various roles, including psychologist, teacher, and research assistant etc.
- Participated in volunteering, internships, projects, and traineeships across multiple countries during and after the studies:
- Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the UK, and Switzerland.
- Keynote Speaker & Research Presenter:
- Key Note Speaker at the 3rd Emotion and Visceral Functions Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (2025).
- Research Presenter at the 1st Neuroscience Conference for Young Researchers at Vilnius University (2025).
- Guest Speaker at the Women Empowering Conference, “Europe’s Rafelende Randen” (2020), focusing on empowerment and social issues.
- Advanced Thematic Schools & Training:
- Humanizing Birth Summer School by the Critical Midwifery Studies Collective, hosted by Utrecht University and the University of Humanistic Studies (2022).
- Winter School in Diversity Health Care at Zhaw University (2021).
- Summer School on Counseling at the West University of Timisoara (2021).
Specializations
As an experienced therapist, I specialize in working with:
- Eating Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Relationship problems and attachment styles
- Migration and Adaptation
