AYGUN AGABALAYEVA

Experienced Psychologist with a strong academic background in psychology and legal psychology. I have worked in educational institutions, private companies, and psychology and counseling centers, providing individual and group psychological support. I have experience in teaching Psychological Counseling at university level and in preparing athletes psychologically for high performance. My work focuses on evidence-based practices, ethical standards, and continuous professional development.

• March 23–27, 1999 – Seminar on the development of Healthy Lifestyle Training Programs.

• July 24 – August 20, 2012 – Training program on Psychological Counseling.

• February 2013 – Training of Trainers course related to the implementation of the Psychology curriculum.

• April 26–27, 2014 – First International Psychology Conference.

2014 – Participation in the First Azerbaijan International Conference, including the following trainings:

• Child Abuse and Violence Against Children and Family Therapy, conducted under the supervision of Uzm. Sibel Usluer Erenel, clinical member of AAMFT, CAMFT, Satir Pacific Institute, The Satir Global Network, Board Member of the International Family Therapy Association, and founding member of CATED.
• Applied Sports Psychology, conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozansar, Chief Performance Consultant at IDNA Solution-Focused Counseling and Training Center.
• Well-being and Burnout Syndrome, conducted under the supervision of Mehmet Şakıroğlu, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University (METU).

• Training on Sexuality, Sexual Anatomy, and Sexual Dysfunction conducted by Sibel Dinç Çalışkan, Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University.

• March 21, 2015 – Seminar on Traditions and Innovations in the Modern School: Practical Psychology for Children, Educators, and Parents, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

• April 23–24, 2016 – Third International Psychology Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan.

• June 11–12, 2016 – Child Health Training Conference.

• September 23–24, 2017 – Training program on Humanistic Psychodrama, organized by the International Association of Professional Development, Baku, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Gessmann.

• Member of the Professional Psychotherapeutic League of Russia.

• December 15, 16, and 24, 2023 – Brainspotting Training, Brainspotting Trainings Inc.

• May 19–23, 2025 – Psychology of Self-Coping (Introduction to Methods of Self-Coping and Coping Behaviors).