Gegham Barseghyan

A few interesting facts about me


I am involved in the arts—I perform in interactive theater. I also sing.

I have participated in wars. And like no one else, I understand how desirable and important it is to take care of one's own well-being, welfare, and peace of mind.


Work experience

8 years total experience

3 years as a psychotherapist

Date of birth

30/05/1994

Specialization

Psychologist, psychotherapist for adults

Working languages

Armenian, Russian, I am open to providing advice in English

Working formats

Online and in-person

Primary Therapeutic Approaches

  • My professional framework is existential-humanistic. 
  • I also use tools from Brainspotting. 
  • In psychological counseling, my approach is based on a feminist perspective and applies a gender-sensitive approach. 
  • I am an advocate of trauma-informed therapy.


  • Anxiety adaptations/disorders
  • Mood adaptations/disorders
  •  Post-traumatic stress adaptations/disorders (PTSD, CPTSD, etc.)
  • Working with secondary trauma (witnesses of traumatic situations, etc.) 
  • Suicidal ideation and thoughts
  • Depressive experiences
  • Emotional burnout and exhaustion
  • Panic attacks
  • Fears, phobias
  • Narcissistic adaptations/disorders
  • Self-esteem related issues
  • Working with grief and loss
  • Issues related to the topic of death
  • Issues related to manhood and masculinity
  • Issues related to womanhood and femininity
  • Issues related to LGBTQ+ individuals
  • Issues related to trans and non-binary individuals
  • ssues related to wars
  • Working with those involved in a war and their relatives

  • 2018 - 2019  

Yerevan State University (YSU) / Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology, Department of Psychology / Bachelor's Degree  

  • 2012 - 2015  

Yerevan State University (YSU) / Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology, Department of Psychology / Bachelor's Degree  


  • “Tgha-Mard” NGO

  Facilitator of group meetings for men (2024 - present)  

  •  “Aystegh” Co-working  

  Private practice as a psychologist-consultant (2023 - present)  

  •  YSU Center for Applied Psychology  

  Intern (2022 - 2023)  

  Psychologist-consultant (2023 - present)  

  • “TEGH” Intercultural and Psychological Communication Foundation  

  Psychologist-consultant (2022 - present)  

  • “PINK” Human Rights Defender NGO  

  Program Assistant (2019 - 2021)  

  Program Coordinator (2021 - 2022)


  • 192 hours / 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2023

YSU Center for Applied Psychology / “Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy” training program / Trainer: Isabella Ghazaryan / 4 phases

  • 96 hours (online) / 2022 - 2023

M. Petrosyan’s (the author of) training/ “Development of Psychological Individual Counseling Skills” training program / Trainer: Marine Petrosyan

  • 14 hours / 2023

YSU Center for Applied Psychology / “Psychological Support for Survivors of Violence” basic course / Trainer: Siranush Davtyan

  • 28 hours / 2023

M. Serobyan’s author training / “Gestalt Therapy during Depressive States” training / Trainer: Marina Serobyan

  • 48 hours / 2024

YSU Center for Applied Psychology and Brainspotting Trainings Inc., founded by David Grand, the creator of Brainspotting / “Brainspotting” practical training / Trainer: Marie-Josée Boon / 2 phases


 Judith Herman  

At the end of the 20th century, the responses of the human body and mind to the unnatural and abnormal phenomena of life were finally included in the official classification of diagnoses.

This was also thanks to the efforts of J. Herman.

At the time (and still today), it was named Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It was finally recognized as a real diagnosis in 1980, and this was connected to the social movement of Vietnam veterans against war. The movement demanded, and it required political action, to establish that "the veterans were not cowards, and it wasn’t that they simply couldn't be 'real' men; it wasn’t their fault."

I particularly agree with Herman's following thoughts:

It was much easier for people to recognize and see the trauma of war participants because it seemed you couldn’t deny that they had been to war. It wasn’t made up.

Meanwhile, when it came to violence against women and children, in the so-called "private sphere," there were mostly no witnesses outside the family.

In her book "Trauma and Recovery," Herman argued that trauma is a wound, trauma is trauma.

We see the same signs, whether we’re talking about war participants or survivors of rape. Whether we’re talking about political prisoners or people who have experienced various forms of violence from a close (intimate) partner.

As a specialist, I strongly question any diagnosis in the psychiatric field. It's still a big question what a diagnosis is and what we want to call a diagnosis.

But at the same time, I am deeply impressed by J. Herman's ongoing efforts to change both professional and public discourse.


"The central experiences of psychological trauma are powerlessness and disconnection from others. Therefore, recovery is based on the expansion and empowerment of the rights and opportunities of the person who has experienced it, and on establishing new connections for them.

Recovery and healing can only begin within the context of relationships; they cannot emerge in isolation."

Judith Herman

"Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror" (1997)


 "Piano" (1993)  

"What a death. What an opportunity. What a surprise.

My will chose life. But that frightened me and many others nonetheless."


Description Title

 I am a member of the scientific editorial team as a psychologist for the guide "Working with LGBT Individuals: A Guide for Helping Professionals."

You can read it [here].

"Gegham Barseghyan: Suicidal Behavior and Thoughts (Theoretical Understandings)"

You can watch it [here].


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