Susanna Melkonyan

EDUCATION

(2008-2010) Master's degree in Developmental psychology YSU Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology

(2004-2008) Bachelor's degree in Biology ASPU AF. K. Abovyan Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geography

TRAININGS AND SEMINARS

29.11.2025 – "Aystegh" Psychological Center – Digestive Problems without an Organic Cause, a Dialogue between Thoughts and the Digestive System (4 hours)

17.11.2025 – 28.11.2025 – Behavioral Therapy of Obesity – Lydia Ayvazyan, 6-Day Accredited Course in Collaboration with YSMU (18 hours)

11.12.2024 – 12.12.2025 – Angelika Ayvazyan Psychological Center – Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Training (108 hours)

16.09.2024-11.2024 – "Kenac Tsar" Psychological Center – Adolescent Counseling (30 hours)

05.02.2024 – 01.04.2024 – YSU Center for Applied Psychology – Specifics of Organizing Psychological Work with Survivors of Violence (14 hours)

11.01.2024 – 12.01.2024 – Armenian Association of Child and Educational Psychologists – Specifics of Working with Psychotrauma Practical Course (4 hours)

11.2023 – 03.2024 – Anahit Arzumanyan Psychological Center – Specifics of Working with Unresolved Childhood Experiences in Adulthood Practical Course (1st and 2nd Stage, 40 hours)

03.2023 – 04.11.2023 – 4th Armenian Congress of Mental Health

06.10.2023 – 07.10.2023 – YSU Center for Applied Psychology – Gestalt Therapy in Working with Feelings of Shame and Guilt Seminar-Training (7 hours)

01.10.2023 – "Aystegh" Psychological Center – First Psychological Aid in Stressful Situations Seminar (4 hours)

11.2022-04.2023 Psychiatry For Psychologists (34 hours) Mental Health Service

10.02.2022 to date Existential Psychotherapy: practical course (level 1-4- 192 hours) YSU Center Of Applied Psychology

11.2021-02.2022 Stress Management Overcoming Mechanisms: practical course (36 hours) YSU Center Of Applied Psychology

05-07.2021 Soft Skills Training (15 hours) KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation

15.08.2020-23.08.2020 Training Skills Development: practical course (27 hours) Creative Psychology

12.2017-03.2018 Training Of Trainers: practical course (48 hours) "AYG" Center For Psychological Services

05-10.2010 Fairy Tale Therapy: practical course (64 hours)YSU Center Of Applied Psychology

11.2009 -01.2010 Child Psychotherapy: practical course (64 hours) YSU Center Of Applied Psychology

05.2009-07.2010-Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy: practical course(level1,2-96hours) YSU Center Of Applied Psychology

WORK EXPERIENCE

03.2023 to date MHS Mental Health Service: Psychologist-Psychotherapist

02.2024-10.2024 Maple Leafs Armenian-Canadian Clinic, psychotherapist

01.2017-01.2023 National Center For Infection Deaseses: Psychologist

11.2022-12.2022 International Organization for Migration ̋Medical assistance among residents

affected by the war unleashed against RA in September 2022 ̋grant program: Psychologist

15.01.2018-01.10.2019 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: Concultant

17.07.2017-28.07.2017 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: Trainer

07.2011-03.2013 National Center For AIDS Prevention: Psychologist

WORKING LANGUAGE

Armenian-native