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I am Elahe Safaeian, a PhD candidate in psychology.

I completed my bachelor's degree in Tehran University and my master's degree in psychology at Allameh Tabatabai University. After becoming a member of the Psychology and Counseling Organization of  Iran, I started my activity in the field of psychology in 2009 with psychological assessment and neuropsychological evaluation at clinical levels.

Following my interest in the field of psychoanalysis, I started studying psychoanalysis in 2013 under the supervision of Dr. Sanati in Roozbeh Hospital and in 2014 I joined Tehran Center for Psychoanalytic Studies. Since then, I have been trained in analytical psychotherapy in this center, and I am currently a candidate for the advanced course of analytical psychotherapy. Following the triple standards of the International Psychoanalytic Association, I receive personal analysis and supervision at the same time as psychoanalytic training. I started analytical therapy in 2016 with the object relations approach.

My published research articles are: "Prediction of executive function of planning and self-control in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder based on parenting styles", " Comparing the Defense Styles and the Self-conscious Effect of Shame and Guilt in Subtypes of Narcissism and Comparison with Ordinary People" , "Comparison of subtypes of narcissism and self-conscious feelings of shame and guilt in female and male students of Tehran universities" and " Phenomenological investigation of  the experience of interpersonal relationships in people with vulnerable narcissistic personality disorder".

I am a doctoral student in health psychology at Karaj University. I wrote my dissertation on the effects of childhood traumas on self-integration and their role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood at Rajaie Cardiovascular Hospital in Tehran.

I began my training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in 2015 at Tehran Psychoanalytic Institute. Since then, I have been attending my therapy sessions while continuing training alongside supervision and consultation. Since the beginning of my psychoanalytic training, I have attended various short-term training courses at Roozbeh Psychiatry Hospital and Shahid Beheshti University. Later, I joined Tehran Center for Psychoanalytic Studies (TCPS) where I have continued my continuous training. In late 2022, I also started a long-term course on Freud's fundamental concepts at Siavoushan Psychology Center with Dr. Hossein Mojahedi.

In 2020, I participated in a two-year training program in group analytic psychotherapy at Stockholm Group Analytic Institute (GIA) in Sweden. During this program, I received supervision and also participated in group therapy as a patient. After completing the course, I was invited to work as a group therapy instructor at the Swedish Institute and collaborated with them for one year.

It has always been one of my interests to be involved in education and research in my field. In this context, I have been teaching psychology courses at the university since 2014, as well as leading special workshops and courses for various psychological and psychoanalytic centers. Professionally, I have planned and conducted various research projects, published and presented articles at various congresses, and translated books.

Three articles presented at psychoanalytic symposia.

• This Pain Will Not Be Relieved as Long as I live: From Adverse Childhood Experiences to Self-Fragility. Symposium: Beyond the Pleasure Principle.
• Sitting Behind a Virtual Window to the Group: Ethical Issues in Online Analytic Group Therapy. Symposium: Ethics in Psychoanalysis.
• There's No Place to Stay Here Anymore; Maybe Somewhere Else: Migration Under Current Political, Social, and Economic Conditions of Iran.

Currently, I am engaged in individual and group psychoanalytic therapy, teaching and researching in the field of psychoanalysis and related fields.

I am Afshan Ghashghaee, a candidate in the field of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, currently honing my skills and knowledge at Tehran Center for Psychoanalytic Studies (TCPS). My educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology from Shiraz University, and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in family therapy from University of Science and Culture. Currently, I have been engaged in standard psychoanalytic training for several years.

Between 2015 and 2017, I embarked on my professional career as a researcher and psychologist at Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, an affiliate of Shahid Beheshti University. During this period, I conducted extensive research across numerous areas of mental health and gerontology. In 2015, I also initiated my personal analysis following an Object Relations approach, which continues up to now.

In pursuit of my passion for psychoanalytic studies, I started systematic training at TCPS in 2016. Further expanding my expertise, I also enrolled in a comprehensive course on Freud’s fundamental concepts under supervision of Dr. Hossein Mojtahedi at Siavoushan Psychology Center

At present, I work at my private practice where I offer individual psychoanalysis sessions. In my clinical work, I benefit from the guidance provided by my supervisors on both individual and group levels. Beyond my clinical practice, I remain deeply interested in research and translation within specialized psychoanalytic fields, continually striving for greater knowledge and professional growth in the realm of psychoanalysis.

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Maryam Masoumi

Psychiatrist

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Amir alam Hospital

South Saadi Ave, Tehran, Iran.

T +98-21-667080103 F +98-21-66704805

Email: maryamasoomi@gmail.com

Alternative Email: mmasoumi@sina.tums.ac.ir

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 2014-2018: Residency in psychiatry at Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• 2018: Diploma in psychiatry from the National Board of Psychiatry, Iran

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• 2014-present: Member, Iranian Medical Association
• 2016-2018: Member, Iranian Psychiatric residency Association
• 2019-present: Member, Iranian Psychiatric Association
• 2021- present: Director, Suicide Prevention Committee, Iranian Psychiatric Association
• 2021- present: Member, Mental Health Committee, Iranian Psychiatric Association
• 2022- present: Member, Early career section, World Psychiatric Association

• 2022- present: International Member, The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN)
• 2016: Scientific referee at the 10th international addiction science congress
• 2021: Director and manager Balint group over a 3-month period at Amir Alam hospital (covid-19 center treatment)
• 2021: Covid-19 support group, group therapist in collaboration with the Iranian Psychotherapy Association over a 7-month period
• 2023: Executive director, The 4th  Iranian Congress of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychotherapy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2015-2018:  Providing psychiatric services to patient at the private psychiatric Meymanat Hospital
• 2016 – 2017:  Director, under-graduate psychiatry training program, Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• 2018-2019: Head of psychiatry ward at Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Tabas, South Khorasan, Iran
• 2019-present: Psychiatrist at Tehran University of Medical Science, Amir Alam Hospital

TEACHING

• 2015:  Workshops for Medical Students, TUMS: Communication Skills.
• 2015-2017: Courses taught to medical students: Emergency Psychiatry, mood disorder, Suicide Assessment and Management.
• 2020-2021: Workshops for Mental health staff on “Rehabilitation assessment and social skills training”: working with Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2020-2021: Workshops for Mental health staff on “Family and patients Psycho-Education for Sever mental illnesses”: working with Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2020-2021: National supervisor on establishment of mental and social health services’ program
• and implementation of a collaborative care model for treatment of patients with severe mental health disorder: working with Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2020-2021: Clinical supervisor of the CMHC (Community Mental Health Center), working with Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

• 2018-2019: Reviewer editor for Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
• 2018- 2021: Managing Editor of Quarterly Journal of Iranian Psychiatric Association

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2022: Awardee of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology fellowship award, Fukuoka, Japan
• 2022: Winner of a Fellowship Award for the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2022 Nov: Winner of a Fellowship Award for the 22nd Annual Convention of the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy, Tokyo, Japan
• 2022 December: Winner of early career psychiatrist Fellowship Award WPA African Regional Congress of Psychiatry 2022, Hammamet, Tunisia.
• 2023 Feb: Winner of IFP (International Federation of Psychotherapy) young investigator

award at the 23rd world congress of psychotherapy, Casablanca, Morocco

BOOKS

• Fundamentals of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy [English to Farsi in progress] (With Farzin Rezaei).

EXTRA-CURRICULAR COURSES

• 2015: Educational Course on Hypnosis (2month), Iran Clinical Hypnosis Society, Tehran, Iran 
• 2017: 3 Day workshop on cognitive rehabilitation at Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran university of medical science
• 2017: Crisis intervention (2 weeks), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2019: Educational Course on couple therapy at Segal Institute (3month)
• 2020:  Rehabilitation assessment and social skills training (4 weeks), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2020: Family and patients Psycho-Education for Sever mental illnesses (4 weeks), Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
• 2021: Educational Course on “The history of psychoanalytic perspective: psychopathology and technique in Freudian theory” at Ham Ava institute.
• 2021: Educational Course on “Working with Narcissistic psychopathology “at Ham Ava institute.
• 2021: Educational Course on “The history of psychoanalytic perspective: core concept in Klein’s theory” at Ham Ava institute.
• 2021: Educational Course on “Unconscious Fantasy” (by Dr.Siamak Movahedi)
• 2021: Educational Course on “Winnicott theory” (Dr. Shabnam Nohesara)
• 2021: Educational Course on “What is psychoanalysis? Freud and Contemporary Theories” (Behzad Pouralibaba)
• 2021-2022: Educational Course on “Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis: Theoretical and Clinical Consideration” (By Dr.Mehrdad Eftekhar)
• 2021-2022: Educational Course in Psychoanalytically Informed Theatrical Avant-Garde and Modernist Iranian Novel (Vahdat Yeganeh)
• 2022: Educational Course on “Dream, Fantasy and symbolic communication” (by Dr.Siamak Movahedi)
• 2022: Educational Course on “Psychoanalytic Psychopathology” (Dr. Shabnam Nohesara)

PRESENTATIONS

• 2012: 2nd Simulation Medical Education Conference, Ankara, turkey 2012 (poster presentation)
• 2017: “Pathological gambling”11th International Addiction Science Congress as scientific referee, Iran, Tehran 2017 (Oral presentation)
• 2018: 35th Annual Congress of Iranian Psychiatric Association, Iran, Tehran 2018 (Oral presentation)
• 2020: Online webinar on Stress management at Yas Hospitah, Tehran University of Medical Science
• 2020: 10th National congress of child and adolescent psychiatry with spatial focus on crises (oral presentation)
• 2021: Online webinar on mental health in Covid-19 at Amir Alam Hospitah, Tehran University of Medical Science
• 2021-agust: Online webinar on “suicide in Iranian physician”, Iranian Psychiatric Association
• 2021-december:  38th Annual Congress of Iranian Psychiatric Association, Iran, Tehran 2021 (Oral presentation)- “suicide in Iran in recent years”
• 2022: In-person “Anger management” workshop for medical staff at Amir alam Hospital.
• 2022: “Mental health of healthcare workers under the COVID-19 pandemic” in 118th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, Japan (Oral presentation)
• 2022: World Psychiatric Association International Congress. Bangkok, Thailand (2022).
• 2022 Aug: Online webinar on “importance of self-care in suicide prevention” In cooperation with the Suicide Prevention Committee of the Scientific Association of Psychiatrists of Iran and Iranian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
• 2022 Sep: Online webinar on “Suicide prevention awareness” In cooperation with the Suicide Prevention Committee of the Scientific Association of Psychiatrists of Iran
• 2022 Nov: Oral presentation on “Therapist may see you anywhere, anytime” 22nd Annual Convention of the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2023 Feb: Poster presentation on “Therapist’s migration is an emotional journey for clients”

 at the 23rd world congress of psychotherapy, Casablanca, Morocco

PUBLICATIONS

1. Mahyar Mohammadifard, Tooba Kazemi, Mohammadmasoud Khalesi, Maryam Masoumi, and etal. The Association of Breast Arterial Calcification and Coronary Heart Risk factors in Women. Advances in Environmental Biology, 8(11) Special 2014, Pages: 948-956
2. Masoomi, M., Shadloo, B., Nedjat, S., Bahrami, Z., Sharifi, V., & Amini, H. (2018). Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the “Quality of Life Scale” in Schizophrenia. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 12(3).
3. Masoomi, M., Gholamian, F., Sharifi, V., & Shadloo, B. (2020). Self-Immolation among Women in Iran: A Narrative Review. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 14(4).
4. Hatami, S., Mirsepassi, Z., Sedighnia, A., Tehranidoost, M., Masoomi, M., & Sharifi, V. (2021). A Short Course Computer-assisted Cognitive Remediation in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 12(4), 551-562.
5. Masoomi, M., Hosseinikolbadi, S., Saeed, F., Sharifi, V., Jalali Nadoushan, A. H., & Shoib, S. Stigma as a barrier to suicide prevention efforts in Iran. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 5102.
6. Quality of life in schizophrenia (in progress)
7. Cognition and autism (in progress)
8. Efficacy of individual metacognitive training in Schizophrenia: A single subject study (in progress)
9. The effectiveness of online Balint group work on burnout, perception stress and caring behaviors of nurses working in Amir Alam Hospital (in progress)

Language and Computer Skills

Farsi: Native Language.

English: good

Skillful enough to use Word, SPSS and Excel software

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

1. 2017 –2019:  Member of taa20 Group, Tehran, Iran

A non-government organization (NGO) whose membership includes students and faculty members alike, its goal is to address educational challenges by dedicating its resources to work on important but often ignored educational material and contents in collaboration with different universities and professional organizations: www.taa20.com

1. Visiting family member of cancer patients: Working with MAHAK organization (2020-2022)

1. Providing psychosocial services to patients with severe mental disorder at rural area, Hasan abad, Tehran, Iran
2. Produced informational pamphlet for patients with severe mental disorder and their families. Mostafa khomeini Hospital, Tabas, South Khorasan Iran.

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