Ana Khemoklidze

GSMRC · Team Member

MA · Gestalt Therapist (in Training)

Psychotherapist — GSMRC

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Education & Credentials

Gestalt Therapist (training in progress)

Caucasus Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Family Psychotherapy

Georgia · 2023 – Present

Master of Arts — Applied Psychology (GPA 4.0)

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)

Georgia · 2020 – 2022

Bachelor of Science — Psychology (GPA 3.9)

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU)

Georgia · 2015 – 2019

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Strategic Experience & Leadership

• Psychotherapist, Trainer & Founder — "Selfi" · 2025 – PresentDeveloped and facilitated a three-month art therapy training program; delivered 5 independent training projects in 2025 with over 100 participants in total.
• Psychologist — Resocialization & Rehabilitation Department — National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-Custodial Sentences Execution and Probation · 2021 – 2026Risk and needs assessment of beneficiaries; individual and group psychotherapeutic services; database management and statistical reporting.
• Psychologist & Trainer — "Femili" Private Kindergarten Network · 2019 – 2021Individual interventions with children presenting behavioral difficulties; staff training and consultation; parental engagement sessions; from 2021 — Branch Manager (recruitment and organizational management).
• Intern — Human Resources Division — Ministry of Defense of Georgia · 02/2019 – 05/2019Assessment and psychological testing of employment candidates.
• Trainer — Association for Assistance to Children with Hearing and Speech Impairments · 05/2018 – 10/2019Training sessions with beneficiaries with special needs; management of a municipality-funded inclusion program for persons with disabilities.

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Clinical Expertise & Scope

Therapeutic Orientation

• Gestalt Therapy — Specialization (in training, Caucasus Gestalt Institute)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — Skills enhancement program (Council of Europe, 2025)
• Group Psychotherapy — Systematic experience in rehabilitation settings
• Art Therapy — Program design and facilitation

Clinical Scope

• Rehabilitation and resocialization of persons in conflict with the law
• Behavioral and developmental difficulties in children and adolescents
• Psychosocial support for persons with hearing and speech impairments
• Inclusion and community integration of persons with disabilities
• Trauma processing and relapse prevention

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Certifications & Clinical Trainings

Serving Persons with Disabilities — Communication and Behavioral Etiquette — Justice Training Centre of Georgia · 2025

DBT-Based Skills Enhancement Program — Council of Europe · 2025

Competency Framework for Adult Educators — GAEN · 2023

Rehabilitation and Resocialization of Persons in Conflict with the Law — Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture · 2022

Relapse Prevention; Healthy Lifestyle — Global Initiative on Psychiatry · 2021

Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology Course — Innovative Training Centre · 2019

Behavioral Management; Adult Learning and Teaching — Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University · 2018

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Professional Membership & Languages

Languages

English — B2