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5th Scientific Student Conference

მენტალური ჯანმრთელობისა და ინტეგრირებული ფსიქოთერაპიის საერთაშორისო აკადემია გიწვევთ რიგით მე-5 სტუდენტურ სამეცნიერო კონფერენციაზე ფსიქოთერაპის ავტონომია – თეორია, პრაქტიკა და პროფესიული იდენტობა კონფერენცია გაიმართება შაბათს, 16 მაისს, 17.00 საათზე. თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის 201-ე აუდიტორიაში. კონფერენცია ყოველწლიურია და აერთიანებს ახალგაზრდულ აკადემიურ სივრცეს, თანამედროვე კვლევით იდეებსა და პროფესიულ დიალოგს ფსიქოთერაპიის დარგში. კონფერენციის ფარგლებში წარმოდგენილი იქნება ინტეგრირებული ფსიქოთერაპიის ევროპული აკრედიტებული პროგრამის მონაწილეთა სამეცნიერო მოხსენებები. კონფერენციის მონაწილეებს საშუალება ექნებათ დასვან კითხვები და მონაწილეობა მიიღონ დისკუსიაში წარდგენილი მოხსენებების ირგვლივ. გელით სტუდენტური მეცნიერებისა და თანამედროვე აკადემიური დიალოგის სივრცეში.

Integrated Psychotherapy Program: Admission to the 10th Anniversary Stream

The 10th anniversary stream of the European Accredited Program in Integrated Psychotherapy has begun accepting participants.

The program gives you a unique opportunity to obtain triple certification:

1. Become a psychotherapist recognized in Europe – ECP specialist direct award rule (in Georgia, only the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy has this opportunity in the form of EAPTI accreditation).

2. ECIP Certificate of the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy

3. Certificate of successful completion of studies at the academy

Mental health is one of the most important topics in the world today. More and more people are seeking qualified psychotherapeutic help, and society needs specialists who work with in-depth knowledge, ethics, and practical skills.

The demand for mental health specialists, especially psychotherapists, in the labor market is increasing every year.

The program is designed for candidates who wish to master the profession of psychotherapist from the first level to full certification.

All components of the program:

Theory and methodology
Practice under supervision
Supervision
Personal therapy
Research
Provided in one learning space without interruption from work schedule and without paying additional fees.

Clinical practice is provided at medical facilities at no additional cost.

The program is fully compatible with work schedules: one (in some cases two) full weekends per month in an intensive course format.

Program participation form

The program is conducted in the form of physical attendance,

Online attendance is provided for those living abroad and in the regions of Georgia.

Program participants will receive:

In-depth knowledge based on best international practices

Practical skills for working with real clinical cases

Professional supervision experience

A deep understanding of psychotherapy ethics and responsibility

Integration into the professional community

Each level of the program is structured in such a way that it provides a certificate confirming the knowledge provided by the completed program, which is a framework competency.

Who can participate in the program?

Psychologists who already hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in psychology (in the case of a Master's degree in psychology, a Bachelor's degree in the same field is not required)

Bachelor's degree in medicine

Bachelor's degree in social and human sciences

Or they are graduate students in relevant fields (have already earned 180 academic credits).

Psychotherapy is not just a profession – it is a responsibility for the human mental world.

If you want:

Acquire a new profession

Buy real tools to help people

Become a highly qualified specialist

Gain international recognition and membership in leading international organizations in the field

Then this program could be an important milestone on your professional path.

For years, the Academy has been bringing together people who are responsible for the field of mental health and have become qualified, ethical, and professional psychotherapists.

Educational level: Postgraduate education

Accreditation standard:

European Association for Psychotherapy EAP Accreditation Standard – EAPTI Accreditation

Accreditation by the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP)

Employment areas:

Institutions/organizations providing services related to the upbringing and development, health care and rehabilitation of preschool and school-age children, both in the public and private sectors

Clinics, healthcare service providers

Psychosocial support services

Educational institutions

Violence prevention and rehabilitation centers for victims of violence, penitentiary institutions

Research institutions and expert institutions

Private practice

The lectures will be led by internationally accredited leading specialists in the field who have many years of practice in the field of psychotherapy.

Learning methods and activities:

Theoretical teaching – lecture, work with literature, participation in discussion.

Acquiring practical skills – supervised clinical practice, supervision, case analysis.

Personal growth and development – individual therapy, group therapy.

Registration has started.

The registration deadline is September 15.
To register, fill out the link:
https://forms.gle/XrSQ79LS6Ti9gCJo8

The fee for each year of the program is the equivalent of 2500 euros in GEL.

The fee can be paid in full before the start of the academic year or in four installments throughout the year (equivalent to 625 euros in GEL).

For more information, contact us:

598 53 53 88

mental.academy.geo@gmail.com

mentalacademy.ge

EAP Ethics Committee 2026 Meeting

On March 13, 2026, the annual meeting of the Ethics Committee of the European Association of Psychotherapy was held under the leadership of Enver Cesco and Anano Niauri. Anano Niauri – Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee is also the legal advisor of our Academy. The Committee discussed the latest challenges in the field of psychotherapy. The issue of making amendments to the Code of Ethics was considered. The official position of the Committee on the use of artificial intelligence in the field of psychotherapy was prepared. The principles of ethics for activities in psychotherapy organizations, on which the Committee has been working for several years, were unanimously approved.

Bullying as a Psychosocial Phenomenon: Potential Consequences and Prevention Mechanisms

საჯარო ლექცია ჩატარდება კვირას, ️21 დეკემბერს 18.00 საათზე ვაკის მედიათეკაში. <br><br>

ლექციას გაუძღვება ანანო ნიაური <br><br>
ფსიქოთერაპიის ევროპული ასოციაციის EAP ეთიკის კომიტეტის თანათავმჯდომარე <br>
ინტეგრირებული ფსიქოთერაპიის ევროპული ასოციაციის EAIP ეთიკის ოფიცერი
ჩვენი აკადემიის ინტეგრირებული ფსიქოთერაპიის ევროპული პროგრამის მონაწილე. <br><br>

ღონისძიება ტარდება ფსიქოთერაპიის ქართული ფედერაციისა და თბილისის მულტიფუნქციური ბიბლიოთეკების გაერთიანების ერთობლივი პროექტის ფარგლებში " საზოგადოება და მენტალური ჯანმრთელობა". <br><br>

To register, fill out the link: <br>
https://shorturl.at/DSzwM
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დასწრება უფასოა

Public Lecture “Parent-Child Relationship”, November 22, 2025

On November 22, 2025, a public lecture “Parent-child relationship and its importance for ensuring mental health” was held at the Vake Mediatheque. The lecture was led by psychologist Mariam Khmaladze, a practitioner of integrated psychotherapy. The public lecture was held within the framework of the joint project “Society and Mental Health” of the Tbilisi Multifunctional Libraries and the Georgian Federation of Psychotherapy Dendron. Participants had the opportunity to listen to important features that contribute to the formation of healthy family relationships and emotional well-being in the parent-child relationship, as well as ask questions on issues of interest to them.

A new issue of the EAP Journal of Psychotherapy has been released.

The 2025 issue of the EAP scientific journal (IJP International Journal of Psychotherapy) of the European Association for Psychotherapy has been published.

In the journal, you can read the article “The Impact of Trauma on Drug Addiction: A Comprehensive Analysis” by Marine Begashvili, Director of the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy.

You can read the online version of the magazine at the link: https://ijp.org.uk/docs/IJP_Vol_29_No_2_Online.pdf

EAP Ethics Committee Annual Meeting 2025

On October 16, 2025, the annual meeting of the EAP Ethics Committee of the European Association for Psychotherapy was held in Prague.
Anano Niauri, Legal Advisor to the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy, participated in the meeting as Co-Chair of the EAP Ethics Committee.

The committee discussed the latest challenges in the field of psychotherapy and mechanisms for responding to them, including the relationship between the use of artificial intelligence in the field of psychotherapy and ethical standards. Taking these challenges into account, the committee discussed amendments and additions to the Code of Ethics for Psychotherapists.

The committee was presented with a draft version of the European Association's new guideline, "Ethics Guidelines for Organizations," which was developed by a working group consisting of Courtney Young, Enver Tsekko, Anano Niauri, Jose Castillo, and Maria Cardini.

EAP Scientific Research Committee Annual Meeting in Prague

EAP სამეცნიერო-კვლევითი კომიტეტის ყოველწლიური შეხვედრა პრაღაში
On October 16, 2025, the annual meeting of the EAP Scientific Research Committee of the European Association for Psychotherapy was held in Prague.
Nino Kobakhidze, a board member of the Georgian Federation of Psychotherapy Dendron and the coordinator of educational programs at the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy, participated in the meeting as an individual member of the EAP Scientific Research Committee.

The committee presented the document „The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: A Modern Evidence-Based Review“.
In addition, the committee discussed the importance of including a research component in the process of studying psychotherapy and the challenges faced by European accredited psychotherapy training institutions in this process.
Nino Kobakhidze shared her experience on implementing and organizing a research component in the educational process of the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy.

European Association of Psychotherapy Board Meeting 2023

The Board Meeting of the European Association of Psychotherapy was held in Vienna on March 9-11, 2023. The meeting was attended by representatives of the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy, the only accredited psychotherapy training institute in Georgia.

The 2023 Board meeting discussed important challenges in modern psychotherapy, teaching standards, guidelines and amendments to them in the context of these challenges, administrative and organizational issues of the association, and issues of clinical and ethical activities in the field. At the meeting of the Scientific and Research Committee, the Administrative Head of the Academy, Nino Kobakhidze, presented a report on the 11th European Congress of Integrated Psychotherapy, planned for October 2023 in Tbilisi.

„Since 2020, the "International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy" has been the only accredited psychotherapy training institute in Georgia.

The 2023 Annual Meeting ended with the following significant achievements for Georgian psychotherapy: Georgian representatives were awarded the European Accreditation Certificate of the International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy (EAPTI), the transfer of which was delayed due to the pandemic. Anano Niauri, a member of the Board of the Georgian Federation of Psychotherapy, will continue to work in the Ethics Committee of the Association as a co-chair from 2023. The European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) was awarded directly to the Administrative Head of the Academy, Georgian psychotherapist Nino Kobakhidze, for the first time.

„The International Academy of Mental Health and Integrated Psychotherapy thanks its European colleagues for their support of Georgian psychotherapy and continues its work to bring the field closer to European standards of psychotherapy.

11th European Congress of Integrative Psychotherapy

On October 8, 2023, the 11th European Congress of Integrative Psychotherapy was solemnly closed.

The theme of the 2023 Congress was “Human Rights, Connection, and Diversity in Psychotherapy.”.

The congress was held as a result of the cooperation of the European Wide Accreditation Organization, the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy, and the European Accredited Psychotherapy Training Institute – EAPTI International Academy of Mental Health and Integrative Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapists and representatives of psychotherapeutic organizations from 15 different European countries visited Georgia as part of the congress.

The following panels were presented at the congress: 1. Social Responsibility 2. Psychotrauma 3. Supervision

The Congress has a historical significance for the development of psychotherapy in the region, as it was held for the first time in the Caucasus region in the Georgian form. The European Scientific Congress is a turning point for the integration of psychotherapy with European standards and the worthy appearance of the Georgian flag in world scientific circles.

We are pleased to have created a space for interaction, dialogue and collaboration for Georgian and European specialists, which will have a long-term beneficial impact on the implementation of high educational, clinical and ethical standards in psychotherapy.

The International Academy of Mental Health and Integrative Psychotherapy thanks the congress supporters for their fruitful cooperation.