About
Turan, psychologist, life and career coach
I help people understand themselves and build lasting change at a pace that is safe for the psyche. Integrative approach, individual sessions, online and in person, in English and Russian.
My mission
To help as many people as possible become freer, happier and calmer.
My introduction video will be here soon.
Hi, I'm Turan.
Psychologist and coach. I work in an integrative approach, in individual therapy, online and in person, in English and Russian.
What I do and why
In sessions I help people understand themselves and make changes that last, at a pace that is safe for the psyche.
On this channel I take the big schools of psychotherapy apart: where the ideas came from, what they are, and what the evidence actually says, with open notes and sources for every episode.
Why: psychology is full of myths and quick promises. I want people to be able to tell what actually helps, and to come to therapy, or to their own practice, with clearer expectations.
How I can help
Three formats. In the first message, tell me briefly what you would like to work on, and we will choose together.
- 01
Psychological counselling
Anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, crises and whatever stops you from living more calmly. An integrative approach: we work with the cause, not only the symptom.
- 02
Life coaching
When things are broadly fine but you want clarity: goals, priorities, balance, decisions you keep putting off. We work on where you want to get to and what is in the way.
- 03
Career coaching
Changing profession, growing and getting promoted, moving into a new field or country, burnout at work. I draw on my own career in the Big Four, a state investment holding and strategy work in the UK and Azerbaijan.
Education
Professional training in psychology on top of a full UK university education.
- 2011–2014Durham UniversityBA (Hons) Business and Management
- 2015London School of Economics and Political ScienceMSc International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
- 2018Coventry UniversityMBA Global Financial Services
- 2022 — nowPersonal therapyFour years with different therapists and approaches, to know from the inside what works.
- 2023 — nowCentre of Psychology, BakuFull professional training programme in psychology. Almost complete; the final certificate is due within a month.See certificates ↓
- 2025 — nowPrivate practiceIndividual therapy and coaching, online and in person, in English and Russian.
My career before psychology
Ten years in audit, financial consulting, investment and strategy. This experience is the basis of my career coaching.
- 2024–2025SABAH.HUB, BakuManager of the holding's consulting company and Head of Strategy of SABAH.HUB (Strategy & PMO Manager). SABAH.HUB is a holding of 16 subsidiaries in innovative technology that helps entrepreneurship develop in Azerbaijan.
- 2024AIH (Azerbaijan Investment Holding), BakuSenior Specialist: financial health and strategy of portfolio companies; projects with the World Bank, ADB and EBRD.
- 2021–2023Deloitte, AzerbaijanFinancial Advisory Consultant: company valuation, financial modelling, due diligence for M&A deals.
- 2020L-Wave, Brighton, UKFounder of my own start-up: a subscription for hand-made fresh face masks.
- 2018–2020EY, Birmingham, UKAudit Associate: audits of transport, manufacturing and logistics companies.
- 2016REY UKBusiness Development Consultant: finance, sales and business development.
- 2012–2021InternshipsNoveler Advertising (Shanghai), BP (Baku), TNT (Baku), Xalq Bank (Baku).
Professional certificates: FMVA® (Corporate Finance Institute, 2022); Chartered Management Institute, Level 7 — Strategic Leadership, Financial Management, Organisational Strategy (2018). The full list is on LinkedIn.
Certificates
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Only certificates related to psychology and coaching are shown here; my university degrees are in the Education section above. All other certificates (finance, management, data) are on my LinkedIn ↗.
Introduction to psychotherapyPsychology & Counselling Academy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy: advanced levelPsychology & Counselling Academy
Gestalt psychotherapyPsychology & Counselling Academy
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)Psychology & Counselling Academy
Professional Mindfulness Diploma CourseUdemyVerify on Udemy ↗
Transactional analysis: A to ZUdemyVerify on Udemy ↗
General psychotherapyProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Transactional analysis: practical courseProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Family psychologyProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku- Child psychologyProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Coaching: Fundamentals of MasteryRUZU S.O.S. · title of coach
Coaching course · Associated CoachAustralian Centre of Coaching
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)Professional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Psychology of influenceProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Metaphorical associative cards in psychological practiceProfessional Psychotherapeutic League, Baku
Certificates confirm completed training. They are not a medical licence: I do not diagnose or prescribe medication.
How I work
- Careful and structuredWe restore contact with yourself and build lasting change at a pace that is safe for the psyche.
- Empathy and analysisI look for cause and effect, form hypotheses and share them with you, so that we look at what comes up together.
- Depth, step by stepFirst I find the level the problem sits on: behaviour, skills, beliefs, or a sense of self. Then we work with the cause, not only the symptom.
Book a consultation
Write to me on WhatsApp: @seitopsy, +994 51 362 40 34.
Online or in person, in English or Russian.