Medical Staff

Dr. Gunay Hajiyeva graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University in 2013 and completed his residency in psychiatry at Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital in 2021. He has received various trainings in numerous therapeutic methods, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Dynamic Sex Therapy, and has specialized in areas including schizophrenia, mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, alcohol and substance dependence, and sexual dysfunction. Proficient in English, Russian, and German, Dr. Hajiyeva has played an active role in both academic and clinical work and has presented at various national and international conferences.

• · Azerbaycan İstedad Lisesi (2007)
• · Azerbaijan Medical University (2013)
• Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital (2021)
• Turkish Psychiatric Association – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training (2020–2021)
• Mindfulness Training (2019)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training (2020)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Training (2021)
• Dynamic Approach to Sex Therapy Training (2021)
• Basic Training in Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions (2021)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques Used in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders Training – Hakan Türkçapar (2021)
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse (AMATEM) Rotation (2021)

1. Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital (2017–2021)
2. Adana Mental Health Hospital, AMATEM (2021)

• Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
• Mood Disorders
• Trauma and Related Mental Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Sexual Dysfunctions
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies

Conferences Attended and Professional Contributions:

• “The Relationship Between Neurocognitive Impairment and Disease Duration and Quality of Life in Patients with Schizophrenia” – Psychiatric Residency Thesis
• 10th International Congress of Psychopharmacology & 6th International Symposium on Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology – 2018
• 6th Psychiatry Summit & 13th Anxiety Congress 2021 – Oral Presentation
• Institute of Sexual Health Association (CİSED) – 13th Sexual Health Symposium – 2021
• Institute of Sexual Health Association (CİSED) 14th Sexual Health Symposium – 2021 Psychopharmacology Association International Update Symposium – 2021

• English
• Russian
• German