Assel Saduova
Counseling Psychologist • Psychotherapist • Transactional Analyst
Assel Saduova is a practicing psychologist and psychotherapist who has been providing psychological counseling and psychotherapy since 2016. She works with adults, adolescents aged 12 and older, couples, and therapy groups.
Her primary area of expertise is Transactional Analysis (TA), with more than 750 hours of certified professional training. Assel is a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) candidate and an official member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA).
She provides consultations in Kazakh and Russian.
In her practice, Assel combines Transactional Analysis with contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches, focusing on long-term therapeutic work that helps clients understand the deeper psychological patterns underlying their emotional and behavioral difficulties. She regularly participates in professional supervision, continues advanced training, and maintains her own personal therapy, ensuring that her work meets international standards of ethical and professional psychotherapy.
Areas of Practice
Assel provides psychological support for clients experiencing:
- Anxiety and chronic emotional tension
- Emotional burnout
- Depression and depressive symptoms
- Low self-esteem and lack of self-worth
- Difficulties understanding and expressing emotions
- Developing emotional awareness and emotional literacy
- Building healthy personal boundaries
- Separation and emotional independence from parents
- Difficulties in relationships with oneself and others
- Personal crises and major life transitions
- Relocation, career changes, and starting a new chapter in life
- Increasing self-awareness
- Developing emotional self-regulation skills
- Personal growth and discovering inner resources
Individual Psychotherapy
Assel primarily provides long-term psychotherapy, aimed not only at relieving symptoms but also at helping clients understand the underlying causes of their psychological difficulties.
During therapy, clients learn to:
- Develop a deeper understanding of themselves
- Recognize and express their emotions and needs
- Build healthy and fulfilling relationships
- Make decisions based on their own values
- Cope with stress and emotional overload
- Strengthen resilience and develop a stable inner foundation
Couples & Family Therapy
Assel offers counseling and psychotherapy for couples experiencing:
- Relationship conflicts
- Communication difficulties
- Loss of mutual understanding
- Emotional distance
- Rebuilding trust
- Developing healthy relationship patterns
- Family crises
Group Psychotherapy & Training Programs
In addition to individual psychotherapy, Assel conducts:
- Group psychotherapy
- Emotional literacy training programs
- Educational workshops for adolescents and adults
- Lectures and practical workshops for early-career psychologists
Since 2023, she has been facilitating psychotherapy groups in both Kazakh and Russian.
Therapeutic Approach
Assel’s primary therapeutic modality is Transactional Analysis (TA).
She also integrates evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches aimed at:
- Developing emotional intelligence
- Increasing self-awareness
- Exploring life scripts and unconscious patterns
- Transforming ineffective behavioral patterns
- Improving interpersonal relationships
- Strengthening psychological resilience
Education
Kainar Academy
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (2018)
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations (2005)
Advanced Professional Training
Assel has completed more than 750 hours of specialized training in Transactional Analysis and psychotherapy.
Key training programs include:
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy (European Association for Transactional Analysis)
- Clinical Transactional Analysis
- Narrative Transactional Analysis
- Spiritual Transactional Analysis
- Group Psychotherapy in Transactional Analysis
- Psychoanalysis and Transactional Analysis
- Organizational Transactional Analysis
- Group Psychotherapy
She regularly participates in international psychotherapy training programs, professional workshops, and continuing education seminars.
Professional Development
Assel is committed to continuous professional growth.
She regularly engages in:
- International professional training programs
- Clinical supervision (over 200 hours)
- Personal psychotherapy (more than 15 years)
- Specialized seminars on anxiety disorders, phobias, psychiatry for psychologists, working with neurodivergent clients, family therapy, and contemporary developments in Transactional Analysis
Book a Consultation
If you are going through a difficult period in your life, experiencing anxiety, emotional burnout, relationship challenges, or simply want to better understand yourself and create meaningful, lasting change, psychotherapy can help you discover your inner resources and build a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Schedule a consultation and receive professional psychological support in a safe, respectful, and confidential environment.
