It's Complicated

Maryam Magomedova Sahin

Psychoanalytic Counsellor

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Available for new clients
My work focuses on long-term exploration of unconscious patterns, emotional conflicts, and relational difficulties. I support clients in making sense of their inner world and finding more freedom in how they live.

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Amsterdam, NetherlandsAvailable online only
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About me

I’m a psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist offering online sessions mainly in Russian and also in English for expats. My approach is shaped by several years of personal psychoanalytic therapy, continuous professional training, and regular supervision. I hold a Master’s degree in Psychology from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, where I studied under leading psychoanalysts. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in digital marketing at an international company for seven years. That experience helps me understand the emotional realities of modern work life — burnout, high expectations, career changes, and the feeling of losing meaning in what you do. I also live abroad and know the emotional complexities of starting over in a new country — a theme I often explore with clients. I work with relationship struggles, anxiety, self-esteem, career dilemmas, emotional exhaustion, and the search for meaning or identity. My practice is currently online only, and I offer both short-term consultations and long-term therapy. If you’re unsure how to start, feel free to reach out — we can find the way forward together.

I speak:

RussianEnglish

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Location:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Approach

Treatment Approaches
PsychoanalysisRecommended for those who want to explore how their unconscious mind and early experiences affect their current behaviors and feelings.
Psychodynamic therapyRecommended for those looking to explore their emotions deeply and understand how past experiences shape their present life.
I work with people who are curious about themselves — those drawn to explore the deeper layers of their inner life. In the psychoanalytic process, we listen closely to what’s not always said directly: the unconscious patterns, unspoken desires, and hidden conflicts that shape how we relate, work, love, and suffer. This work unfolds slowly, with care and honesty, and opens space for lasting change.

Experience

2 years in practice
2025-now - Independent private practice as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist 2023-now - Supervised psychological practice within the Center for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at HSE 2019-now - Underwent personal psychotherapy in the psychoanalytic tradition with an associate member of the Moscow Psychoanalytic Association

Education

2022-2024 - Master's Degree, Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy - NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (HSE), Moscow, Russia 2016-2018 - Master's Degree, Project Management - NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (HSE), Moscow, Russia 2012-2016 - Bachelor's Degree, Integrated Marketing Communications (Major in Digital Media) - NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (HSE), Moscow, Russia

Services

Individual Session

€60 50 min Online
for new clients

Individual Session

€50 50 min Online
for current clients

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Amsterdam, NetherlandsAvailable online only
Last active
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds after 24 hours
Usually responds after 24 hours