{"id":24780,"date":"2025-05-18T11:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T09:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/lists\/sagad-ali-ghanavati\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:30:37","slug":"sagad-ali-ghanavati","status":"publish","type":"at_biz_dir","link":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/lists\/sagad-ali-ghanavati\/","title":{"rendered":"sajad ali ghanavati"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Sajad Ali Ghanavati \u2013 Clinical Psychologist, Academic & Family Counselor, Addiction Specialist<\/strong>
“Empowering individuals to overcome psychological barriers and achieve personal growth.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf93 Educational Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Ph.D. in Counseling<\/strong> \u2013 Islamic Azad University, Borujerd Branch (2014\u2013Present)
    Dissertation:<\/em> A comparative study of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and Positive Psychology-based Therapy in patients with breast cancer<\/em>
    Publications:<\/em> 2 peer-reviewed research articles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    M.A. in Counseling<\/strong> \u2013 Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Science and Research Branch
    Thesis:<\/em> Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling on Reducing Aggression in Female Employees of the National Drilling Company of Ahvaz<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    B.A. in Clinical Psychology<\/strong> \u2013 Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \ud83e\udde0 Professional Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Academic & Psychological Advisor<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Educational Centers under District 4, Ahvaz Board of Education<\/em><\/p>\n

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      Individual and group counseling for students and parents<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Exam prep and study skills coaching, weekly test analysis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Educational workshops (anger management, study planning)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Addiction Counseling<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      Substance Abuse Treatment Centers (Koodri, Adi, Mehregan)<\/em><\/p>\n

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        Group and individual counseling for psychological dependency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Assisted in medication-based treatment with methadone and buprenorphine<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Prison Psychology Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        Karun Prison, Ahvaz<\/em><\/p>\n

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          Counseling services for inmates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Completion of psychiatric evaluation and case documentation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Marriage & Family Counseling<\/strong><\/h4>\n

          Mehravaran Counseling Center<\/em><\/p>\n

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            Psychotherapy in the areas of marriage, parenting, and mental disorders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            \ud83d\udcc4 Publications & Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            International Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Behavioral Activation\/Inhibition Systems<\/em> (Under Review)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Domestic Journals:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                Compassion-Based Therapy and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients<\/em> \u2013 Nursing Education Quarterly<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                CBT Group Counseling for Aggression Reduction<\/em> \u2013 New Findings in Psychology<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                \ud83c\udfaf Skills & Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                Therapeutic Approaches:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Specializations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    Academic and university entrance exam counseling<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Substance abuse recovery<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Anxiety and depression disorders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Family and parenting therapy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Languages:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      Persian (Native)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      English (Intermediate)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Technical Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        ICDL Certified (7 Core Modules)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                        \ud83d\udcdc Professional Certifications & Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                          Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) \u2013 Preventive Medicine Center, Ahvaz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                          Behavioral Therapy \u2013 PAS Psychological Services Center<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                          Addiction Prevention \u2013 Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                          Anger Management \u2013 National Iranian Oil Company, Ahvaz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_address":"","_phone":""},"atbdp_listing_types":[158],"at_biz_dir-category":[],"at_biz_dir-location":[645],"at_biz_dir-tags":[],"class_list":["post-24780","at_biz_dir","type-at_biz_dir","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","atbdp_listing_types-therapist","at_biz_dir-location-armenia"],"_listing_img":"","_tax_input_location":null,"_tax_input_tags":[],"address":"","phone":"","listing_img":"","my_categories":"","my_locations":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir\/24780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/at_biz_dir"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir\/24780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"atbdp_listing_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/atbdp_listing_types?post=24780"},{"taxonomy":"at_biz_dir-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir-category?post=24780"},{"taxonomy":"at_biz_dir-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir-location?post=24780"},{"taxonomy":"at_biz_dir-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranianpsychologists.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/at_biz_dir-tags?post=24780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}