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Psychologist

Zhanar Bekova

Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. Behaviour change: why setbacks are part of the process Almaty Zhanar works with people who have tried many times and returned to the starting point many times. She believes the main obstacle is not weak willpower but the all-or-nothing frame: one slip devalues a month of effort, and the person abandons what they started. In sessions she suggests treating change as data: what happened before the slip, what helped on the good days, which environment supports and which pulls back. In her materials for the site she explains why uneven progress is the norm rather than a sign of failure. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, psychology, 2014 Training in cognitive behavioural therapy, 2018 Works with addictive behaviour and habit change Runs support groups for adults who are quitting smoking

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Psychotherapist

Timur Sadykov

Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. Anxiety and sleep: a conversation that changes the routine Astana Timur sees people who arrive with a single sentence: "nothing seems to have happened, but I cannot sleep." He does not look for hidden drama there and does not rush to a diagnosis — first he maps the day: where the tension sits, what gets postponed, where the twenty-four hours start running off plan. He says honestly that therapy is not a pill: the first changes usually appear after a few weeks, and they rarely look like "it is all gone". What does stay are the skills a person acquires. In his materials for the site he covers anxiety, sleep and asking for help. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, general medicine, 2009 Retraining in psychotherapy, 2013 Works with generalised anxiety and sleep disorders Supervises psychologists in public centres

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Psychologist, burnout specialist

Saule Mukasheva

Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. Burnout is neither laziness nor weakness Karaganda Saule works with people in helping professions — those whose job requires them to be attentive to others. She often hears that "it feels shameful to complain" when there is work, family and, apparently, everything is fine. It is precisely that "apparently" she unpacks. Her main tool is distinction: tiredness passes after rest, depletion does not. In her materials for the site she explains how to notice the shift between those states and why asking for help does not cancel self-reliance. Buketov Karaganda University, psychology, 2016 Professional burnout prevention programme, 2019 Advises doctors, teachers and call-centre staff Runs workshops on personal boundaries at work

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