Meet The Therapist
Paata Alaverdashvili
Specialized in Internal Family Systems, EMDR, & Polyvagal Theory
Hi, I’m Paata Alaverdashvili — a psychotherapist, trainer and a learning facilitator based in Tbilisi, Georgia. My work weaves together Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR therapy, and polyvagal-informed approaches to support healing and integration on both individual and group levels.
Whether I’m guiding a therapy session, facilitating mental health and trauma-sensitive training for organisational teams, or exploring the neuroscience of resistance and resilience, I hold space for transformation with presence, compassion, and curiosity. Welcome to my digital home — a place where you’ll find my offerings, inspirations, and ongoing offers in mental health, trauma integration, and organisational development.
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I'm — a psychotherapist, trainer, and learning facilitator committed to trauma-sensitive care, social healing, and emotional resilience. My work lives at the intersection of nervous system wisdom, personal healing, and collective transformation.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Psychological Trauma Studies, and I’m trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR therapy, and Polyvagal-Informed practices. My approach blends clinical precision with relational depth — drawing from evidence-based methods while always meeting people with presence and compassion.
But my journey didn’t begin in therapy rooms alone. For many years, I was deeply involved in civic activism — organising, facilitating, and supporting grassroots movements and self-organised groups in Georgia, the South Caucasus and Central Europe. That experience taught me not only the importance of systemic change, but also the emotional cost of burnout, disconnection, and unprocessed trauma within collectives. It continues to inform how I support organizations in creating emotionally intelligent, co-regulated, and trauma-sensitive environments.
Because healing is not only a private act — it's relational, cultural, and political. And together, we can build spaces where the nervous system can breathe, and people can connect and belong.