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Elena
Naumova

Founder and rector of AIST Academy.
Psychology · Coaching · Professional training.

Family systems and group psychologist, Gestalt therapist, educator and psychodramatist.

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Professional training · AIST
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ABOUT ELENA

Psychology.
Coaching. Practice.

Founder, rector, driving force and lead trainer of AIST Academy.

Family systems, group work and psychodrama are areas of Elena’s professional practice.

Family systemsGroup workPsychodramaCoaching

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Areas of practice
and teaching

Family systemic therapy

Family systems psychology is one of Elena Naumova’s areas of professional practice.

Group work

Educator and lead trainer at AIST Academy, with training in group systemic therapy and trainer skills.

Gestalt and psychodrama

Gestalt therapist and psychodramatist: both fields form part of Elena’s professional profile.

Coaching

Coaching education at Erickson International.

UPCOMING ONLINE PROGRAMMES

Learn and develop
with AIST

All programmes can be completed online.

January 2027

Integrative Specialisation

Integrative methods in the psychology of personal development.

13 months · 20 000 ₽ / month

Programme and admissionFebruary 2027

Group Systemic Therapy

For those who want to lead groups and develop their skills as a trainer.

20 months · 10 modules · 16 850 ₽ / month

Programme and admission11–12 March 2027

Systemic Family Therapy

A systemic approach to working with couples, relationships and family histories.

9 modules · 250 hours · 20 000 ₽ / module

Programme and admissionSecond cohort · June 2027

Mastering Metamodelling

Elena Naumova’s original programme. AIST students and graduates: 25 000 ₽ per module. Full programme description in Russian.

7 modules · 30 000 ₽ / module

Programme and admission

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Education
and international training

  • Institute of Group and Family Psychology (IGiSP)
  • Moscow Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Counselling
  • Erickson International — coaching
Elena Naumova — rector of AIST Academy

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Professional dialogue
across borders

Elena Naumova is president of AIST Spain. The international AIST association supports professional dialogue, the exchange of experience and the development of practice.

Elena Naumova and colleagues at a meeting at the University of Zaragoza
Meeting with colleagues · University of Zaragoza, Spain

Meet Sol Torres Larios and Elena Naumova

28 November 2026 · 11:00–14:00 Moscow / 09:00–12:00 Madrid · online · free. AIST international conference: an exchange with European colleagues. Sol Torres Larios: “Conceptual therapy in group work”.

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A reader holding Elena Naumova’s book «Выход»
Elena Naumova’s book «Выход»

A BOOK BY ELENA NAUMOVA

“A Way Out of the Dark Labyrinth of Other People’s Scripts to Happiness”

By Elena Naumova, founder and rector of AIST Academy.

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