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Aidyn Kussainov

BA, MA (Cantab)

TYPES OF THERAPY

Therapist, Neuroscientist

ORGANISATIONS

British Psychological Society

ABOUT ME

I am a neuroscientist, psychologist, and therapist. I led landmark studies modeling human decision-making through neural networks, which evolved into a career in finance and behavioral-finance modeling. I directed research on anxiolytic and antidepressant medications’ effects on impulsivity and decision-making, and on the addictiveness and long-term neural impact of elevated fat and sugar exposure.

I combine rigorous, evidence-based neuroscience—memory formation, emotion generation, Default Mode (DMN), Central Executive (CEN) and Salience (SN) network dynamics, medication history, and significant life-event mapping—with psychodynamic insights drawn from Winnicott’s good-enough parent, Klein’s object relations, Jung’s animus and shadow, Frankl’s meaning framework, and attachment theory.

Areas of Expertise

  • High-stake performance pressures: supporting individuals and couples under intense professional and personal demands.

  • Depression, anxiety, and avoidant coping: integrating neurobiological and psychodynamic interventions.

  • ADHD and executive-control support: optimizing DMN–CEN–SN balance to improve focus, self-regulation, and impulse control.

  • Multi-generational addiction patterns: applying trauma-informed, neuroscience-based approaches to break cycles of self-medication.

My Approach

  1. Neuroscience-Informed Method

    • DMN integrates hippocampal memories, body sensations, and self-reflection into an internal narrative;

    • CEN drives goal-directed focus, planning, and impulse control;

    • SN detects key signals and shifts activity between DMN and CEN
      Reviewing medication history and mapping major life events—early caregiving disruptions, significant losses—reveals where:

    • Memories remain unintegrated in the DMN (intrusive feelings);

    • SN fails to switch to the CEN (“stuck” attention or impulsive responses);

    • CEN resources are overtaxed (difficulty stopping behaviors once started).

  2. Affect-Informed Narrative Work
    Build coherent life-timelines so past experiences are properly attributed, preventing old feelings from overwhelming present moments.

  3. Psychodynamic Integration
    Uncover and integrate early internal objects, archetypes, and shadow elements to free authentic agency.

  4. Targeted Skill-Building
    Deliver brief, practical exercises—daily reflections, executive-function drills, relational experiments—that reshape neural pathways and foster resilient, self-regulated living.

I guide high-achieving professionals and couples toward sustained well-being by basing all my work on peer-reviewed neuroscience and classical psychodynamic theory.

Qualifications

  • BA Natural Sciences (Psychology), Cambridge University;

  • MA Natural Sciences (Psychology), Cambridge University;

  • Lead investigator in decision-making and addiction neuroscience;

  • 10+ years delivering neuroscience based workshops at banks, consultancies and law-firms in the City.

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