Aija de Starceva-Apele

Aija de Starceva-Apele

Psychoanalyst
M.Psych.(Clin), M.A.Psych. (Soc., Ed.), M.Soc. (PubAdm)

Areas of work

Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalytical psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy
Supervision

Working languages

Latvian, Russian, English

Contact information

+371 28620444
aija.apele@gmail.com
A.Čaka 28a-600, Riga

Education

2012-2018	Training in psychoanalysis, Estonian-Latvian Psychoanalytical Society, qualification-psychoanalyst
2010-2012	Training in psychoanalysis, Hann Grohen-Prakken East European Psychoanalytical institute
2005-2010	Training in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, Riga Stradins University
2015- Present	PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Latvia
Master’s degrees	Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology (University of Latvia), Master’s Degree in Psychology of Excellence (Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany), Master’s Degree in Public Administration (University of Latvia)
Additional professional education	Crisis intervention, crisis centre “Skalbes”

Work experience

2005 – Present	Private practice
Before	Psychological counselling, group psychotherapy and other group work (support groups, educational groups) in different social institutions; lecturer and supervisor

Publications in psychology

de Starceva-Apele, A., & Rascevska, M. (2022). Reliability and factorial validity of long and brief versions of the inventory of personality organization in a Latvian sample. Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome, 25(2), 159-172. https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.606

Apele A., Bite I. The relationship between emotional and behavioral problems, employability, and status of employment, Baltic Journal of Psychology, 2016 https://dspace.lu.lv/dspace/bitstream/handle/7/37237/Baltics_Psychology_Journal_2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Personal touch

I like two quotes. One – from this century, the other from the beginnings of psychoanalysis. First – “Psychoanalysis make people understand, who they are, and how they function in this world” (Vittorio Gallese, neuroscientist). The second – “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate” (Carl Gustav Jung, Freud’s disciple, later the opponent).