Arlinda Gashi

Born and lives in: Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo

B.A. in Psychology, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” (2014–2017)
M.Sc. in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology, “Carl von Ossietzky” University of Oldenburg, Germany (began 2019)
Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology, “Paris Lodron” University of Salzburg, Austria
Trainings:
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Neurofeedback
- Psychological assessment and therapeutic approaches
- Continuous training in Trauma Therapy at Diakonie Kosova

Acting Dean, Faculty of Psychology, AAB College
Coordinator and Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, AAB College (October 2024–present)
Clinical Psychologist, UNI Clinic (July 2024–present)
Co-founder, Mindosphere platform
Consultant for Capacity Building, GIZ Kosovo (July–December 2024)
Consultant for Mental Health, Community Development Fund – CDF (July–November 2024)
Volunteer Neurofeedback Practitioner, Clinic of Psychiatry, QKUK (January 2024–January 2025)
Returning Expert, GIZ Kosovo project for junior experts (April 2022–March 2024)
Vice Director, Psychologist, and Researcher, Empatia Clinic (November 2021–March 2024)
Consultant for School Psychologist Capacity Building, Psychology Institute (May–December 2023)
Clinical Psychology Intern, various public health institutions (2021–2022)
Project Assistant, Kosovo Expert Group NGO (2017–2019)
Researcher, Center for Psycho-social and Medical Research, Heimerer College, and University of Prishtina (2017)

Uka, F., Gashi, A., & Studenica, A. (2024). Internal cohesion psychotherapy: The nature, principles, and application. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(1), 1–8.
DOI: 10.1002/capr.12632 (shared first authorship)
Danböck, S. K., et al. (incl. Gashi, A.) (2023). Psychometric properties of the dissociative subtype of posttraumatic stress disorder scale: replication and extension in two German-speaking samples. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), 2238492.
DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2238492
Uka, F., Gashi, A., Studenica, A., Gllogu, D., & Sopjani, V. (2023). Treating major depression using internal cohesion psychotherapy: A case report. J. Clin. Basic Psychosom, 2, 1336.
Uka, F., Gashi, S., Gashi, A., et al. (2022). The effectiveness of internal cohesion psychotherapy in treating young clients with depression and anxiety disorders: The role of developmental assets in Kosovo context. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1005709.
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005709 (corresponding author)

Clinical psychology, psychopathology, and neuroscience — with a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Neurofeedback Treatment – 7th Conference on Health, Wellbeing, Education, and Children’s Rights
The Role of Avoidance on Intrusive Memories in PTSD – 6th Conference on Health, Wellbeing, Education, and Children’s Rights
Confronting Fear after Trauma – 14th European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning (Poster)
Living through Emotions – Conference of Social Sciences Faculty, Post-Pandemic Challenges
Neural Responses to Everyday Auditory Stimuli – 5th Conference on Health, Wellbeing, Education, and Children’s Rights
The Role of Communication on Interpersonal Relationships
The Effect of Labels on Children’s Self-Esteem – Evidence-Based Future
The Effect of Labels in Children’s Mental Health – European Conference of Language and Speech Therapy

Summer School: R and Machine Learning Course, Radboud University (July 2025)
Research Assistant, Clinical Stress and Emotion Lab, University of Salzburg (Jan–Feb 2023)
Researcher, Developmental Psychology Lab, University of Vienna (Feb–Mar 2021)
Participation in training programs on psychological and socio-political topics (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Artpolis, etc.)

Studio A – ATV. Watch here
Speaking on Aggression, Libero – ATV
What is Neurofeedback – Radio Dukagjini. Watch here
The Neuroscience of Habits – In Session with Delina Telaku, KlanKosova. Watch here
How Does Psychotherapy Help? – Radio Dukagjini. Watch here
Mental Health Campaign – RTK. Watch here
How to Improve Brain Performance. Watch here