Education and Expertise

• 2019-2021 Clinical Psychology Master's Degree, Üsküdar University, Istanbul
  • Internship: Balıklı Rum Hospital Addiction Service, supervised by Assoc. Prof. M. Özkan Pektaş
  • Clinical Application and Skills Training Internship, NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital, 2020
• 2014-2018 Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Üsküdar University, Istanbul
• 2017-2018 High Honor Certificate, Zagazig University, Cairo, Egypt (Global Volunteer and Global Talent Program)

Experience

• Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Algı Special Education and Rehabilitation Center, Şişli, Istanbul
• ABA Therapist, Applied Behavior Analysis (Certificate No: 2021/0045), supervised by Nicky Nükte Altıkulaç
  • Specialization: Behavioral Methods for Children with Autism
  • Theory of Mind Practice at Algı ABA Therapy and Child Development Center
• School Psychologist, Açı College, Başakşehir, Istanbul (August 2018 – January 2019)
• Neuropsychologist, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Çapa, Istanbul (September 2017 – August 2018)

Tests Administered

• MOXO d-CPT Attention Test (MOXO Turkey)
• WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children)
• Denver II Developmental Screening Test
• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
• Neuropsychological Tests and Applications (Supervised by Prof. Dr. Öget ÖKTEM TANÖR, Istanbul Medical Faculty)
• Developmental and Behavioral Tests: AGTE, Metropolitan Readiness Test, Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Perception Test, Gesell Developmental Figures Test, Benton Visual Retention Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Sentence Completion Test, Drawing Tests, and Mood Scales

Certifications and Trainings

• Play Therapy: Experiential Play Therapist (DOT1/DOT2), Supervision Training at Psychology Istanbul, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
• EMDR Therapy: Level 1 Practitioner (Supervised by Expert Psychologist Emre Konuk, DBE, Istanbul)
• Short-Term Solution-Focused Therapy: Practitioner Certificate (Dr. Nevin Dölek, 2020)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): 300-Hour Theoretical Program by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zihni Sungur, 2020
• Schema Therapy: International Training (56 Hours) by Dr. Alp Karaosmanoğlu (Model & Techniques, Applications for Borderline and Narcissistic Personality Disorders)
• Family Counseling Certification: MEB Approved, Üsküdar University & Sabahattin Zaim University
• Mindfulness Training: Zümre Atalay, 2nd Mindfulness Symposium

Conferences and Workshops

• Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Neuroscience Congress (2017)
• Üsküdar University 5th International Evolution Congress (2017)
• 2nd Awareness (Mindfulness) Symposium (2017)
• Koç University Psychology Day (2017)
• 22nd National Social Psychiatry Congress (2016)
• 1st Eurasian Positive Psychology Congress (2016)
• G20 World Brain Mapping & Therapeutic Scientific Summit (2015)
• 1st Psychology Day at Istanbul Science University (2015)
• 18th National Psychology Congress, Uludağ University (2014)
• Psychotherapy Symposium at Istanbul Bilgi University (2014)

Languages

• English: Upper Intermediate (B1-B2)
• Spanish: Beginner
• Arabic: Beginner (A1-A2)

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Psychological Association (TPD)
• RUSİHAK
• Tohum Autism Foundation, LÖSEV, UNICEF, Greenpeace
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Psychology Istanbul Center for Counseling, Training, and Research
• DBE (Behavioral Sciences Institute)

Research Projects and Activities

Mayıs 2016 – Mayıs 2017, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, İstanbul

Alzheimer Hastalığı ve Bilişsel Süreçleri (Sunduğum Proje)

Parkinsonda Psikoz ve Tedavisi (Grup Çalışma Atölyesi)

Mart 2017 – Mart 2017, Koç Üniversitesi, İstanbul

Cinsel Farkındalık Projesi

Danışman: Seksolog Rayka Kumru

Proje Başlığı: “İnsan Cinselliği”

Kasım 2016 – (Halen) (n) Beyin Projesi Danışman: Sinan Canan

Kasım 2016 – Haziran 2017, Üsküdar Üniversitesi, İstanbul

PAMER Makale Yazısı (Psikoloji Öğrencileri Çalışma Grubu)

Danışman: Yrd. Doç. Merve Kavakçı

Proje Başlığı: “Türkiye’deki Fast Food Kültürünün Postkolonyal Etkileri” 

Şubat 2013 – Haziran2013, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, İstanbul

Deneysel Psikoloji Projesi

Danışman: Yrd. Doç. Ryan Wise 

Proje Başlığı: “Effects of analytic thinking on religion beliefs”

Temmuz 2017 ¬– Ağustos 2017, Zagazig University, El Sharkia Zagazig, MISIR

Enlighten – Teaching Turkish and English Opportunity in EGYPT #4 (AIESEC)

CancerVive – Cancer Care Opportunity in Egypt (Alexandria)

Good Health (AIESEC)