About Me

Education & Affiliations

Following the completion of my bachelor’s degree in Psychology at METU, I pursued and earned a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University. Subsequently, I commenced my career as a psychotherapist/counselor in the field, becoming actively involved since 2014. I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and the Turkish Psychological Association.

Currently based in Toronto, Canada. I can only offer online sessions via Zoom for English and Turkish-speaking clients.

Experience & Areas of Expertise

In addition to maintaining a private practice, I served as a university instructor at Istanbul Maltepe University, instructing Clinical Interview Skills for bachelor’s students. Moreover, I provided consultancy services to various kindergartens over the years and organized seminars for parents. In conjunction with my work in psychotherapy with adults, I specialize in child and adolescent psychotherapy and am a certified play therapist. Following several years as a psychotherapist at Çizgi Education and Counseling Center in Istanbul, I transitioned to online work in Prague, Czech Republic, before moving to Madrid to continue my practice. I have lived and worked (both in- person & online) in Madrid, before ultimately relocating to Canada.

I hold certifications as a practitioner in the Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test, and Children’s Apperception Test, accredited by ISR-International Society of the Rorschach and Projective Methods. Additionally, I am an intermediate level-I Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.

My areas of expertise encompass adjustment difficulties, loss, separation, depression, anxiety, psychosocial challenges, externalizing problems, and intergenerational trauma.

With adult clients, I adopt a psychodynamic perspective, striving to provide a holistic body-mind approach by incorporating Somatic Experiencing Techniques as necessary.

For child clients aged 4-10, I employ Play Therapy techniques, conducting family feedback sessions at intervals of 4-6 weeks. While I exclusively work with child clients face-to-face, I offer Online Child-Focused Parent Counseling for families in need of assistance, supporting both parents and children through this modality.

For young clients aged 11 and older, I utilize art therapy techniques in addition to talk therapy.

–I believe that it is an important right for everyone to have access to therapy, regardless of their sexual orientation, ethnicity and nationality, and it is a priority for me to treat each individual with respect.–