She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Istanbul Commerce University. She completed the Clinical Psychology Master’s Program (with thesis) at Istanbul Aydın University with honors, with a thesis titled “The Moderating Role of Maternal Containment in the Relationship Between Mothers’ Mentalization Capacities and Children’s Theory of Mind Skills.”
Training & Certifications
- Psychodrama Training (Preparatory and Foundation Stages), Assistant Psychodramatist (Co-psychodramatist) – Dr. Abdülkadir Özbek Psychodrama Institute; advanced stage in progress
- Personality, Personality Disorders and Dynamic Psychotherapy Foundation Training – Prof. Dr. Doğan Şahin
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training – Istanbul School of Psychotherapy
- Experiential Play Therapy – Dr. Byron E. Norton
- Art Therapy Practices with Children and Adolescents, Module II – Arkabahçe Counseling
- “Healing Through Art” (Sanatla İyileşiyoruz) Art Therapy Training – ÇAGEV
- Adolescent Psychopathologies and Rorschach – Rorschach and Projective Tests Association
- Projective Assessment of Children’s Drawings – Rorschach and Projective Tests Association
- WISC-IV Intelligence Test Certification – Turkish Psychological Association
- Assessment with Theory of Mind Tests: Teaching Social Skills and Theory of Mind Skills – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alev Girli
- OYAB Reading and Writing Assessment Battery – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cevriye Ergül
- Dyslexia Train-the-Trainer Program – Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities Association
- Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Intervention Program
- Specific Learning Disability Testing Program
- Certified Practitioner: MOXO Attention Performance Test, CNS Vital Signs Cognitive Performance and Attention Tests, GETAP Development and Monitoring Program, Attentioner Attention Program
- Psychosocial Support in Disasters, Youth Volunteer Training (40 hours) – Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG)
During her undergraduate studies, she completed her developmental internship at Medi Children’s Academy and her clinical internship at İklim Child, Family and Educational Counseling.
As part of ÇAGEV’s “Healing Through Art” (Sanatla İyileşiyoruz) project, she led 14-week art therapy groups under supervision.
From 2019 to 2026, she worked at İklim Psychological Counseling Center, where she provided individual therapy for children and adolescents, conducted parent sessions, and carried out psychological assessments.
She works primarily from a psychodynamic perspective and also draws on play therapy, art therapy, and psychodrama techniques in her sessions.
She continues her individual supervision and personal therapy.
She is a member of the Turkish Psychological Association and the Istanbul Psychodrama Association.
