Psy. Gaye Görmek

She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2012. She undertook internships at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Mental Health and Neurological Diseases (Inpatient Acute Psychiatry Unit for Adolescents and Young Adults), the Esnaf Hospital Clinics of Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and preschool education institutions.

While working in preschool settings, she monitored children’s development and provided family counseling in relation to issues specific to this developmental period. From 2014 to 2022, she worked at the Foundation for Children in Need of Protection (Koruncuk), in collaboration with the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, as an institutional psychologist supporting children and adolescents aged 0–18 under state protection, their biological families, and institutional caregivers. She subsequently worked with girls aged 13–18 whose educational futures were at risk at the foundation’s student residences affiliated with the Ministry of National Education. She also volunteered in group psychotherapy activities within a psychosocial support project for Syrian children and in programs run by the Tarlabaşı Community Center.

She graduated in 2025 from the Clinical Psychology master’s program at Istanbul Nişantaşı University, having completed her thesis titled “The Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support in the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Well-Being in Adults.” Her clinical work focuses primarily on developmental processes and trauma. In her sessions, she mainly draws on Experiential Play Therapy (DOT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She continues to develop professionally by keeping up with conferences and congresses in her field.

She is a member of the Turkish Psychological Association and the EMDR-TR Association.

Training and Certifications

ACT Basic-Level Training (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), ACT Türkiye, 2026–present.

Assessment of the Child’s Psychological Functioning Using the Rorschach and CAT Tests, Assoc. Prof. Neslihan Zabcı, 2026–present.

WISC-IV (practical application stage), Turkish Psychological Association, 2026.

A to Z Resources and Stabilization in EMDR, Ahmet Cemil Ölçer & Nalan Saban, 2024.

Seminars in Psychoanalytic Psychopathology and Introduction to Projective Tests, Turkish Society of Rorschach and Projective Tests, 2023–2024.

• MMPI, Turkish Psychological Association, 2024.
• EMDR and the Healing Story Training, Fide Danışmanlık – Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar, 2023.
• Experiential Play Therapy Training, Levels 1 and 2, Dr. Byron Norton & Nilüfer Devecigil, 2023.
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Training for Children and Adolescents, Dr. Psych. Bade Vardarlı, 2023.
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Training, Dr. Nevin Dölek, 2023.
• EMDR Level 1 Training with Children and Adolescents, Fide Danışmanlık – Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar, 2020.
• EMDR Therapy Training, Level 1, DBE – Emre Konuk & Asena Yurtsever, 2018.
• Play Therapy Training (Observer Participation), Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif Akdağ Göçek, 2016.
• SOBECE for Professionals (Social Skills Training Program for Children and Adolescents), Aygun Tuçe Ataş & İlknur Efeçınar, 2016.
• Clinical Interviewing and Crisis Assessment with Children, Adolescents, and Families, Dr. Başak Demiriz, 2015.
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Training, PETAD – Dr. Mert Akcanbaş, 2012.
• Family Counseling Certificate: Theoretical Training, Practice & Supervision (450 hours), PETAD, 2012.