Clinical Psychologist Gizem Yılmaz was born in Ankara in 1996 and is originally from Antalya. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Ufuk University. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she attended various training programs, seminars, and conferences to support her professional development in psychology. During this period, she gained clinical observation and practical experience as a Psychology Intern at Özel Ankara Güven Hospital.
She completed her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University. During her postgraduate studies, she worked as a Clinical Psychology Intern at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, where she gained experience observing clinical assessment, interviewing, and patient follow-up processes, as well as clinical practice. As part of her master’s program, she completed a research project entitled “The Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Selective Attention Performance.”
With approximately seven years of professional experience, Gizem Yılmaz works with children, adolescents, and adults through individual sessions and also works with families. As part of her professional experience, she worked as a psychologist at a special education and rehabilitation center, where she had the opportunity to work with children and their families, observe the psychological processes of children with diverse developmental profiles, and collaborate with families. She has also worked as a psychologist at a psychological counseling center and in the field of healthy living.
In her clinical practice, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), while incorporating different therapeutic approaches according to each client’s needs. She has received training in Family Counseling, Play Therapy, Schema Therapy, Sexual Therapy, and Addiction Counseling.
With a particular focus on working with children and adolescents, she has also received training in Play Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, and Anger Management. In the field of psychological assessment, she has completed training and practitioner courses in various cognitive, attention, and psychological assessment tools, including the WISC-R and Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales, as well as the MOXO Continuous Performance Test.
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