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Psk. Lara BALKANER SÜNGER

Psy. Lara BALKANER SUNGER

Clinical Psychologist

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University

Child Development Associate Degree Program, Istanbul University, Republic of Turkey (Distance Learning)
Psychology Department, Özyeğin University (Merit Scholarship)
Expertise

Uskudar University, Clinical Psychology (Thesis-based) Master's Program
Department

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Interested Age Range

0-6
7-18
Branch

Istanbul – Kadikoy – Goztepe

Biyografi

She completed her undergraduate education at Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology. She completed her Master’s in Clinical Psychology with a high honor degree with her thesis on “Examination of the Relationship Between Exam Anxiety of Eighth Grade Students and Their Mothers’ Failure and High Standards Schemes” and earned the title of Specialist Clinical Psychologist.

During her undergraduate education, she did her internship at Madalyon Psychiatry Center, French Lape Hospital, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, World Counseling Center and Co-Mind Psychology institutions. During his master’s education, she completed her internship at the addiction unit of NP Istanbul Brain Hospital.

She worked as a school psychologist/psychological counselor at Etiler Helen Doron Kindergarten. While she was working at school, she conducted studies on parent seminars, teacher training and coping with children in difficult situations. T.R. She conducted individual psychotherapy sessions with university students at Üsküdar University Psychological Counseling Unit. In the same period, she conducted psychotherapy sessions with children and their families online.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Experiential Play Therapy, Interpersonal Relations Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy in her work. She is an active member of the Turkish Psychological Association (TPD). She has been continuing her career as a Clinical Psychologist at Madalyon Psychiatry Center since July 2021.

Education

  • High School: TED Istanbul College
  • University: Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology (25% Success Scholarship)
  • MSc: T.C. Üsküdar University, MSc in Clinical Psychology (with Thesis)
  • 2. University: T.C Istanbul University, Child Development Associate Degree Program (Open Education)

Attended Trainings

  • 2022 April- EMDR Level 1 Training, Emre Konuk & Asena Yurtsever
  • 2022 April- Toilet Training and Therapeutic Interventions for Toilet Problems, Amos Training and Consultancy
  • 2021 – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Education 2nd module, Prof.Dr.Mucahit Öztürk
  • 2020 November – By the Power of the Game, Amos Education and Consulting
  • 2020 November-2020 February – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Training, Prof. Dr. Hakan Turkcapar
  • 2020 August – Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies Training, Sezgi Psychological Counseling
  • 2020 June – Psychological First Aid, Johns Hopkins University (Online)
  • May 2020 – Moxo Attention Performance Test Practitioner Training, Moxo Turkey
  • May 2020 – Frequently Asked Questions in Play Therapy Workshop, Psk. İrem Polat
  • March 2020 – Online Use of Experiential Play Therapy, Nilüfer Devecigil
  • 2020 – Family and Couple Therapies, Üsküdar University, Inst. See. Yasemin Ozan Savkay
  • 2020 – Group Psychotherapies and Psychodrama Education, Üsküdar University, Prof. Dr. Nevzat TARHAN
  • 2020 – Interpersonal Relations Psychotherapy, Üsküdar University, Prof. Dr. Gokben Fast Counting
  • 2019 September – Experiential Play Therapy/1st Level, Nilüfer Devecigil
  • 2019 September – Training to Become a School Psychologist, Bahar Çakır
  • 2019 August – Child Psychometric Tests Training (AGTE, Frankfurter Attention Test, D2 Attention Test, Burdon Attention Test, Bier Sentence Completion, Gesell Intelligence Test, Louisa Duss Story Completion Test, Peabody Receptive Language Test, Metropolitan School Readiness Test, Exam Anxiety Scale, Frostig Visual Perception and Attention Test, Coppit Draw a Human Test, Porteus Maze, Benton Visual Perception and Comprehension Test, CAT, School Readiness Test), Psk. Yasemin Ozan, AİLEMER (Üsküdar University Family Practice and Research Center)
  • July 2019 – Family Counseling Training – Ministry of National Education (MEB)
  • May 2019 –Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV) Training, Turkish Psychological Association (TPD) Istanbul
  • 2019 April – MMPI Test Training, Turkish Psychological Association (TPD) Istanbul
  • 2019 March – SCID-5 Implementation Training, Longitude Psychiatry
  • March 2019 – Adult Initial Interview and Clinical Assessment Training (SCL-90, Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Inventory, STAI, Penn State Anxiety Inventory, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Inventory, Adult Separation Anxiety Inventory, Standardized Mini-Mental Test, PBQS) , Yale Brown Obsession Scale, Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Question List), Co-Mind Psychology
  • 2019 March – Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy Training, Dr.Nevin Dölek
  • January 2019 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training with Children, Prof.Dr.Serap Özer

Congresses and Seminars Attended

  • May 2021 – Webinar on Adolescence, Dr. Christa Santangelo
  • 2021 April – Whole Brain Child Education, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel
  • 2020 December – Relationships After Baby Webinar, Psychology Istanbul
  • 2020 December – Actress Parenting Webinar, Lawrence Cohen
  • 2020 December – Raising a Child in Porn Culture Webinar, Dr. Gail Dines
  • 2020 October – Psychology Talks- ‘Child Sexual Abuse’ Webinar – Online
  • May 2020 – Play Therapies Symposium, Play Therapies Institute
  • May 2020 – Pandemic Days Relationship Webinar, Psychology Istanbul
  • 2020 April – Being Play Therapy in the 21st Century Webinar, Nilüfer Devecigil
  • 2020 March – Trauma Psychology Congress, Üsküdar University
  • 2019 April – Özyeğin University 3rd Psychology Days – Istanbul
  • 2018 October – Psychology Talks- Psychotherapy Seminar – Istanbul
  • 2018 April – 1st Cigdem Kagitcibasi Research Festival, Poster Presentation – Istanbul
  • 2018 March – Özyeğin University II. Psychology Days, “Relationships in Their Essence” – Istanbul
  • 2017 November – II. Social Psychology Congress – Cyprus
  • 2017 June – “Being a Clinical Psychologist” Seminar – Korto Psychology – Istanbul
  • May 2017 – Özyeğin University First Psychology Day – Istanbul
  • 2016 September – TPD 19th National Psychology Congress – İzmir

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