Clinical Psychologist Dr. Taha Burak Toprak

Bachelor’s	:	Istanbul University, Psychology and Sociology
Master’s	:	Istanbul University, Sociology MA. Okan University, Clinical Psychology MSc.
Doctorate	:	Hasan Kalyoncu University, Clinical Psychology
Working Areas	:	Adolescents, Adults and Couples-Family
Modalities & Techniques	:	CBT

Dr Taha completed his first Master's degree in Sociology at Istanbul University as a Tübitak Domestic Scholar, and his second Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Okan University. In 2022, he received his doctorate degree from Hasan Kalyoncu University, Department of Clinical Psychology. He continues to serve as the president of the Psychology and Psychotherapy Research Association, which he founded with his colleagues in the same year.

Between 2010 and 2019, he worked as a clinical psychologist & psychotherapist in the Psychology Unit of Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases. Between 2018 and 2023, he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the Psychology departments of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Sabahattin Zaim University and Ibn Haldun University.

He received cognitive behavioral psychotherapy training and was certified as a "Cognitive Therapist" by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT). Additionally, he is a member of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), American Psychological Association, Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies Association (BDPD) and Turkish Psychologists Association.

In addition to the fields of OCD, Trauma, Family and Couple Therapies, he continues his studies on the philosophical foundations of psychology and psychotherapy, and the relationship between the theoretical and practical sources of the Islamic tradition of thought with modern psychology and psychotherapy. He is fluent in English.

He has published 8 papers in international journals and 4 articles in national journals. He currently works as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Ibn Haldun University, where he also serves as the Head of the Department of Psychology and the Head of the Clinical Psychology  Program.

Psychotherapy Trainings:

• Psychoanalysis Training
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training
• Existential Therapy Training
• Couple and Family Therapy Training
• Group Therapy Training