Clinical Psychologist Fatma Esma TÜZGEN

She completed Boğaziçi University Psychology Department as a TÜBİTAK Domestic Undergraduate Scholar. She did her clinical internship at Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Gündüz Hospital. After graduation, she worked as a research assistant in the laboratory at the University of Delaware within the scope of the "Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Suicidal Ideation" project. Afterwards, she studied Developmental Psychopathology at the New School University and completed her master's degree in Psychology. She completed her second master's degree in the Clinical Psychology program of Ibn Haldun University. She successfully completed over 600 hours of clinical internship within the scope of the program and wrote her master's thesis on the subject of psychological resilience in Syrian refugee adolescents.

Currently, she continues the Ibn Haldun University Clinical Psychology PhD program as a TÜBİTAK Domestic PhD Scholar. She has completed over 1200 hours of internship obligations within the scope of her doctorate and is in the thesis phase. Her academic interests include resilience, parenting, culture and attachment.

She works clinically with children, young people and their families. The main method she uses in individual therapy is Cognitive Behavioral therapy, but she also benefits from different therapy approaches. She continues to meet with children mainly through Child Centered Play Therapy. She uses the Structural Family therapy approach in family interviews. She works also as a parent consultant.

WORKING AREAS:

• Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
• Family Therapy
• Parental Counseling
  
  

EDUCATION:

· Undergraduate 2007-2012: Psychology

Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye

· Master's Degree 2014-2016: Psychology

New School for Social Research, New York, USA

· Master's Degree 2017-2020: Clinical Psychology

Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, Türkiye

· PhD 2020-2024: Clinical Psychology

Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, Türkiye

 

PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAININGS

· Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Basic Training (Module 1)

Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar, 2017-2018.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training for Children and Adolescents

Assoc. Dr. Vahdet Görmez, 2021.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills Training - BDPD, 2021
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Advanced Theoretical Training (Module 2) - BDPD (Ongoing), 2022-2023.
• Structured Interview Training for Mental Disorders (SCID IV) - BDPD, 2020
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approaches Workshop for undiagnosed clients - Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Dönmez, 2022
• Intolerance of Uncertainty Workshop,

Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Dönmez, 2022

• Perfectionism Workshop,

Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Dönmez, 2022

· Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• ACT Theoretical Training
  Hasan Turan Karatepe, Ibn Haldun University, 2022

· Play Therapy

• Child-Centered Play Therapy

Dee Ray PhD, Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas, 2021

• Experiential Play Therapy Level 1, Nilüfer Devecigil, Psychology Istanbul, 2022

· Traditionally Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy

• TIIP Theoretical Education, Dr. Lecturer Hooman Keshavarzi, Ibn Haldun University, 2020

· Narative Therapy

• Narative Therapy Training, Dr. Lecturer, Assoc. Dr. Mehmet Dinç, Ibn Haldun University, 2017

· Positive Psychotherapy

• Clinical Positive Psychotherapy, Dr. Faculty Member Senem Eren, Ibn Haldun University, 2018

· Psychopathology Trainings

• Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Education, 2018, Prof. Dr. Mucahit Ozturk
• Advanced Psychopathology, 2020, Prof. Dr. Medaim Yanık
• Dissociative Identity Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment, Prof. Dr. Medaim Yanık
  
  

Names of Supervisors:

• Assoc. Dr. Vahdet Görmez (Child-Adolescent CBT)
• Assoc. Dr. Hasan Turan Karatepe (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
• Dr. Clinical Psycgologist Taha Burak Toprak (Adult CBT)
• Prof. Dr. Medaim Yanık (Differential Diagnosis & Dissociative Identity Disorder)
• Expert Clinical Psychologist Hülya Evecek (BDT)
• Psychologist Belkis Ertürk (Solution Focused Psychotherapy and Play Therapy)