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Clinical Psychologist Havva Kahraman

Bachelor’s : Montclair State University, NJ, USA – Psychology
Uzmanlık : Üsküdar University – Clinical Psychology
Doctorate : Ibn Haldun University, Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate (ongoing)
Working Areas : Individual Adult and Couples Therapy
Modalities & Techniques : CBT

After completing her undergraduate education, she conducted individual clinical sessions at the Çorum Municipality Family Education Center between 2015 and 2020, and organized workshops and trainings for public institutions. Afterwards, she provided psychosocial support to students within the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports and took part in educational workshops. She also offered individual counseling and family sessions in the field of addiction at the Green Crescent Counseling Center and participated in external institutional assignments.

Among the projects carried out at Çorum Municipality, she took part in the Empathy Workshop, which focused on middle school, high school, and university students, as well as individuals with disabilities, elderly people, and refugee groups. The high school-level program of this workshop was awarded by the Ministry of National Education. As part of the municipality’s initiatives, she also facilitated philosophy and life-focused group sessions with university students, took part in the “Barrier-Free Fairy Tale Heroes Theater” project, and delivered public seminars on mood disorders, anxiety, psychotic disorders, exam anxiety, and post-exam adjustment processes. She organized educational sessions for students and parents in schools and student dormitories, and within municipal projects, she provided seminars to high school and university students on propaganda and the safe use of social media.

Following the February 6, 2023 earthquake, she volunteered for the Disaster Psychosocial Support Platform (APDEP), providing online psychosocial support, conducting mental health screenings in the field in Kahramanmaraş, and supporting field workers in the disaster zone. She also has an advanced level of proficiency in English.

Psychotherapy Trainings and Workshops

  • Cognitive Behavioral Sex Therapy - Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies Association (BPDP)
  • Schema Therapy Participation Certificate / International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST) approved
  • MMPI Training