Certified Masterson Therapists

Certified Masterson Therapists

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Beyza Güner Budak

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Completed a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at İstinye University. Author of the chapter “Schizoid Personality Disorder,” published in the book “Resea...

Completed a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at İstinye University. Author of the chapter “Schizoid Personality Disorder,” published in the book “Research and Evaluations in the Field of Clinical Psychology” (March 2024). Completed undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Altınbaş University with a senior project on “The Effects of COVID-19 and Social Isolation on Children’s Social Development.” Has completed the theoretical training and supervision process in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach offered by the Masterson Institute Turkey. Continues clinical work within the framework of the Masterson Approach.

Çisen Belendir

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Hasan Turgut Erdoğan

Clinical Psychologist

BEŞİKTAŞ / ISTANBUL

Completed undergraduate studies in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ondokuz Mayıs University (2004) and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Ü...

Completed undergraduate studies in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ondokuz Mayıs University (2004) and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University (2015). Completed theoretical training and supervision at the Masterson Institute (2019). Works as a psychotherapist with the Masterson Approach in the psychotherapy of personality disorders. Also continues wide-ranging scholarly work in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, analytical psychology, positive psychotherapy, medical hypnosis, humanistic psychology, and existential psychotherapy.

Beril Güneytepe

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

İsmail Otçu

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Özyeğin University, Clinical Psychologist İsmail Otçu completed the master’s program in Clinical Ps...

After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Özyeğin University, Clinical Psychologist İsmail Otçu completed the master’s program in Clinical Psychology at Gedik University with a thesis titled “An Examination of the Relationship Between Emotional Dependency and Attachment Styles in Young Adults.”

Adolescents and young adults are the focus of İsmail Otçu’s work as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Has built a professional foundation through advanced psychotherapy training that meets national and international standards. Has completed the theoretical training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach offered by the Masterson Institute Turkey and is continuing the supervision process. Continues clinical work within the framework of the Masterson Approach. 

Filiz Dere

MD (Specialist)

BAKIRKÖY / ISTANBUL

Completed medical education at the Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine between 2003 and 2009. Completed psychiatry residency training at Bakırk...

Completed medical education at the Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine between 2003 and 2009. Completed psychiatry residency training at Bakırköy Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases from 2009 to 2015. Fulfilled compulsory public service at Malkara State Hospital.

Served a second specialist posting in Kocaeli, taking part in projects such as improving community mental health, suicide and crisis intervention, developing mental health services in primary care, and mental health training for family physicians, and also serving as the administrative physician of the Community Mental Health Center. Has been working at Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital since 2021.

Sena Duruk

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Elvan Karadağ Uzun

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Gülçin Yılmaz

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Gülçin Yılmaz graduated from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Boğaziçi University in 2012 and then completed...

Clinical Psychologist Gülçin Yılmaz graduated from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Boğaziçi University in 2012 and then completed the master’s program in Psychology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Conducted master’s thesis research as part of NESDA, on the effect of diabetes on the course of depression, and, during undergraduate studies, worked as a research assistant at the University of Kent on a study of body image and peer relationships. Has done clinical work on migration, identity, and trauma in Turkey and the Netherlands, and gained experience at i-psy Amsterdam providing psychotherapy in English and Turkish to clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Has completed the theoretical training and supervision in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders: The Masterson Approach, approved by the Masterson Institute Turkey. Worked for many years as a clinical psychologist at Boğaziçi University and Koç University, providing psychotherapy services, crisis intervention, and preventive mental health programs for university students. Completed the Masterson Approach Couples Therapy Training in 2024, continues therapeutic work with couples, and also provides therapy in English.

Sezil Tombul

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

İpek Kerestecioğlu

Clinical Psychologist

BEŞİKTAŞ / ISTANBUL

Melisa Yılmaz Erdoğan

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Aslı Gökçe Korkut

Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Gizem Uğurlu

Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Seren Çakırkaya

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Seren Çakırkaya works clinically with adolescent and adult clients and, in psychotherapy practice, draws on psychoanalytic theoretical...

Clinical Psychologist Seren Çakırkaya works clinically with adolescent and adult clients and, in psychotherapy practice, draws on psychoanalytic theoretical frameworks, the Masterson Approach in particular, with a special focus on personality organization and the processes of the therapeutic relationship.

Mehmet Can Kurtaran

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Özlem Serpen

Psychologist

BAŞAKŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Sümeyye Sürenoğlu

Psychologist (MSc)

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Betül Dursun

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Sena Soysal

Clinical Psychologist – Couples and Family Therapist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Sena Soysal, who practices on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, graduated with high honors from the undergraduate program in Psychologica...

Clinical Psychologist Sena Soysal, who practices on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, graduated with high honors from the undergraduate program in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Yeditepe University and went on to complete a specialization through a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.
During undergraduate studies, worked actively as a psychological counselor at various counseling centers, schools, and hospitals. Volunteer projects provided continuous contact with children, adolescents, and adults, and the opportunity to work with every age group.
*         Served as training coordinator at the Masterson Institute Turkey, gaining a range of insights through various projects.
*         Worked as a psychotherapist at various psychotherapy centers in Ataşehir and specialized in personality disorders, couples and family therapy, and sex therapy.
*         Contributing writer for Psikeart and Psikesinema, prestigious Turkish psychology magazines.
*         Since 2016, has been actively working with adolescents and adults as a clinical psychologist at Mutlu Beslenme ve Danışmanlık Merkezi (a nutrition and counseling center).

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