Gül Naz Akkuş

Expert Clinical Psychologist

Gül Naz Akkuş completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Bahçeşehir University and completed her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS) in Warsaw. She received the title of “Expert Clinical Psychologist” with her master's thesis “The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Depression In The Perception Of Life Satisfaction”.

She participated in various programs and conferences throughout her undergraduate life. In 2015, she was trained and applied psychomotor tests in a hospital in Lublin and worked with individuals with post-accident trauma. In 2016, she worked in the I Know My Child Project conducted by Sarıyer Municipality; she took part in the program to raise awareness of students and their families by conducting psychological tests for children aged 5-12 and their families. In the same year, she completed her undergraduate education and worked as a psychologist on an online platform. In 2017, she worked as a research assistant at Humanayz in London. She completed her internship at Bakırköy Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital and applied rTMS treatment to adults in the inpatient ward. She received psychological trainings at Grupa Synapsis psychologist office in Warsaw for 4 months. She organized hippotherapy sessions for children with autism at Centrum Rehabilitacji Edukacji i Opieki TPD 'Helenow' center.

In Warsaw, she provided individual and group psychological support to employees in a private company in order to increase employee motivation and employee loyalty. After returning to Turkey, she continued to work with children, adolescents and adults in a private clinic. She received “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” training from Prof. Dr. M. Hakan Türkçapar, accredited by the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (EABCT). She completed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level I and Level II trainings from the Institute of Behavioral Sciences. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and EMDR, which are the most up-to-date and effective therapy orientations. She has been actively seeing clients since 2016.

Certificates and Other Training

Family Counseling Training

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training - Association of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies

Projective Tests in the Evaluation of Children

Experiential Play Therapy - Nilüfer Devecigil

Training Program for Specialists Working with Attention and Learning Problems - Açelya Şahin Fırat

Training & Test Practitioner Certificate - International Psychological Association

EMDR frequently used protocols (grief protocol, impulse control protocol, short-term performance improvement protocol, somatic disorders protocol) - HAL&DEM Psychology, Hayal DEMİRCİ & Ahmet Cemil ÖLÇER

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR I) - Institute of Behavioral Sciences

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR II) - Institute of Behavioral Sciences

Moxo Attention Performance Test - Moxo Turkey

Rorschach & TAT Training - Rorschach and Projective Tests Association - Neslihan Zabcı

todiCOGNIT Learning Disabilities (Dyslexia) Cognitive Intervention Applications

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WIC-IV) Education - Turkish Psychological Association