Current Students

Clinical Psychology

Elifnaz Ünsal

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Eating disorders, transdiagnostic risk factors, executive functions

BA in Bilkent University

Email: eunsal20@ku.edu.tr

Canan Sütemen

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: *Suicide *Trauma *Cultural Influences on Mental Health

BA in Middle East Technical University

Email: csutemen20@ku.edu.tr

Fatma Nihan Çaldır

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Psychological trauma, emotion regulation, problem solving therapy, interpersonal conflicts, pathological leadership behaviors

BA in Koç University

Email: fcaldir13@ku.edu.tr

Elvan Şeker

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Psychological trauma, resilience, PTSD, social anxiety disorder, anxiety and mood disorders

BA in Bahçeşehir University

Email: eseker20@ku.edu.tr

Gamze Sevin

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: post-traumatic growth, close and family relationships, embitterment, migration, cultural dimensions of psychopathology

BA in Boğaziçi University

Email: gsevin20@ku.edu.tr

Dilek Demiray

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: - cognitive behavioral therapies - systemic therapies - mental health in emerging adulthood - mental health literacy - workplace mental health - designing wellbeing interventions and measuring their effectiveness

BA in Koç University

Email: ddemiray14@ku.edu.tr

Elif Eyisoylu

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Anxiety disorders, Suicide ideation, Bereavement by suicide, Romantic relationship's relation to well-being during emerging adulthood

BA in Istanbul Bilgi University

Email: eeyisoylu20@ku.edu.tr

Ece Çağlak

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Effect of social media on mental health, Prevention and intervention programs for excessive use of social media in adolescence, Intergenerational transmission of trauma, Cultural trauma

BA in Sabancı University

Email: ecaglak20@ku.edu.tr

Talya Öztürk

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Psychological trauma, transgenerational trauma, post-traumatic stress and growth, schema therapy

BA in Yeditepe University

Email: tozturk20@ku.edu.tr

Y. Alp Kemaloğlu

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: LGBTQ+ mental health & minority stress; mental health disparities; community-level research & interventions.

BA in İstanbul University

Email: ykemaloglu20@ku.edu.tr

Yaren Gülşen

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: • Psychological trauma • Post-traumatic growth • Social anxiety • Suicide • Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy to a psychotherapy context which is carried through sign language.

BA in Bahçeşehir University

Email: ygulsen20@ku.edu.tr

Selen Demircioğlu

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: - Trauma - Anxiety disorders - Mindfullness - Intervention & Prevention designs - Mood disorders and CBT

BA in İstanbul Bilgi University

Email: sdemircioglu20@ku.edu.tr

Melisa Varol

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family Relationship Dynamics, Interpersonal Trauma, and Risk and Protective Factors on Psychopathologies.

BA in Koç University

Email: mvarol15@ku.edu.tr

Murat Öztürk

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: - Substance abuse - Interpersonal effects of psychotic disorders - Romantic relationships - Sexual dysfunctions and their treatments

BA in Middle East Technical University

Email: muratozturk20@ku.edu.tr

Laçin Kantarcı

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Depression and anxiety, intervention, positive psychology, psychology of personality

BA in Özyeğin University

Email: lkantarci20@ku.edu.tr

Amal Abdulcebbar

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: • Key risk and protective factors (ex. resilience and emotion regulation capabilities) associated with the development of mental disorders (ex. anxiety, depression, OCD & PTSD) • Trauma • Cultural differences and its influence on our understanding, expression and treatment of mental disorders

BA in Heriot-Watt University

Email: aabdulcebbar20@ku.edu.tr

Sümeyra Saatci Yurtsever

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Suicide and underlying mechanisms Interpersonal trauma and early maladaptive schemas

BA in Middle East Technical University

Email: ssaatci16@ku.edu.tr

Can Anarat

MA in Clinical Psychology

Research Interest: Developing transdiagnostic Mental Health Applications and internet-based interventions to promote mental well-being and resilience. Building predictive, diagnostic, and treatment algorithms using clinical assessments in conjunction with neuroimaging data.

BA in Boğaziçi University

Email: canarat20@ku.edu.tr