I am a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist who works with couples and individuals in both Turkish and English. I obtained all my psychotherapy and psychoanalysis trainings in Britain. I am a member of UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College in Britain.

Approach: 

My role as a therapist is to help my clients better understand themselves and their unconscious emotional conflicts. In therapy we gain self-knowledge and self-awareness; for me, psychotherapy is a way to free people from destructive patterns of behaviour rooted in the past. These were formed when they were the best available response to emotionally or physically damaging situations. But in later years (usually adulthood), these early patterns of behaviour can become liabilities, restricting our psychological growth, freedom and ability to find emotionally satisfying relationships. My work involves helping people to separate their deep-rooted desires from these constraints, and in doing so, enabling them to live more creative and authentic lives. We spend so much of our time worrying about what other people think of us, and this stops us from pursuing what really matters to us. Psychotherapy can help us find a different and more satisfying way of approaching life. It’s a process that enables us to be true to ourselves and to stop trying to please others.

I work with both adults and adolescents and have a special interest in relationships and issues around sexuality. In my work with couples, I have observed that partners can accept and love each other more fully and resolve conflicts more easily when they come to understand themselves and each other better. I have extensive clinical experience which includes working with people who suffer from anxiety, depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive behaviour and schizophrenia. I also use EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) in the treatment of trauma.