Merve Kabadayı

Expert Therapist

About the therapist

She completed her undergraduate education with honors as a fully funded scholarship recipient in the Psychology Department of Yeditepe University. During her undergraduate studies, she served as a board member in university clubs and volunteered for various non-governmental organizations. Since 2020, she has been working professionally at Nirengi Association, which operates in areas such as child neglect and abuse, disaster and emergency situations, direct support for at-risk groups, and psychosocial support. She completed her master's degree in the Clinical Psychology Master's Program, specializing in adult therapy, at Işık University. She received theoretical education and supervision in the cognitive-behavioral therapy approach and graduated with a project titled "Trauma and Somatization". Currently, she is continuing her education in Personality Theories, Personality Disorders, and Dynamic Psychotherapy, as conveyed by Dr. Görkem Gökçelioğlu. She conducts individual psychotherapy sessions in the cognitive-behavioral therapy approach with adults aged 20 and above

Education

2023 - Klinik Psikoloji Işık Üniversitesi

2018 - Psikoloji Yeditepe Üniversitesi

Certificates

2023 - Işık Üniversitesi Klinik Psikoloji Yüksek Lisans Programı - Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi

2022 - Psikoloji İstanbul Danışmanlık Eğitim ve Araştırma Merkezi - Uzmanlara Özel Yetişkinlerde Travma ile Çalışma (Afet Sonrası Psikolojik Destek)

2021 - Nirengi Derneği - Çocuk Yaşta Erken ve Zorla Evlilikler (ÇYEZE) Kapasite Geliştirme Eğitimleri

2021 - Psikoterapi Enstitüsü/ Uzm. Dr. Tahir Özakkaş - Bütüncül Psikoterapi Konferansı

2020 - Nirengi Derneği - Afet ve Acil Durumlarda Ruh Sağlığı ve Psikososyal Destek Standartları (IASC-MHPSS) Eğitimi

2020 - Nirengi Derneği - Psikolojik İlk Yardım Eğitimi

Specialties