Resume
Başabak is a psychologist who completed a Ph.D. program in Psychology at Üsküdar University in 2021. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Quality of Life Therapy in Substance Use Disorder: Its Effect on Relapse and Emotion Regulation." She also holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Okan University (2011) and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Mersin University (2007).
She has received training in various therapeutic approaches, including Positive Psychotherapy, Quality of Life Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Family Therapy. Additionally, she has received training in Mindfulness Therapy, Alcohol and Substance Addiction, Internet and Computer Addiction, and Problem-Solving Therapy.
She started working in the field of addiction in 2010 at the Yeniden Sağlık ve Eğitim Derneği (Reshaping Health and Education Association), founded by Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel. During this period, she was involved in the development and implementation of the Alcohol-Substance Addiction Treatment Program (SAMBA) and SAMBA Family Education Program, initially designed for prisons and later used in AMATEM (Addiction Research, Treatment, and Training Centers) and probation programs.
From 2010 to 2012, she served as a project assistant in a prison project conducted by the Ministry of Justice, which involved risk assessments for reoffending among inmates. She also worked as a project assistant in the "Improving Environment Application Criteria for Education Houses" project, a collaboration between UNICEF and the Ministry of Justice, under the supervision of Kültegin Ögel.
Since 2012, She has been working at NP İstanbul Brain Hospital, focusing on Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders, as well as Behavioral Addictions, impulsivity, and associated disorders. She continues her academic research in the field of addiction during this period.
Education
- 2017-2021 Üsküdar University - Doctoral Program in Psychology
- 2009-2011 Okan University - Master's Program in Clinical Psychology
- 2002-2007 Mersin University - Psychology Department
- 1996-2002 Aydın Adnan Menderes Anatolian High School
TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATES OBTAINED
- 2015, Schema Therapy Training, Application of Schema Therapy in Borderline & Narcissistic Personality Disorders, Psychiatrist Alp Karaosmanoğlu
- 2014, EMDR Level 1 Training, Psychologist Emre Konuk
- 2012, Rorschach Training, Prof. Dr. Kadir Özer
- 2012, Motivational Interview Training, Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel
- 2011, Mindfulness Therapy Training, Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel
- 2011, Internet and Computer Addiction Training, Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel
- 2011, Gestalt Therapy Course, Psychologist Dr. Feza Balkaya
- 2011, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervision, Psychiatrist Alp Karaosmanoğlu
- 2010, Schema Therapy Training, Psychiatrist Alp Karaosmanoğlu
- 2010, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervision, Prof. Dr. Perin Yolaç
- 2010, Family Therapy Course, Psychologist Dr. Linda Fraim
- 2009, Problem-Solving Therapy Training, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Eskin
- 2009, Attachment and Attachment-Based Couple-Marriage and Family Counseling, Psychologist Tarık Solmuş
- 2008, Cognitive Therapy Theory and Practice Training Program, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar
- 2007, Preliminary Interview and Short-Term Counseling Training in the Psychological Evaluation Process, Nurdan Ökten (TPD Izmir Branch)
- 2007, Vienna Neuropsychological Test Battery Application Certificate
- 2006, Transactional Analysis Seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azmi Varan
Experience
- 2017-Present: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Addiction Counseling and Rehabilitation, Course on Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions
- 2017-Present: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Addiction Counseling and Rehabilitation, Course on Psychotherapies in Addiction 2016-Present: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Addiction Counseling and Rehabilitation, Course on Motivational Interviewing
- 2015-Present: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Clinical Psychology, Supervision Course
- 2013-Present: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Clinical Psychology, Course on Psychotherapeutic Interview Skills
- 2013-2014: Üsküdar University, Master's Program in Clinical Psychology, Course on Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
- 2013-2014: Marmara University, Pathology Techniques Laboratory, Behavioral Sciences Course
- 2013-2014: Üsküdar University, Audiology Department, Positive Psychology Course
- 2012-Present: Nöropsikiyatri İstanbul Hospital, Addiction Unit - Clinical Psychologist
- 2010-2012: Yeniden Sağlık ve Eğitim Derneği (Together with Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel) - Clinical Psychologist & Project Manager
- 2010-2012: Gymboree Ataşehir Child Development Center - Clinical Psychologist
- 2009-2010: Etkileşim Counseling Center - Clinical Psychologist
- 2009-2010: Neşe Erberk Joyfullhouse Kindergarten - Clinical Psychologist
- 2007-2009: Yol Counseling Center - Psychologist
- 07/09.2006: Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient Unit - Volunteer Intern Psychologist
- 2006-2007: Alzheimer Association Mersin Branch - Volunteer Intern Psychologist
