Kln. Psk. S.Aybeniz YILDIRIM
Short CV
She was born in Istanbul in 1992. In 2015, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a focus on English from FMV Işık University. In 2019, she graduated from the clinical psychology program at Üsküdar University. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she completed an internship at a preschool in the United Kingdom through the Erasmus internship program.
While pursuing her undergraduate education, she actively participated in numerous training programs and seminars and engaged in volunteer work. In 2012, she conducted regular sessions with children at the Tarlabaşı Toplum Merkezi. In 2013, she worked with children with special needs and their families in the field of special education at the Yağmur Çocuklar Psikolojik Danışmanlık Merkezi, gaining practical experience in the field. In 2014, she completed her internship at the psychological counseling unit of Nişantaşı Işık Schools. She began her professional career in 2016 as a psychologist at the Özel Değişim Special Education and Rehabilitation Center.
While pursuing her master’s degree in clinical psychology, she continued her internships at NPİSTANBUL Hospital and the Psychological Counseling Unit at Üsküdar University. After completing her master’s degree, she continued working as the director of the Özel Çekmeköy Special Education and Rehabilitation Center.
Since 2020, she has been working as a child and adolescent psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at the Üsküdar University Etiler Medical Center.
Therapy Trainings
Play Therapy for Children with ADHD and Anger Issues, Reyhana Seedat – 2020
Child-Centered Play Therapy, Reyhana Seedat – 2019
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training, Mehmet Zihni Sungur – 2017 – ongoing
Test Training
Special Learning Disabilities Battery Administrator Training, Turkish Psychologists Association – 2020
WISC-IV Intelligence Test Administrator Training, Turkish Psychologists Association – 2020
Thematic Perception Test Administration and Interpretation Training, Yeniden Health and Education Association – 2018
Moxo Attention Test Administrator Training, Moxo Turkey – 2018
Denver II Developmental Screening Test Administrator Training, Turkish Psychological Association – 2017
WISC-R Intelligence Test Administrator Training, Turkish Psychological Association
MMPI Administration and Interpretation Training, Turkish Psychologists Association
Training in Initial Interview and Short-Term Counseling in the Psychological Counseling Process, Turkish Psychological Association
Training in the Assessment of Children Using Objective and Projective Tests, BePositive Psychological Counseling Center – 2016
Education
FMV Işık University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences—Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (English), 2010–2015
Üsküdar University, Institute of Social Sciences – Clinical Psychology, 2016–2019
Experience
Tarlabaşı Toplum Merkezi, Intern Psychologist, 2012
Yağmur Children’s Psychological Counseling and Special Education Center, Intern Psychologist, 2013
Nişantaşı Işık Okulları, Intern Psychologist, 2014
Winton Elementary School and Preschool (United Kingdom), Intern Psychologist 2015
Özel Değişim Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi, Psychologist 2016–2019
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital, Clinical Psychologist Intern, 2017
Üsküdar University Psychological Counseling Unit, Assistant Clinical Psychologist 2017–2019
Özel Çekmeköy Artı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi, Director, 2019–2020
Üsküdar University Etiler Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychologist, 2020–present