Kln. Psk. Emine AKIN AYTOP

On January 23, 2019, she graduated from the Department of Psychology (English) at the Faculty of Science and Letters at Işık University, where she studied on a full scholarship, ranking first in both the faculty and the department. In January 2020, she completed her teacher training program at Marmara University.

On June 23, 2022, she graduated with honors from the Clinical Psychology (Non-Thesis) Master’s Program at Üsküdar University with a thesis titled “The Development of Cigarette Use as a Stress Coping Mechanism Among Adolescents.”

On September 26, 2024, she completed her second master’s degree, the Master’s Program in Applied Psychology (Thesis-Based) at Üsküdar University, with honors, based on her thesis titled “An Examination of the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Nomophobia, and Social Anxiety.”

During her undergraduate studies, she completed internships at psychological counseling centers and special education and rehabilitation centers; during her master’s program, she completed her clinical psychology internship at NPİSTANBUL Hospital.

After graduating with her bachelor’s degree, she worked as a school psychologist at a preschool and subsequently conducted psychological counseling sessions with children and adolescents at various educational institutions. After completing her master’s degree in clinical psychology, she worked with adults in both Turkish and English on online therapy platforms; she then continued her work with adult clients in person at a psychological counseling center.

She has been working as a clinical psychologist at NPİSTANBUL Hospital since November 2023; and as of February 2024, she has been teaching various courses in both Turkish and English at Üsküdar University.

2024: Üsküdar Üniversitesi – Applied Psychology (Master’s with Thesis)

2022: Üsküdar University – Clinical Psychology (Master’s without Thesis)

2019: Işık University – Faculty of Science and Letters, Psychology (English)

November 2023 – Present: NPİSTANBUL Hospital / Clinical Psychologist

February 2024 – Present: Üsküdar University – Lecturer

Psychotherapeutic Interview Techniques (PSY308)

Positive Psychology and Communication Skills (RPSC109)

Positive Psychology and Communication Skills (RPSI109)

Cognitive Psychology (PSY203)

Psychological Testing (PSY486)

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders

Eating and Feeding Disorders

Substance-Related and Addiction Disorders

MOXO Attention Test

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Perception Test Gesell Developmental Test

Frostig Visual Perception Test

Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory

D2 Attention Test Metropolitan School Readiness Test

Peabody Developmental Motor Scales

Porteus Maze Test

Goodenough–Harris Draw-a-Person Test

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