Dr Zeynep Cansu Armağan

With an extensive academic background and over a decade of clinical experience, I have been offering psychotherapy to adults, couples, families, children and adolescents since 2013. My therapeutic approach integrates evidence-based models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

I began my academic journey at the Private Saint Benoît French High School in Istanbul, before completing a double major in Psychology and Business Administration at Koç University between 2005 and 2009. I went on to earn my master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University, where I completed my thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr Hüsnü Erkmen, focusing on the psychometric properties of the Turkish Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. I was awarded the title of Clinical Psychologist in 2016.

Driven by an interest in the intersection between psychology and political theory, I pursued a second postgraduate degree in Political Studies at Istanbul Technical University. My thesis, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr Geoff Bowe, offered a comparative analysis of Plato and Freud’s models of political psychology.

In 2022, I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Arel University. My doctoral research, supervised by Prof. Dr Ebru Şalcıoğlu, examined the relationship between psychological inflexibility and symptomatology using a network analysis model. During this time, I also completed comprehensive training and supervision in CBT and Schema Therapy.

Following additional training and supervision by Prof. Dr Mehmet Zihni Sungur under the Turkish Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (KDTD), I earned accreditation as a CBT therapist approved by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). I also undertook training in CBT with children and adolescents from Dr Maria Ceu Salvador. Further specialist training includes Play Therapy with Dr Elif Akdağ Göçek, and Mother–Child Therapy workshops led by Susan Yabsley and Elizabeth Tuters.

I hold advanced certification in individual and couples Schema Therapy, recognised by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). I currently provide Schema Therapy supervision to postgraduate and doctoral students at Rumeli University in Istanbul.

In addition, I am trained in the administration of a range of psychological assessments, including WISC-R, Fairy Tale Tests, Bender Gestalt, and AGTE, through the Turkish Psychological Association. I have also successfully completed an accredited programme in Family Counselling and Mediation, certified by the Ministry of National Education and Katip Çelebi University.

Throughout my career, I have worked as both a school psychologist and director at a private preschool, and served as a lecturer and student mental health coordinator at Istanbul Ayvansaray University.

My approach is grounded in ethical, person-centred, and evidence-based practice. I strive to offer a safe, collaborative and transformative therapeutic space for every client I work with.