Elif Özsoy

About me
 

I completed my undergraduate education in the Psychology Department at Istanbul University in 2012 and my master's education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa - Institute of Forensic Sciences with a thesis on "The Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence Against Women, Adult Attachment Styles, and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms." During my undergraduate studies, I interned at the Adult, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. In 2018, I presented my research on "Violence Against Women, Psychological Trauma, and Attachment Styles" at the "4th International Congress on Violence and Gender."

In 2012, I worked with children with special needs and their families at Koşuyolu Rehabilitation Center. Between 2012-2015, I served as a criminal psychologist at the Ministry of Justice, conducting individual interviews, training, group work, and seminars with convicts, detainees, and their families. Since 2015, I have been providing psychological support and group therapy to refugees and migrants at a non-governmental organization, focusing on social integration. Since 2020, I have been continuing to provide corporate psychological support services under the umbrella of Sento Education and Consultancy. Within Kumsal Psychology, which I founded, I offer face-to-face and online consultations to companies and individuals in Kadıköy/Moda, and I continue my academic work as a lecturer at Acıbadem University.

I have participated in many trainings that enable me to create safer spaces while working with "vulnerable groups." I frequently use the EMDR technique (Level 1 & 2), which I completed with supervision at the Behavioral Sciences Institute, in my sessions. Alongside the psychoanalytic perspective I gained during my undergraduate education, Carl Gustav Jung's analytical approach is a fundamental resource in my work.

Along with my professional background, I am also on a journey to understand my own story, feeling a connection to the infinite universe. I enjoy observing people and situations with the question "Where do we come from?" and with the perception of infinity, love, and trust. I realize that the things we think we achieve through effort are already present and would still be there even without effort. Regardless of external voices, I believe intentions and what is present in the moment are essential, and I try to experience the brightness here. This perception deepens my life and my relationships with those I interact with.

I incorporate ancient teachings, nature, meditation, vibration, and sound, which Carl Jung also embraced in his therapeutic approach, as natural guides facilitating the therapeutic process.

With these feelings, I experience sound, vibrations, and meditation as powerful tools for my purpose of existence and for the spiritual journeys of living beings. With the perception of being part of a whole, I explore and deepen with the intention of discovery.

Certifications and Trainings

• EMDR Level I Certification - Behavioral Sciences Institute (2017)

• EMDR Level II Certification - Behavioral Sciences Institute (2019)

• Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) with EMDR (2023)

• Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) with EMDR (2023)

• Sexuality and Sexual Education - CETAD (2011)

• Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SAMBA), Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel & Ministry of Justice, 2013

• Anger Management Group Work Practitioner Training, Ministry of Justice, 2013

• 0-18 Age Family Education Practitioner Training, Ministry of Justice, 2013

• Best Interests Assessment (BIA) & Best Interests Determination (BID) Training, UNHCR, 2017

• Group Therapy Program for Refugee Children, IZ Association for Mental Health of Individuals and Society & Association for Home and Play Therapies, 2017

• EMDR Training for Migraine and Fibromyalgia, Behavioral Sciences Institute & EMDR Association, 2018

• Meditation Variations Training, Specialist Psychologist Billur Kurt & Vibe to Be (2019)

• Sound Meditation Practitioner Training, Meditation School & Ezgi Sorman (2019-2020)

Memberships

• EMDR-TR Association

Specializations

• Performance Arts Psychology

• Adult Psychotherapy

• Psychological Trauma

• Criminal Psychology

• EMDR

• Mindfulness

• Migration Psychology

• Online Psychotherapy