Uzm. Kl. Psk. Gizem Konuş

Working with individual and social traumas, especially Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy and Psychodrama, within the scope of child and family focused field studies; she continues to work in the fields of individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy supervision and psychological counseling.

The fields of "Expressionist Art Therapy" methods, mood regulation and strengthening personal coping mechanisms are the areas where he concentrates his work. She continues her clinical studies in two languages, Turkish and English.

She took part in voluntary work for socioeconomically disadvantaged children and families in projects carried out by the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry General Directorate of Social Solidarity and Assistance and the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.

Between 2015 and 2017, he worked as a specialist psychologist and clinical development officer at the US Institute of Psychiatry. During this study period, she worked as an instructor in the internship program for psychology graduate students in the scope of "Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies" and "Behavioral Addictions" courses in cooperation with the US Institute of Psychiatry and Bahçeşehir University.

As of 2017, she studied the effects of social traumas on the family system as the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Project Manager at the World Doctors Association. During this period, she worked in trauma and family-oriented psychotherapy with disadvantaged groups, and also supervised the mental health and psychosocial support team.

As of 2019, she continues to work as the Clinical Director at Maya Foundation, which provides psychosocial support to traumatized children and youth through creative art therapy methods.

It provides supervision support on the themes of empathy fatigue, secondary trauma, post-traumatic growth, psychological resilience and self-care seen in occupational groups working in the field of trauma. She is responsible for supporting the entire clinical team of the Foundation in terms of theoretical equipment, application and clinical coordination of the programs.

Within the scope of his work in the field of "Trauma and Psychosocial Support"; supports mental health professionals to work with trauma and traumatized individuals and to use their professional experiences more effectively and creatively. In addition, it provides support for mental health professionals working in the field to increase their equipment on "interviewing techniques with children and families" and "art-based psychosocial support studies".

Talk, adopting an ecological approach in the field of clinical psychological counseling, makes use of the approaches of "Family Therapy", "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy", "Schema Therapy", "Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy", "Psychodrama" and "Expressive Art Therapy".
Among his professional interests, especially mental problems of adolescence and adulthood;

• Anxiety/Anxiety Disorders (Social Phobia - Panic Disorder - Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Specific Phobia)
• Depression Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder)
• Obsessions (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• Trauma-Related Disorders (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- Acute Tension Disorder- Adjustment Disorders)
• Loss and Grief
• Personality Disorders (Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, etc.)
• Couple and Family Problems
• Divorce
• Relationship Issues
• Emotional Attachment Problems
• Problems Related to Business Life
• Stress Management
• Supporting Emotion Regulation and Personal Coping Mechanisms
• She continues her clinical studies in the individual and social areas within the scope of Individual Development and Awareness Raising.

After graduating from the Department of Psychology at Middle East Technical University (METU), she continued her education at the Royal University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) in the Netherlands, during which she completed her first specialization in Social Psychology. After her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Okan University, she added Couple and Family Therapy expertise to her professional expertise at Istanbul University.