Uzm. Psk. Pınar Şener Yıldırım

She took part in the organizing committees of national psychology congresses and presented poster and oral presentations in various congresses.

In 2005, she graduated from Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, and she received supervision from Prof. Dr. Işın Baral Kulaksızoğlu. In 2006, she completed her internship at Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adult and Child Psychiatry services.

She won the "Honorable Mention" in the "1st Young Psychologists Research Awards Competition" organized by the Turkish Psychologists Association in 2006.

As a result of the exam held by the Ministry of Health in 2012, she was entitled to receive the "Certificate of Authorization in the Medical Applications of Psychology".

Yıldırım's other psychotherapy approaches include;

• EMDR Therapy,
• Heart-centered hypnotherapy
• Art Therapy,
• Sand Therapy, I
• Relationship Focused Couples Therapy-ECCT,
• Schema Therapy,
• Gottman Couple and Family Therapy,
• Play Therapy,
• Story Therapy.

Since the first years of her career, she has worked as a child, adult and family counselor in private schools, psychiatry clinics and hospitals, and has organized trainings and seminars.

In 2013, she continued her psychotherapy studies, which she started in Prof. Dr. Işın Baral Kulaksızoğlu's office, until 2016.

In 2014, she founded the "PSYCOLAJ Psychological Development, Education and Counseling Center" and continues her psychotherapy studies in the fields of adult and family therapy within the body of Psychology, and provides supervision services to the Psychology expert team and colleagues in the field in the fields of child, adolescent, adult and family.

She also organizes "Parent trainings", "Teacher trainings", "Psychology workshops", "Institutional trainings" and "Specialization trainings for psychologists".

In addition, Yıldırım, who brought the 'Relationship Focused Couples Therapy-ECCT Therapy school' developed by the world-renowned couples therapist Hedy Schleifer to Turkey, is the 'ECCT Turkey Training Organizer' and one of the first therapists to apply this school. She also organizes ECCT trainings for psychologists and "Relationship Strengthening Workshops" for couples within the scope of specialization trainings.

She is a member of "Turkish Psychological Association" and "EMDR Turkey Association".

She graduated from Ege University, Department of Psychology in 2007.

In 2010, she completed her master's degree in the Department of Applied Psychology at Istanbul Commerce University with her thesis on "Comparison of Perceived Parental Acceptance-Rejection in Childhood and Rejection of Acceptance of Spouse/lover in Close Relationships of Adults".

Approved by METU Continuing Education Center she completed the "Family and Marriage Therapy" certificate training given by Prof. Dr. Hürol Fışıloğlu.
Later, she completed the "Gottman Couple and Family Therapy" training developed by world-renowned researchers John & Julie Gottman in the field of family therapy.

Among the other trainings she received, there are various objective and projective tests trainings for children. She attended the “Introduction to Psychoanalysis Seminars” given by the Istanbul Psychoanalysis Association for a year.

In addition, he has the "Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WISC-R)" by the Turkish Psychological Association and the CAS Cognitive Battery test practitioner certificate given by Istanbul University.

“Adult Rorschach Test Application and Supervision Training” organized by Rorschach and Projective Tests Association- Tevfika Tunaboylu İkiz, “Fairy Tales Test- İrem Erdem Atak, “Projective Evaluation of Children's Drawings-Funda Akkapulu”, “Child Rorschach Test Application and Supervision Training-Neslihan Zabcı” participated in the trainings.
She completed the schema therapy training approved by ISST (International Society of Schema Therapy). She received her art therapy training from “Cathy Malchiodi” with “Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Certificate” and Michael Franklal.

She received her Life Skills Instructor Certificate from Marianne Jansson. She completed the “Transactional Analysis 1st and 2nd Level” trainings by the Transactional Analysis Association. Completing the "Game Therapy Certificate Program" approved by the International Play Therapies Association APT (Association of Play Therapy),
Yıldırım received her training and supervision from renowned trainer, APT registered play therapist Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist Reyhana Seedat.
Yıldırım still continues his supervisions individually from Reyhana Seedat. During this training, "Client Centered Play Therapy", "Short Term Play Therapy", "Filial Therapy-Parent-Child Therapy", "Developmental Contact Therapy", "Sand Tray Therapy-Sandtray Therapy", "Puppet Therapy" APT(Associaton of Play Therapy) approved training program, she became one of the few play therapists in Turkey who was entitled to receive the “Play Therapist” certificate.

She also received "Experiential Play Therapy" training from Byron Norton, the founder of the world-famous "Experiential Play Therapy".
She received the "Theraplay and Marschak Interaction Method" training, which is an important approach in attachment therapy, from "The Theraplay Institute" trainer Marlo L. R. Winstead.

Having completed her psychological trauma education EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) 1st and 2nd Level training and supervisions, Yıldırım received 1st level 'Child EMDR' training and mainly uses EMDR psychotherapy and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy approaches in her therapy.

She is one of the first therapists in Turkey to be awarded the title of "Clinical Hypnotherapist" approved by the Wellness Institute, by completing the "Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy" training developed by Daine Zimbaroff, the founder of the Wellness Institute in America, and advanced master hypnotherapy training.

Yıldırım, who received sand therapy training for two years from ISST (International Society for Sandplay Therapy) trainers, is one of the leading therapists who practice this school in Turkey.
She completed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program-MBSR from Mindfulness Institute founder, Assoc. Dr. Zümra Atalay.