Sedef Oral

Hello! I am an experienced BACP Accredited Psychotherapist, EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, and Advanced Level Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist working with individual adults and couples in Turkish and English languages.

I completed my BA degree in Guidance and Psychological Counselling at Bogazici University and my MA degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialisation in Couples and Family Therapy at Istanbul Bilgi University.

My clinical interests are centred around trauma, depression, anxiety, loss/mourning, immigration as well as intimacy, relationship injuries, and family of origin issues. My current research interests include person of the therapist and gaining mastery of self to connect and work more effectively with clients.

Although I have been trained in various psychotherapy approaches (e.g., psychodynamic therapy, solution focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, person-centred therapy etc.), I draw on EMDR and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy in my clinical practice.

I am an accredited registered member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFT), International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT); also actively serving on EMDR Association of Turkey as a member of Trauma Recovery Group, Turkish Couple and Family Therapy Association (ÇATED) and the board of Turkish Emotionally Focused Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy Association (DOÇAT).