Duygu ARICAN
Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist & Child and Youth Wellbeing Specialist
EMDR Europe Accredited Certified Therapist & ISST Certified Individual Schema Therapist & Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
Individual Psychotherapy
I have been working as a therapist in the field of mental health since 2017. For the last few years I have wanted to bring the themes and subjects I explore in my consulting room to as many people as possible.
The focus of my session is counselling clients in a positive way, promoting esteem and self-confidence in their lives and relationships. Bettering our awareness and ability to contribute to our own lives and the lives of those we love, frees us from self-defeating patterns that are at the root of most distress.
Safe and supportive care ensures long-lasting and significant change so clients can develop healthy ways of behaving and relating that fullfills their potential and reduces emotional difficulties.
EMDR Therapy
Schema Therapy
Somatic Experiencing®
Emotional Focused Therapy
About Me
A Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over eight years of experience specialising in trauma-focused psychotherapy and family counselling. Provides individual, family, and marital therapy with expertise in EMDR (Europe Accredited Certified Practitioner), Schema Therapy (ISST Certified Individual Therapist) and Somatic Experiencing® practitioner. Proficient in addressing developmental or acute trauma, grief counselling, and somatic experiencing based interventions to support clients’ mental well-being. She hold two master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and Education Child and Youth, both awarded with Second Class Honours, Grade 1 (2H1), with GPAs of 3.11 and 3.38.
Previously collaborated with mental health services, delivering trauma-informed therapy and psychoeducational workshops for adults and families. Known for a client-centered and wellbeing and resilience-oriented approach grounded in evidence-based practices.
I am a member of the EMDR UK&EMDR Turkey Association, ISST Schema Therapy Society and Emotional Focused Therapy Association (DOCAT).
Education & Experiences
Schema Therapy Training (ISST Certified Individual Schema Therapist) , EMDR Therapy Training (EMDR Europe accredited Certified Therapist), Emotional Focused Therapy Training ( ICEEFT), Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Training.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliation’s
ISST Schema Therapy Society member since 2023, Emotional Focused Therapy Turkey (DOCAT) since 2022, EMDR UK association member since 2024 and EMDR Turkey Association member 2007,
Volunteering
As a volunteer Therapist within EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program of Turkey, she organised trauma-focused psychotherapy sessions in hospitals in 2020 for healthcare workers who were in close contact with Coronavirus and the relatives of deceased citizens. After February 2023 earthquake, She worked within the scope of crisis intervention, loss and mourning processes and trauma healing for people who experienced the earthquake and lost their loved ones. Currently she keeps working as a volunteer therapist at EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program of Turkey focusing on disaster and field studies