Birthplace
ÜSKÜDAR
Medical Areas of Interest
- Psychological evaluation and test applications
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Acceptance And Commitment Therapy
- Couple and Family Therapies
- Sexual Therapy
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Highlights
Clinical psychologist Kübra Ekşi Yıldız completed her undergraduate education in Maltepe University Psychology Department, then completed Üsküdar University Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Program.
Throughout her professional life, she worked in psychological counselling centers and hospital environments. She works on fields of adult, adolescents, couple and family counselling and focuses especially on anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, depression, relationship problems and adjustment processes to life events.
Aside from psychotherapy studies, she has experience on interpretation and application of various test and measurements in psychological evaluation processes.
Experiences
2016 - 2019
Sarmaşık Kindergarten
Üsküdar University - Psychological Counseling
Educations
2017
Üsküdar University, Clinical Psychology
2015
Maltepe University, Psychology
Publications
-Individual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults
-Couple therapy
-Marriage therapy
-Sexual therapy
-Psychoeducation for families (families are informed about how to cope with developmental problems that may occur in children aged 0-6. Child development monitoring is conducted at 6-month intervals)
Child Tests:
* Metropolitan School Readiness Test,
* Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test,
* Benton Visual Memory Test,
* Cattell 2A-3A Intelligence Test,
* Porteus Maze Test,
* Goodenough Harris Draw a Person Test,
* Bender Gestalt Perception Test,
* Gesell Developmental Test,
* Frostig Visual Perception Test
* Agte Developmental Test
-MMPI TEST
-MOXO ATTENTION TEST
-NPT (neuropsychological tests)
Memberships
- Turkish Association of Psychology (TPD)
Areas of Expertise
- Adult Psychotherapy
- Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Couple and Marriage Counselling
- Family Counselling
- Sexual Therapy
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Depression
- Social Anxiety
- Phobias
- Stress and Adaptation Problems
- Relationship Problems
Clinical Competencies
- Conducting individual psychotherapy processes
- Couple and family interview planning
- Application and reporting of psychology tests
- Clinical interview techniques
- Preparation of psychoeducation programs
- Multidisciplinary team work
- Clinical monitoring and evaluation
- MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) Application and Reporting
- MOXO Attention Test Application and Reporting
- WISC-IV Intelligence Test Application and Reporting
- Children Development Tests Application and Reporting
Scientific Activities
- Academic works in field of positive psychology
- Research projects at university level
- Psychology congress and symposium participations
- Applied studies in the field of psychological evaluation
Certifications
- MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) Application and Reporting Certificate
- MOXO Attention Test Application and Reporting Certificate
- WISC-IV Intelligence Test Application and Reporting Certificate
- Children Development Tests Application and Reporting Certificate
- Psychological First Aid And Post-Traumati Stress Disorder Education Certificate
Additional Information
- “Investigating the Effects of a One Semester Positive Psychology Course on Students' Happiness and Emotional Expression” study
- “The Concept of Freedom Among University Students” Research Project
- “The Media's Perception of Psychotherapy” Research Project
- “Sexual Abuse and Its Effect on Children” Research Project
- “Level of Workload and Job Satisfaction In Call Center Employees” Research Project