Dr. Ece Tansu
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Ece is a clinical psychologist with a well-grounded experience and knowledge in diagnosis and evidence-based treatment models of wide-range of mental health conditions.
Her experience in mental health/education field as counsellor, psychologist, supervisor, finally consultant clinical psychologist at private clinics in collaboration with hospitals, and mental health centers within the university structures and school settings extends back 13+ years.
Together with her clinical practice, she always maintained her academic side and contributed to many clinical psychology master and PhD programs of diverse universities as lecturer and clinical supervisor.
Dr. Ece has many academic credentials. Apart from her doctorate and master level degrees in clinical psychology, and bachelor degree in psychology; she holds another bachelor degree in business administration and master degree in strategic management specialized on organisational psychology as well.
Her vision in health care systems is to establish a psychological synonym for each patient’s physical complain and to ensure timely supply of correct psychological correctional methods in accordance with the nosology of diseases which will, for sure, contribute to successful conduct of treatment and rehabilitation processes in a shorter period of time.
*increased adherence to treatment,
*fostered emotional calmness and cognitive adequacy,
*induced positive changes towards one’s own sufferings and illnesses,
*increased ability of emotional self-management will be only few of the benefits of including psychological care into treatment strategy.
Dr. Ece keeps her solution-oriented stance and makes use of several psychological intervention techniques such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), ERT (Exposure and Prevention Therapy), Psychodynamic Perspective, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, mindfulness, Psychodrama, Gestalt, self-hypnosis, and relaxation techniques according to her professional expertise and her patient’s request.
Languages
Qualifications
- Istanbul Arel University PhD in Clinical Psychology
- Istanbul Bilgi University MA in Clinical Psychology
- Istanbul Bilgi University BA in Psychology
- Galatasaray University MA in Business Administration
- Istanbul University BA in Business Administration
- Lycée Imperial Ottoman de Galata Serai, Mekteb-i Sultani
- Turkish Psychological Association
- Turkish EMDR Association
Specializations
- Bipolar disorders,
- Major depression,
- Acute and post tarumatic stress disorders, mixed anxiety and depressive reaction,
- Anxiety disorders (phobias, panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-Compulsive disorder),
- Addictive disorders,
- Grief (of losing a loved one),
- Relational traumas,
- Self-sabotaging or self-mutilating behaviors,
- Transition periods (manopause, middle age crisis, divorce, going through challenging health situations),
- Postpartum depressions,
- Eating disorders,
- Adjustment disorders
- Adult ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome,
- Pain management,
- Somatoform disorders (somatization, hypochondriacal, somatoform autonomic dysfunction),
- Habit and impulse disorders (pathological gambling, stealing, trichotillomania),
- Sexual dysfunction not caused by organic diseases (vaginismus), personality disorders.