Sedef Oral

My Approach

My personal, clinical, and researcher background taught me the necessity of realizing our own wounded parts and reaching out to our clients from a place of compassion and understanding. We all have unique life experiences that bring us joy, happiness, or sadness, anger, and fear upon remembering them. In the therapeutic process, I witness each clients’ wounded parts and their courage to share them with me. Opening up one’s to another person and exploring all these wounded parts require a nurturing, compassionate, and of course safe environment. If you’d like to explore your inner wounds and improve your relationship with yourself and others, I would like to hear from you.

Qualifications

I completed my BA degree in Guidance and Psychological Counselling at Bogazici University with high honours, and my MA degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialisation in Couples and Family Therapy in Istanbul Bilgi University. This three-year Couples and Family Therapy program, accredited by The International Accreditation Commission for Systemic Therapy Education (IACSTE) under The International Family Therapy Association (IFTA), has given me intensive and extensive experience in theory and practice.

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, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and Psychosexual Therapy in my clinical practice.

My clinical interests are centred around trauma, depression, anxiety, loss/mourning,
immigration as well as intimacy, psychosexual issues, 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.

Professional Memberships

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  The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Accred; Registration Number: 386306)

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  College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (RegCOSRT; Registration Number: 4622)

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  International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

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  The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFT)

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  Turkish Emotionally Focused Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy Association (DOÇAT); Board Member

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  Turkish Couple and Family Therapy Association (ÇATED)​

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  EMDR Association UK

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  EMDR Association of Turkey; the member of the Trauma Recovery/ Humanitarian Assistance Program