Team
Founder / GMBPsS Psychologist
Ayce Idil Tandogan
Psychologist İdil Tandoğan provides counseling services based on humanistic approaches, working with both adolescents and adults. Her therapeutic approach focuses on helping individuals gain deeper self-awareness and discover their potential. She completed her undergraduate studies with honors in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Bahçeşehir University and earned her master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Bournemouth University in the UK. Her master’s thesis specialized in the differences in the grieving processes of parents who have lost their children. İdil began her professional career full-time at Dorset Mind in the UK, where she conducted individual therapy sessions addressing issues such as depression, loneliness, anxiety, self-esteem problems, loss and grief, stress, and anger. Currently, she works as a senior caseworker at Victim Support in London, focusing on domestic violence cases involving children and adolescents, providing structured counseling services. She also continues to support her clients through individual therapy sessions. Her areas of expertise include anger management, anxiety disorders, depression, grief and loss, personal awareness, migration experiences, communication and relationship issues, as well as family-related problems. Committed to continuous professional development, she is currently pursuing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training from the Beck Institute (USA) and foundational Existential Analysis training at the Existential Academy in Istanbul. Additionally, she has completed the following training programs: - Basic Existential Analysis Training – Existential Academy of Istanbul - Solution-Focused Therapy – Dr. Nevin Dölek - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy - Managing Stress in Uncertain Situations – Yale University - Building Resilience to Trauma in Children: A Global Perspective – University of Minnesota - Transactional Analysis – Laika Soley Sezgin Akten - Child Objective Assessment Test Administration Training – Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association - Active Monitoring – Mind
Dr. Specialist Psychological Counselor
Hatice Hilal Sacar
Specialist Psychologist Hilal Saçar completed her undergraduate and graduate education at Yıldız Technical University, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. She is currently continuing her doctoral studies at Marmara University, Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance. After her undergraduate education, she worked as a psychological counselor in schools for three years, and then worked as a project coordinator in the field of gender in civil society organizations. She is currently continuing her academic studies with her doctoral thesis and accepting clients at Ilgaz Psychology, which she founded, and also providing training and supervision. Specialist Psychologist Hilal Saçar's areas of work focus on existential, dynamic and postmodern approaches for adolescents and adults, feminist studies and gender. Hilal Saçar is married and has a cat and a child. • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) • Dynamic Therapy • Existential Therapy • Play Therapy • Fairy Tale Therapy • Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy Along with these trainings, it provides consultancy services using various therapy approaches with adolescents and adults.
Specialist Psychological Counselor
Tugce Nur Capraz
Expert Psychological Counselor Tuğçe Nur Çapraz graduated with honors from Bahçeşehir University in 2021 with a degree in Psychological Counseling and Guidance. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree at MEF University, focusing her thesis on "The Mediating Role of Self-Disclosure in the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction in Young Adults." Following her undergraduate studies, she worked as a psychological counselor in various private schools and kindergartens, providing individual and group counseling sessions, as well as parental guidance, while monitoring the cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral development of students aged 3 to 18. She also provided career counseling services at Bahçeşehir University for a period. She has completed training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness in Individual Therapy under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Zümra Atalay at the Mindfulness Institute. Additionally, she received Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) training from Hakan Türkçapar through the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies Association. To support her professional development, she has been receiving ongoing supervision in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach since completing her undergraduate studies. Currently, she offers individual counseling services to adolescents and adults, addressing issues such as depression, grief, anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, self-esteem, stress and anger management, obsessions, relationship challenges, communication problems, and family conflicts. She provides both online and in-person psychological counseling services. Training and Certifications: - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) – Prof. Dr. Zümra Atalay - Mindfulness in Individual Therapy – Prof. Dr. Zümra Atalay - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy – Dr. Nevin Dölek - Transactional Analysis – Laika Soley Sezgin Akten - Therapeutic Cards Training – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Durmuş Ümmet - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Certification – Saya Psychology - Objective Child Assessment Tests Training – Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association Administered Tests: - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) - Frankfurter Attention Test - Frostig Visual Perception Test - Porteus Maze Intelligence Test - Metropolitan School Readiness Test - Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Gesell Developmental Figures Test - Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Perception Test - Goodenough-Harris Draw-A-Person Test - Kent E-G-Y Verbal Intelligence Test - Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory