Buse İmdat

Areas of Practice

Clinical specialties

• Schema therapy (individual)
• Schema therapy for couples
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Couple and family therapy
• Anxiety disorders, panic, OCD, social phobia
• Depression and chronic mood patterns
• Trauma and stress-related concerns
• Personality patterns
• Addictive behaviors (alcohol, substance, tobacco, gambling, internet)
• Adult life transitions, communication, anger and stress management

Academic Background

Education and clinical training

• 
  2019

  M.A., Clinical Psychology

  Ankara University

  High Honors. Master's thesis on coping styles and social support among mothers of deaf and hearing children.

• 
  2015

  B.A., Psychology (High Honors)

  Middle East Technical University (METU)

Clinical Internships

• Erenköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul
• Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training & Research Hospital, Ankara
• Gülhane Training & Research Hospital, Ankara

Certifications & Continuing Education

Post-graduate training

• JB
  Body-Focused Interventions in Schema Therapy

  Janis Briedis · 2026
• EN
  Schema Therapy for Couples — Supervision

  Dr. Eva Frank-Noyon · 2026
• 
  Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions — Foundation Training

  CETAD · 2025–2026
• JL
  Sexual Issues in Schema Therapy

  Dr. Jaana Markela-Lerenc · 2025
• BK
  When the Body Speaks: Somatization in Schema Therapy

  Klinik Psk. Dr. Bahar Köse · 2025
• ER
  Schema Therapy for Couples — Training

  Eckhard Roediger M.D. · 2024–2025
• EE
  Schema Therapy Foundation-Level Supervision

  Psikolog Dr. Esra Ersayan · 2023–2025
• GP
  Imagery Rescripting Workshop

  Prof. Dr. Gonca Soygüt Pekak · 2023
• EE
  Experiential Techniques in Schema Mode Work — Workshop

  Psikolog Dr. Esra Ersayan · 2023
• BD
  CBT Foundation-Level Training

  Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapiler Derneği · 2021–2022
• OK
  CBT-Focused Adult and Family Counseling in Addiction — Supervision

  Uzm. Dr. Onur Karabatak · 2019–2021
• 
  Internet, Gambling and Tobacco Addiction Training

  Yeşilay · 2020–2021
• 
  Mindfulness Foundation-Level Training

  Yeşilay · 2020
• KÖ
  SAMBA — Tobacco, Alcohol & Substance Addiction Treatment Program · Adult and Family Group Therapy Practitioner Training

  Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel · 2020
• KÖ
  Addiction Treatment and Motivational Interviewing Techniques

  Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel · 2019
• 
  ISST-Approved Schema Therapy Foundation-Level Training

  Prof. Dr. Gonca Soygüt Pekak · 2017–2018
• 
  MMPI Training and Supervision

  Ankara Üniversitesi Klinik Psikoloji · 2017
• HF
  Family and Marital Therapy (Levels I, II, and III)

  Prof. Dr. Hürol Fışıloğlu · 2014–2016

Professional Experience

Practice history

• 2022 – present
  Clinical Psychologist · Private Practice
  Lotus Office, Nilüfer/Bursa, Türkiye

  Individual psychotherapy (adults) and couple therapy in Turkish, in-person and online.

• 2019 – 2022
  Specialist Psychologist
  Yeşilay Counseling Center (YEDAM)

  Individual psychotherapy, family counseling, and group therapy. Areas: alcohol, substance, gambling, tobacco, and internet addictions.

Selected Publications

Writing and research

• Journal article

  Working with Couples Using Schema Therapy

  Psikoplus Journal, Issue 4 · April 2025

• Book chapter

  Addiction and Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Recommendations

  Yeşilay Press

  Open source
• M.A. thesis

  Mothers of Children with and without Hearing Impairments: The Relationship Between Their Coping Styles, Social Support Levels, and Their Evaluation of Their Children's Social Adjustment Skills

  Ankara University, Clinical Psychology · 2019

  Open source