Psk. Umay Yılmaz
Psychologist / Family Counsellor
Psychologist and family counsellor Umay Yılmaz works with children, adolescents and adults at Özel Vivere Aile Danışmanlık Merkezi in Çankaya, Ankara, in play therapy, adolescent psychotherapy, CBT, schema therapy and family counselling.
She builds her work on each person's unique nature, exploring together what the person truly needs and offering support for that need. With children and adolescents she works alongside the family; with adults she accompanies the journey they take towards themselves.
- Session format
- In person
- Centre
- Kavaklıdere, Çankaya / Ankara
- Age groups
- Children, adolescents, adults
- Approaches
- CBT, schema therapy, play therapy
Meet Psk. Umay Yılmaz
Hear about the approach and areas of work in a short video (in Turkish). The video loads only when you press play.
Education and clinical training
She completed her undergraduate degree on a scholarship at the Girne American University Department of Psychology.
In her final years she completed long-term internships at the Alanya State Hospital Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, the Alanya Community Mental Health Centre and the Başkent University Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, observing first-hand how many psychopathologies develop and progress.
Professional background
She gained her first professional experience working for two years with children and their families at a private education institution, then began online sessions, counselling adults within the cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) framework.
After the pandemic she returned to in-person sessions at Deren Psikolojik Danışmanlık Merkezi, while also working with children, adolescents and their families at a private education institution in Ankara. After two years there she joined Özel Vivere Aile Danışmanlık Merkezi to offer individual counselling.
She has completed trainings in Play Therapy, Adolescent Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy and Family Counselling, and continues her work in these areas.
Working approach
The focus of her work is each person's unique nature and discovering their real needs, offering therapeutic support aimed at that need.
With children and adolescents she works together with their families on their individuality, their world and their real needs. With adults she gladly accompanies the journey they take towards themselves.
Areas of practice
She holds in-person sessions at Özel Vivere Aile Danışmanlık Merkezi in Çankaya, Ankara.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- CBT for Children
- Play Therapy
- Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Schema Therapy
- Family Counselling