Personal Information

Education

• Haliç University (2018 - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Psychology)
• Anadolu University (2021 - Open Education Faculty - Web Design and Coding)
• Üsküdar University (2021 - Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences - MSc in Forensic Psychology and Behavioral Evidence)
• Üsküdar University (2022 - Institute of Social Sciences - MSc in Clinical Psychology)
• Existential Academy of Istanbul - Basic Existential Analysis Training (2022 - 2024)

Work Experience

• Volunteer Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychology Service Internship - Milas 75th Year State Hospital (2021 - Trainee Clinical Psychologist)
• Mandatory Clinical Psychology Service Internship - NP Brain Hospital (2021 - Trainee Clinical Psychologist)
• Personal Psychotherapy Experience (2022 - Clinical Psychologist)
• Master FNB (2023-2024 / Human Resources Officer & Industrial Psychologist)

Academic Work

• Suicide: Causes, Prevention Studies, and Risk Factors (Thesis Work)
• Secondary Psychiatric Disorders Developing in the Context of Chronic Physical Illnesses (Project Work)
• Humans from an Evolutionary Psychology and Existential Perspective: Evolutionary Dimensions of the Existential Psychotherapy Model (Project Work)

Ethical Principles and Professional Standards

• TPD – Turkish Psychological Association Ethical Guidelines
• BACP – British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Standards
• BPS – British Psychological Society Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct
• HCPC – Health and Care Professions Council Ethical Standards (UK)
• Specialist Psychologist Yiğit Gürdal is a member of the Turkish Psychological Association