Child & Adolescent Psychologist · İstanbul
Understanding what your child cannot yet say.
A child says "I'm fine", then stops sleeping, gets stomach aches before school and refuses to go. My work is translating that language. Play therapy and CBT with children and adolescents; Filial Therapy and counselling with parents — in İstanbul and online, in English or Turkish.
What I do
Therapy and counselling
No two children get the same method. It depends on their age, how they express themselves, and what they are actually struggling with.
Child & Adolescent Therapy
Individual therapy that works in the child's own language and keeps parents inside the process.
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Play Therapy
What conversation is to adult therapy, play is to child therapy.
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Filial Therapy
The therapist is not in the room. In Filial Therapy the child's play partner is the parent.
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CBT for Children
An evidence-based, goal-focused approach translated into a language children can use.
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Parent Counselling
Not for the child alone — for everyone living with the child.
Read moreAssessment
Intelligence, attention and cognitive assessment
MOXO Attention Test
Turning an attention complaint into a measurement rather than an impression.
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WISC-IV
Beyond a single IQ figure: a profile of how the child thinks across four domains.
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CAS Assessment
Not how much a child knows, but how the child processes information.
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Stanford-Binet
A wide measurement range, verbally and non-verbally, from preschool upward.
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Gifted Children
A high score is a starting point. The real question is how the child lives with that potential.
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Esra Gamgam Gökdemir
I graduated from Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Department of Psychology. I work with assessment tools including CAS, WISC-IV, Stanford-Binet and MOXO to understand how a child thinks and learns.
I have worked with hundreds of children so far — assessing cognitive, emotional and academic needs, sitting down with families, and running the work that supports a child's development. One thing that has stayed with me: two children arriving with the same complaint almost never have the same story.
With children and adolescents I use cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT-informed play therapy and child-centred play therapy. With parents I run Filial Therapy.
Let's talk for 15 minutes before you decide.
Starting therapy is a big decision. Let's meet first: tell me what is on your mind and I will tell you plainly whether ongoing work is needed and, if so, how we would proceed. You are not committing to anything.
- What we talk aboutWhat you have noticed at home, and what worries you.
- What you getA clear answer on whether ongoing work is needed.
- How long15 minutes, by phone or video — whichever suits you.
Talk
In the video: Kaygılı Annelerin Mükemmel Çocukları
A talk on how anxious parenting and perfectionism affect children, and how to make room for a child's own development.
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Appointment
A good day to talk it through.
You don't need to be sure. In a free 15-minute call, tell me what you have noticed and we will work out together whether ongoing work is needed.