Pelin Ulutaşlı, M.A.

About Me

Hello!

I'm an Istanbul-based clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, fluent in English, offering both in-person and online psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, and adults in my private practice. I also provide psycho-educational and counseling support to parents throughout their child-rearing journeys.

In my work with adults, I primarily work with a psychodynamic perspective, while with children and adolescents, I integrate psychodynamic psychotherapy with mentalization, regulation, and attachment-based approaches. 

Psychodynamic psychotherapy offers a gateway to the unconscious mind, enabling clients to uncover, understand, and express previously hidden or repressed internal processes through the therapeutic relationship established between the client and the therapist. Building and experiencing this relationship requires time, so is uncovering and resolving challenging psychological material. Therefore, in psychodynamic psychotherapy, sessions are held regularly, typically once or twice a week, and continue over the long term. This approach aims to go beyond symptom relief, encouraging a deep exploration of the inner world and fostering long-term, meaningful change for the client. ​

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This approach is applied in a 'talk therapy' format with adolescents and adults, while a 'psychodynamic play therapy' format is used for children under the age of 12.​

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Additionally, in my counseling work with parents, I integrate psychodynamic and systemic perspectives to provide solution-focused and psycho-educational services. While counseling often complement the psychotherapy process of the child or adolescent, parents can also benefit from this service independently.

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I hold a B.A. in Psychology from Koç University in Istanbul, an M.A. in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Roehampton in London, and another M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University. I have been working in the field of mental health for the past 10 years, with experience in preschools, early childhood education centers, and psychological counseling centers. Additionally, I have been involved in several non-governmental projects aimed at supporting the mental health of children from disadvantaged communities.​