Spec. Clinic. Psyc. Merve Tokgöz

Education and Specialization

• 2010-2014 Istanbul Arel University – Psychology (Bachelor's Degree)

• 2014-2016 Istanbul Arel University – Clinical Psychology Master's Degree (100% Scholarship)

Experience

• 2012 Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital

• 22013 Boğaziçi University – Learning Laboratory

• 2018-2021 Florya Hospital – Clinical Psychologist

• 2021-2025 Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital – Clinical Psychologist

• 2022- Present Sabah Newspaper – Columnist

• 2025 - Present İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı – Clinical Psychologist

Therapy Methods Used

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Schema Therapy

• Transactional Analysis

Areas of Expertise

• Depression

• Anxiety Disorders

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Panic Disorder / Panic Attack

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Impulse Control Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• Psychotic Disorders (Schizophrenia, etc.)

• Mood Disorders

• Somatization Disorder

• Internet Addiction

• Gambling Addiction

• Substance Addictions

• Eating Disorders (obesity, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa)

• Hypochondriasis

• Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)

• Marriage and Couple Therapy

• Divorce Orientation and Marital Crises

• Sexual Dysfunctions / Sexual Therapy

• Vaginismus

• Stress Management

• Self-Confidence Issues

• Chronic Fatigue

• Difficulty with Anger Management

• Abuse-Neglect

• Grief (Mourning)

• Social Phobia

• Agoraphobia

• Behavioral and Adjustment Disorders in Adolescents

Tests Applied for Children and Adolescents

• Moxo Attention Test

• Metropolitan School Readiness Test

• Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception

• Gessel Development Figures Test

• Benton Visual Retention Test

• Porteus Maze Test

• Bender Gestalt Test

• Draw-a-Person Test

• Draw-a-Family Test

• Louisa Duss Psychoanalytic Stories Test

• Bourdon Attention Test

• Beier Sentence Completion Test

Tests Applied for Adults

• Neuropsychological Tests (NPT)

• Moxo Attention Test

• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

• Mini Mental State Examination

• Beck Depression Inventory

• Beck Anxiety Inventory

• Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory

• Attachment Styles Test

• Social Phobia Inventory

• SCL-90 Symptom Checklist

• Young Schema Questionnaire