Zeynep Ezgi Mater
EMDR Level 2 Practitioner (EU/US)
Education
Ozyegin University
Clinical Psychology / Graduate
Ozyegin University
Psychology / Undergraduate
EMDR Certificate
EMDRIA (EMDR International Association)
Zeynep Ezgi Mater completed her undergraduate degree with honors in Psychology at Özyeğin University, with a minor in International Relations. She finished her graduate education in the Couple and Family Therapy program at Özyeğin University, working with individuals, couples, and families. She is currently actively working with individuals, couples, and families. She has received her Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy training from Senem Zeytinoglu-Saydam, a clinical member and certified supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT). She received Emotion-Focused Therapy and Trauma training from Simona Herb, and Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy training from Ting Liu. Additionally, she has completed Level 1 and Level 2 EMDR training approved by the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). She has received Integrated Trauma Therapist training from names such as Bessel van der Kolk, MD, and Richard Schwartz, PhD. She is an active practitioner of Emotion-Focused Individual and Couples Therapy and EMDR from a trauma perspective. She is a full member of the Turkish Psychologists Association.
She has been offering sessions online in English & Turkish for wide range of mental health difficulties including complex trauma, PTSD (trauma), loss and grief, burnout, Borderline Personality Disorder, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, panic attacks and coming out process of LGBTQI+ individuals.
About
Areas of Expertise
International Centre for Excellence in
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
(ICEEFT) – CANADA (09/2019 – 01/2020)
Emotionally Focused Therapy for
Couples 1st Level Training by Senem
Zeytinoğlu-Saydam
EMDR International Association - TX,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (03/2020)
EMDR 1st and 2nd Level Training by Roy
Kiessling
International Centre for Excellence in
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
(ICEEFT) – CANADA (09/2020)
Emotionally Focused Therapy and
Trauma by Simona Herb
EMDR and Psychotherapies Association
–Istanbul, TURKEY (01/21) – Working
with Complex Trauma and EMDR by
Serkan Özgün
International Centre for Excellence in
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
(ICEEFT) – CANADA (02/2021)
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
by Ting Liu
PESI - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(06/2021 - 09/2021) - The Integrated
Trauma Therapist: Incorporating IFS with
EMDR, SP, CPT, AEDP, DBT, and
Psychedelic Medicinesfor Treating
Complex Trauma and PTSD
SZYGY Institute – USA (05/2023) - The
Organic Interweave: IFS-Informed EMDR