Welcome to my Practice!

My name is Elif

• I am a culturally-sensitive Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist providing psychotherapy and hypnotherapy services to individuals and couples.

• My goal is to:

  • to create a safe and nonjudgmental environment that encourages open communication, and

  • to accompany you on a journey towards balance, growth and strength so that:

    • you can navigate through your emotions, thoughts and behaviours,

    • break through your personal barriers, and

    • leave feeling more empowered and optimistic about your future.

My services are in English and Turkish.

Approach:

• Although my approach to psychotherapy is mainly grounded in humanistic and psychodynamic therapy, I am an integrative therapist.

• I use techniques drawn from several different schools of thought. It is a flexible approach that allows the therapist to adapt to each client’s individual needs so that therapy is tailored to each client.

• In order to find what will work best for each client, I use a variety of techniques from:

  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)

  • Attachment-Based Therapy

  • Brainspotting

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

  • CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy)

  • DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

  • Expressive arts

  • Gestalt Therapy

  • Hypnotherapy

  • Mindfulness based therapies

  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Education & Training:

I hold:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Psychiatric Rehabilitation from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Master’s of Art degree in Counselling and Spirituality from Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON.
- Graduate Diploma in Couple Counselling and Spirituality from Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON.

I have completed additional certification training and numerous workshops in:
Brainspotting
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral-Conjoint Therapy for PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Clinical Hypnotherapy
EMDR
Trauma integration
Mindfulness
ASIST

Population:

• Adults (individuals & couples)

• Elders

• LGBTQ+

• Immigrants & Refugees

• Veterans

Specialization & Experience:

Whether you are searching for extra support and guidance through an overwhelming situation, or you feel ready to tackle unresolved issues from your past, I’d be honoured to walk that journey with you and help you eliminate the issues that you are struggling with.

• I specialize in:

  • emotion regulation

  • life transitions

  • mood disorders

    • anxiety

    • depression

  • self-esteem issues

  • trauma & PTSD

• I have experience in:

  • Academic performance issues

  • Acculturation

  • Anger management

  • Chronic illness

  • Chronic pain

  • Codependency

  • Domestic violence

  • Dual cultural identities

  • Grief

  • Illness in family

  • Peer Relationships

  • Relationship issues

  • Refugee and immigration inter-cultural issues

  • Self-harm

  • Sleep

  • Stress management

  • Women’s issues