Our Founder

ABOUT OUR FOUNDER

Dr. Selenga Gürmen

Assistant Professor Selenga Gürmen graduated top of her class in the Psychology Department at Boğaziçi University in 2010. She completed her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Connecticut in the United States in 2012. She completed her doctorate in the same field in May 2015. She teaches both undergraduate psychology and graduate courses in Couple and Family Therapy.

Academically, the fields of study are double consultancy The effectiveness and therapeutic change process, family harmony during and after divorce, co-parenting relationships, couples experiencing severe conflict, and the effects of the digital age on relationships. Dr. Gürmen adapts the family system to society and works on identifying, intervening, predicting, and preventing complex social problems (such as climate change, energy and resource crises, gender inequality and violence) from interacting with society and the necessary behavioral changes.

Mainly in clinical terms provides couples counseling She also works with adults, adolescents, and families. She has seminars, workshops, and training programs where she supports parents and couples through crisis and developmental transitions. In addition to her clinical training and experience, she has also received supervisory training and is one of the few American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)-certified supervisors in Turkey. She is also an AAMFT supervisor trainer and mentor.ss