Dilara Boztaş

Dilara Boztaş graduated with honors from the Middle East Technical University (METU) Department of Psychology. During her undergraduate studies, she received extensive education in a wide range of approaches, including Cognitive Psychology, Freudian Psychoanalysis, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Social Psychology, and Health Psychology. She complemented her theoretical background by participating in volunteer projects and contributing as a writer to psychology-based publications. As one of the authors of a comprehensive dictionary in the field of Cognitive Psychology, she made valuable contributions to the discipline. During her internship, she worked on therapy case analyses and academic article translations for foreign patients, further enriching her engagement with psychological literature. Motivated by a desire to raise social awareness, Boztaş volunteered in various community-based projects supporting individuals with disabilities, children and adolescents with leukemia, and earthquake survivors. At Çam and Sakura City Hospital (Gynecology / Psychiatry and Neurology departments), she collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to conduct educational seminars and individual therapy sessions for pregnant and postpartum women, gaining experience in the diagnosis and treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Postpartum Depression / Psychosis, Sexual Disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Later, she began providing seminars and trainings to university students at Anadolu University, along with conducting both individual and group therapy sessions. Expanding her professional scope, she incorporated approaches such as Art Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Grief and Trauma Therapy, Mindfulness, and Creative Drama into her practice. Her primary areas of focus include Social Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Eating Disorders.