Zeynep Ata

Clinical Psychologist Zeynep Ata completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Özyeğin University and her master’s degree in Foundations in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Sussex in the UK. Focusing on adult mental health, Ata’s thesis examined the impact of early life stress on the development of substance use disorders during adolescence and early adulthood. Alongside her experience at Maya Foundation, L'hôpital Français La Paix, and various clinical settings, she has developed her expertise in both clinical practice and academic research. She focuses on addiction, trauma, grief, mood disorders, sexual issues, and paraphilias, and is engaged with ACT, CBT, Psychodynamic, and Existential Psychotherapy approaches. Committed to sharing psychological knowledge, promoting scientific thinking, and raising societal awareness, Ata bridges academic and clinical perspectives through her writing.