Serra Muradoğlu

She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Koç University in 2014. She then completed the Master’s Program in Clinical Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University, specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology. For her master’s thesis, in collaboration with her advisor, Dr. Elif Akdağ Göçek, she developed a test to measure the impact of negative life events—particularly exposure to migration—on children’s mental health. During and after her education, she served as a research assistant on studies examining children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development and completed internships at various hospitals and counseling centers. Between 2016 and 2023, she managed therapy processes at Koç University Hospital, primarily with children and adolescents diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and obesity, and also conducted developmental and cognitive assessments of children. At TinUs Psychology, she continues to provide psychodynamically oriented play therapy for children and their families, as well as psychodynamic/supportive counseling for adolescents and young adults. In her counseling practice, she utilizes the Dynamic-Oriented Play Approach, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness techniques. She is a mindfulness instructor for children and adolescents using the Eline Snel Method. She is a Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) facilitator. Her primary clinical areas of interest include: Child and Adolescent Counseling Play Therapy Chronic Illnesses Mindfulness with Children and Adolescents Parent-Child Relationships Cognitive and Developmental Assessments (WISC-4, Denver 2, Bayley 3)