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Iris Cosar
Developmental Psychologist
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I'm a Turkish and English speaking Developmental Psychologist who;
- Specialized in Learning Disorders & ADHD,
- Provide individual therapy support to children, teenagers and adults.
- €80 / session
Based inBarcelona
Last active
160+ sessions on It's Complicated
3 years at It's Complicated
Available in-person
Available online
Available for text therapy
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About me
Hello everyone! Herkese merhaba!
It is nice to meet with you on this platform even though we can not see each other right away. I'm Iris, a Developmental Psychologist who has joined here to help children, adolescents, their parents and adults.
My journey in this field has started working with children who had special needs. I provided special education to children and teens and gave educational and emotional consultation to their parents. My interest in special education led me to specialize in Learning Disorders and ADHD. I loved and enjoyed really much working and helping to them - I still am :) It was a great start and an amazing experience for me which I never want to forget. Working with children & teens always led me to learn more in order to teach them better.
Along the road, I came across with Expressive Art Therapy and I let this field to completely mesmerize me. The more I know and the more I apply; first to myself and then to my clients, the more I felt astonished to the great change that this therapy has brought into people's lives. Therefore, another beautiful branch has arisen in my career and my focus has extended. Along with Expressive Art Therapy applications I started providing help to adults. This approach has opened the door to step into adult's world. For this reason, besides practicing Expressive Art Therapy with adults, I'm getting trained on Solution Focused Therapy.
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My approach
I got my biggest strength from PASS Theory, EMDR Therapy, Expressive Art Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy.
Every child comes from a culturally, educationally or socially different background. Therefore, first of all to understand what kind of a background that the child has, it is important to do the right assessments according to the defined problem and afterwards creating an individualized therapy plan. In this manner, in the light of PASS theory I determine the necessary tools, materials and sources according to the needs of the child and adolescent.
On the other hand, when I work with adults I use an integrative and eclectic - based on EMDR, Expressive Art Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy - approach again according to the individuals needs. What I like the most in these 3 ecoles are, it gives the opportunity to an individual to discover the inner difficulties inside them from a very soft and smooth angle. This angle gives the power to an individual to understand the difficulty while becoming stronger.
Where I practice
Qualifications and experience
Education
2014 MSc Developmental Psychology from Maastricht University, HOLLAND
2013 Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Izmir University of Economics, TURKEY
Experience
June 2021 - Present: Freelance Developmental Psychologist
Providing therapy to children, adolescents and adults.
Creating educational materials/games for children and adolescents.
Providing psychological consultation to expat families.
Oct 2017 - March 2021: Developmental Psychologist Dyslexia Academy Special Education Centre in Turkey
Translated and adapted child learning programs.
Provided special education to LD students.
Kept detailed record of developmental progress of the child and informed the parents.
Developed materials and games for children.
Oct 2015 - Oct 2017: at Dunya Special Education Centre in Turkey
Gave special education support to children who have special needs.
Kept developmental record and informed their parents.
Researched, developed and translated educational materials for children.
Languages
English
Turkish
Insurances
Private Pay
- €80 / session
Based inBarcelona
Last active
160+ sessions on It's Complicated
3 years at It's Complicated
Available in-person
Available online
Available for text therapy
Usually responds within one hour
Availability
Usually responds within one hour