Gökçenur Hazinedar
Psychological Counsellor & Family Counsellor
Psychological Counselor & Relationship and Family Counselor. I support individuals and relationships navigating life transitions, stress and burnout, communication and conflict, identity questions, and meaning-making.
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About me
I’ve worked as a counselor with individuals and groups for nearly two decades. I hold degrees in Psychological Counseling and Philosophy. I take an eclectic and multidisciplinary approach, recognizing that every person and every relationship has a unique history and context.
Over the years, I have lived and worked in different parts of Turkey and Germany. I’ve supported people across diverse cultures, communities, identities, and relationship models. My further training includes existential analysis & logotherapy, cognitive-behavioral approaches, philosophical counseling, mindfulness-based practices, psychosocial interventions and family & relationship counseling.
I work with an awareness that mental health is not only personal, it is also connected to social, political, and cultural conditions. I’m committed to intersectional, culturally sensitive care, informed by years of work with diverse communities. My practice is LGBTQ+-affirming and CNM-affirming.
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Approach
My approach is integrative, drawing from counseling principles, existential analysis & logotherapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness-based practices, depending on each person’s and relationship’s needs and context. I aim to create a supportive environment where thoughts, feelings, and experiences can be explored, coping strategies developed, and meaningful change made in life and relationships.
Depending on what you’re facing, our work may include:
• making sense of emotional distress and repeated patterns (thoughts, behaviors, and relationships)
• value and meaning focused inquiry (identity, belonging, ethical dilemmas, decisions, transitions)
• practical tools for stress regulation and resilience (grounding, meditation, self-compassion, attention)
• communication and relationship work (needs, boundaries, conflict patterns, repair)
I also offer relationship and family counseling focused on shared dynamics and communication patterns. This includes not only nuclear families, but also extended families, chosen families, and close-knit relational systems.
Experience
Psychological counseling experience: 2007–present (private practice, public institutions, immigrant community work, schools)
• Psychological Counselor / Relationship & Family Counselor, Anlamind (Private Practice), Berlin, Germany, 2025–present • Psychological Counselor, Turkish Consulate General Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 2016–2021 • Psychological Counselor, Maçka Pakmaya Hüsamettin Ziler Ortaokulu, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013–2016 • Psychological Counselor, Türkan Şoray İlkokulu ve Ortaokulu, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010–2013 • Psychological Counselor, Halide Edip Kız Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007–2010
Education
• BA, Guidance and Psychological Counseling, 2001–2007,
Boğaziçi University
• MA, Philosophy, 2022–2024, Boğaziçi University
• Family Counseling, 2025, Marmara University
• Mindfulness Teacher Training, 2024–2025, Mindfulness ve Sefkat Akademi
• Existential Analysis and Logotherapy, 2024–2025, Viktor Frankl Institute
Academic Associate in Logotherapy, Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, USA
• Philosophical Counseling, 2024–2025, Felsefi Danışmanlık Türkiye
• Mindfulness-Based Coaching, 2024, Mindfulness ve Sefkat Akademi
• Sports Psychological Performance Counseling, 2023
Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), 2014–2015, with Prof. Dr. Perin Yolaç
• MBSR Teacher Training, Ongoing, Mindfulness ve Sefkat Akademi
• MA, Career Counseling, Ongoing, Sakarya University
• Further Trainings (2007–2023) on Psychosocial Interventions, Crisis Intervention and Distress Tolerance, Psychosocial Interventions in Natural Disasters, Diversity in Counseling.
Services
Individual Session
Individual Session
Family Session
Couples Session
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