Founder
Gizem Koksal
holds a BA(Hons) degree in Psychology from Bogaziçi University and MA(Hons) degree in Clinical Psychology from İstanbul Bilgi University.
She is a registered member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has specialized in adult psychotherapy with a psychodynamic approach.
She continues to deepen her knowledge and experience in psychoanalytic theory and techniques with an intercultural aspect through the psychoanalysis formation training at PSIKE Istanbul Psychoanalysis Association.
She offers session and group work in Turkish and English.
I-Deal Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Support Services
Individual Psychotherapy
We are all born into the world of relationships. In the light of relationships, we begin to see ourselves through the eyes of those who look at us. When these relationships fail, when they are hit, we begin to perceive this inadequacy as a part of the self. This gaze plays a fundamental role in the decisions we make, our feelings, and the relationships we form. Psychological complaints and symptoms are the self's attempt for reconciliation. In psychotherapy, it is the relationship itself that is healing. In a safe and non-judgmental space, one gains mastery over one's own experiences and story. Our goal in psychotherapy processes is to open the door for discovering your own meaning and your boundaries.
Parent Consultation
Being a parent or expecting a baby can be emotionally challenging. In the first years of parenthood, a relative increase in anxiety, social isolation and marital problems can be experienced. In this process, lack of emotional and social support can exacerbate psychological complaints. If these experiences sound familiar to you, you can seek psychotherapy and parent counselling. Our main aim in parent counseling processes is for you to dedicate your inner resources to enjoying raising your child and to reduce parenting stress.
Migrant Support Groups
The migration process undermines the immigrant's mental stability. There may be feelings of discontinuity in identity. Migration may result in an individual's withdrawal from the affirmative environmental interaction necessary for self-development. This process, by its nature, activates the mourning process with losses and differentiated external reality. The uncertainties brought about by the migration process can cause anxiety. With all these emotional processes, the identity is transformed. You can contact us to make sense of your experiences in the migration process and to feel control over the transformation you are going through.
Corporate Counselling
Employers should be able to meet the needs of ethnic cultural diversity in their institutions and manage conflict resolution processes by taking into consideration of these differences and diversities. We offer migration-focused professional consultancy to support the psychological well-being of employers and employees and to increase work performance.
Safe Spaces for Growing Communities
We foster environments where individuals can share experiences, build resilience, and find solidarity within peer groups and migrant-focused communities.
Peer Support Circles
Facilitated discussions for individuals seeking shared understanding and mutual encouragement.
Migrant Support Groups
Communities designed for those navigating new environments, focusing on cultural integration and mental well-being.
Corporate Wellness Circles
Structured groups within professional settings to promote collective mental health and team cohesion.
Community Resilience Circles
Groups dedicated to building long-term resilience and fostering a sense of belonging within local communities.
