I am Sevda Çolakoğlu, a family counselor and child development specialist. I support individuals, couples and families in a safe, non-judgmental space where they can understand themselves better. In child development, I assess the child holistically and, together with the family, create a roadmap suited to their development.

My Areas of Work

• Marriage and Couples Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Adolescent Counseling
• Personal awareness and self-esteem work
• Childhood Problems
• Parent–Child Relationships
• Coping with Narcissistic Personality Structures
• Panic Attacks, Anxiety Disorders and Obsessions
• Adjustment Problems in Childhood and Adulthood
• Relationships After Infidelity
• Divorce Interventions

Education

• Child Development (Bachelor's) — Istanbul University · 2019–2023
• Pedagogical Formation — Gazi University, Ankara · 2023–2024
• Family Counseling Training — Özel Vektörel Grup · 2023–2024

Certificates

• Family Counseling
• Trauma and Crisis Intervention
• School Adjustment, Readiness and School-Age Behavior Problems
• Objective Child Assessment Tests
• Social-Emotional Learning Games
• The Power of Play in Teaching Mathematics
• Getting to Know and Discover Your Child Program
• Drama Techniques at School
• Teele Multiple Learning Inventory Practitioner Training (in certification)
• Fatherhood Training
• Digital Parenting
• Enneagram Temperament Training

Scales and Tests I Use

Family counseling: Love Languages Scale · State-Trait Anxiety Inventory · Cognitive Distortions Scale · Depression Scale · Enneagram Temperament Test · Social Anxiety Scale · Sexual Satisfaction Scale · Relationship Beliefs Inventory

Child development: Teele Multiple Intelligences Inventory · Objective Assessment Tests