MELIS HURDANA PSYCHOLOGIST & PSYCHOANALYST

Melis Hurdana holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Paris Descartes V University (France) and a master's degree in clinical psychology and integrative psychopathology from Paris Descartes V University (France). 

She is recognised as a basispsycholoog in the Netherlands, and is registered with NIP (Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen). In France, she holds a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist title under ADELI (French Register for Healthcare Professionals) .

She is a member of the Association Lacanienne Internationale (France) and the Freud-Lacan Psychoanalysis Association (Turkey).

In addition, she has completed additional trainings on art therapy and trauma therapy including Lifespan Integration and RITTP (Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model).

She participated in couples and family therapy workshops, regularly attended psychoanalytic seminars on couples, and has been trained in “Gottman Method Couples Therapy”.

She continues to follow the psychoanalytic seminars and the working group of the International Lacanian Association (ALI), the Psychoanalytic School of Sainte-Anne and the Freud-Lacan Association.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

• NIP - Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen - Psychologist: 245966
• ALI - Association Lacanienne Internationale - Psychoanalyst
• FLPD - Freud-Lacan Psychoanalysis Association - Psychoanalyst  
• RPPS - French Health, Social work and Medico-Social Professionals -

               Clinical Psychologist: 10008532318 

• ADELI - French Register for Healthcare Professionals - Psychotherapist : 750052144
• Expatpro - Network of  Professional for Expats - Psychologist 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

• Melis Hurdana Psychotherapy Office Paris 16 and Eaubonne, France (2019 - 2024)

-  Provided psychoanalytical psychotherapy to adults and adolescents with various psychopathological disorders including depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, addiction and relationship issues

-  Performed couples therapy on patients with different relationship issues including sexual problems, communication difficulties and infidelity

-  Led art therapy sessions targeted at expat and immigrant groups to improve emotional expression and to support adaptation process

• Apte Pôle Répit Association, France (2019 - 2021)

- Realized individualized interventions with people (from 7 to 30 years old) who have an autism spectrum disorder

- Provided home support for people with disabled people and their families

- Utilized art (music- painting- sculpture with plasticine, clay) on interventions 

• Friend's Play Center, France (2018 - 2021) 

- Friends’ play model is a psycho educational program which helps to develop social skills for children and adolescent with autism spectrum disorder

- Utilized symbolic games, role plays, musical and physical activities, games, drawing, relaxation etc. to provide group therapy

-  Animated sessions for adolescents with Asperger’s syndrome to introduce romantic relationship and sexuality to improve their skills in social and romantic relation