Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ceyla Karamanci
HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from UCL. PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Koç University and Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from Washington University in St Louis.
Hello! I'm Ceyla, a Clinical Psychologist based in London, offering online therapy for adults, as well as workshops and talks for schools, parent groups, and organisations.
I am an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from UCL, and over 15 years of experience across research, clinical practice, and academia.
Before training in the UK, I completed my PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Koç University in Istanbul and my Master's degree in Clinical Social Work at Washington University in St Louis, where I also completed my BA in Psychology. During these years in Turkey and the United States, I worked therapeutically with children, adolescents, adults, and families, including in schools, hospitals, clinics, and community organisations. I also worked as an embedded school therapist, conducted developmental assessments, collaborated with educational consultancies, and contributed to academic research on childhood OCD and ADHD. Alongside clinical work, I was involved in teaching, academic and research writing, and workshops - experiences that continue to shape how I think and work, and have given me a broad and internationally informed perspective.
Alongside my core clinical psychology training, I have undertaken additional training in many other areas including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), approaches I draw on regularly in my work with clients. Through my UCL doctoral training, NHS placements, and wider experience across mental health services, I have developed a thoughtful and integrative approach to therapy.
Currently, I work with adults who may feel stuck, be navigating a period of change, or want some space to reflect on themselves and their future with greater clarity. My style is warm, thoughtful, and collaborative, and I aim to offer a grounded space to pause, gain perspective, and consider meaningful next steps. I am particularly interested in helping people understand themselves more fully and make changes that feel aligned with their values and the kind of life they want to lead.
I work in both English and Turkish, and welcome enquiries in either language.
My availability
I offer online sessions, both in English and Turkish, please enquire about my day and times.
Credentials
- HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist
- Chartered Member, British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), University College London
- PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), New York
- Master of Social Work, Mental Health Concentration, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis
- BA in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude), Washington University in St Louis
- AFT Foundation Level Training in Systemic Practice, Association for Family Therapy
Additional Training
- Safeguarding Children and Young People (SGC) - Levels 1, 2 & 3, NHS England / e-Learning for Healthcare | 2024-2025
- EMDR Part 1 (5 days) plus continuous supervision, EMDR Institute | Istanbul, Turkey
- EMDR with Children: Getting Started (4 hours), Dr Joan Lovett | Istanbul, Turkey
- When There Are No Words: Processing Early Trauma and Neglect with EMDR (2 days), Katie O'Shea | Istanbul, Turkey
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (23 hours), Oxford University Mindfulness Centre | Oxford, UK
- Somatic Experiencing of Trauma (12 hours), Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute | Istanbul, Turkey
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Part 1 (5 days) plus skills training groups, Behavioral Tech | Istanbul, Turkey
- Introduction to Theory and Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy (20 hrs), Dr Chris Irons and Tobyn Bell | Manchester, UK
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (34 hours), Dr Steven Hayes, Dr Kelly Wilson, Dr Robyn Walser | Los Angeles, USA
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (14 hours), LivingWorks | St Louis, USA
- WISC-R Intelligence Assessment (54 hours), Turkish Psychological Association | Istanbul, Turkey
- Neuropsychological Assessment (70 hours), Şükriye Akça Kalem | Istanbul, Turkey
Publications
- Karamanci, C. (2025). Do momentary changes in mood overly bias reward perception in bipolar disorder? A computational psychiatry approach. DClinPsy thesis (Volume 1), University College London.
- Kaçar, A. S., Mutluer, T., Necef, I., Genç, H. A., Turkakin, E., Karamancı, C., Erarslan, D. U., Balcı, F., & Taşkıran, S. (in review). Children with Disruptive-Mood-Dysregulation Disorder process facial affect less efficiently than those with ADHD and neurotypicals. Motivation and Emotion.
- Erhan, C., Bulut, G. Ç., Gökçe, S., Ozbas, D., Turkakin, E., Dursun, O. B., Yazgan, Y., & Balçı, F. (2017). Disrupted latent decision processes in medication-free pediatric OCD patients. Journal of Affective Disorders, 207, 32-37.
- Taşkıran, S., Türkakın, E., Karamancı, C., Mutluer, T., Necef, I., & Balçı, F. (2017). Face emotion recognition differences with respect to frustration in DMDD and ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(10), S234.
- Erhan, C., & Balçı, F. (2016). Obsessive compulsive features predict cautious decision strategies. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1-12.
- Erhan, C. (2011). Trauma and the child. In Problem Areas in School Children and Ways to Overcome Them (pp. 121-148). Istanbul: DBE. [In Turkish]
Languages
English (bilingual) | Turkish (native)