Banu Cankaya Sahin
glasgow university
Visiting Researcher
Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Highest Degree Held: Ph.D.
Specialties: Depression, anxiety, personality disorders, relationship issues
Types of Clients: Adults, Groups (group therapy)
Languages spoken: English, Türkçe (Turkish)
Licensures/Certifications: New York State Clinical Psychology
ACT/CBS Background and Training: August 2020 - Member and leader of ACL
September - Oct 6 2016, ACT for Trauma with Russ Harris, 8-week online course, Online learning at Psychwire.
July 14-15, 2015 Robyn Walser, Ph.D., Beyond the Basics: Enhancing your Skills and Building the Therapeutic Relationship in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, two days pre-conference workshop and in conference workshops at the 13th World Conference of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), Berlin, Germany
2014 - 2016 Chris McConnell, Ph.D. Intervision online peer supervision groups, for extending skills in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attendance for a total number of 6 meetings till June 2016 and less frequently since then
June 17-22, 2014 Russ Harris, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Applications, two days pre-conference workshop, and in conference workshops at the 12th World Conference of ACBS, Minneapolis, MN, USA
June 1-2, 2013 Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy in Practice, Workshop, ACBS Turkish Chapter, Istanbul, Turkey.
March 13-17, 2013 Boot Camp in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Practice, 4-Day Intensive Workshop in Reno, Nevada, US
June 2, 2011 Steven Hayes, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Practice: Creating Rapid Clinical Change, Workshop at 7th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy,” Istanbul, Turkey
September - Oct 6 2016, ACT for Trauma with Russ Harris, 8-week online course, Online learning at Psychwire.
July 14-15, 2015 Robyn Walser, Ph.D., Beyond the Basics: Enhancing your Skills and Building the Therapeutic Relationship in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, two days pre-conference workshop and in conference workshops at the 13th World Conference of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), Berlin, Germany
2014 - 2016 Chris McConnell, Ph.D. Intervision online peer supervision groups, for extending skills in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attendance for a total number of 6 meetings till June 2016 and less frequently since then
June 17-22, 2014 Russ Harris, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Applications, two days pre-conference workshop, and in conference workshops at the 12th World Conference of ACBS, Minneapolis, MN, USA
June 1-2, 2013 Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy in Practice, Workshop, ACBS Turkish Chapter, Istanbul, Turkey.
March 13-17, 2013 Boot Camp in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Practice, 4-Day Intensive Workshop in Reno, Nevada, US
June 2, 2011 Steven Hayes, Ph.D., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Practice: Creating Rapid Clinical Change, Workshop at 7th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy,” Istanbul, Turkey
ACT/CBS Experience: Has been teaching, giving seminars on ACT and about third wave psychotherapies since 2008, and have practiced using ACT and DBT since 2008
Additional Information: Further interests include research pursuits on increasing well-being, wellness in college settings, public health focus, and suicide prevention. Integration of CBT, ACT, DBT and other third wave therapies in practice is of interest to me and I supervise students in this respect. I taught undergraduates, where I integrate both theory and experiential exercises since 2008. I have been giving seminars on these topics since 2016. I have written a chapter on ACT in Turkish, in a book published in 2020.