Selma Yanik

About me and my therapy practice

I am a German Board Certified Child & Youth Psychotherapist and a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA). I have received my degree in Child & Youth Psychotherapy from the well-established institute of Akip (University Hospital Cologne). Before moving to Aberdeen during Summer 2018, I worked as a Psychotherapist in the German Neuroscience Center Dubai. My focus has been on prevention programs utilizing cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal and family-based strategies. 

My professional experience includes dealing with

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories and other adverse life experience to bring these to an adaptive resolution
• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• Anxiety Disorders (Bullying victims, Performance/ Social and    Specific Anxieties, Panic attacks)
• Depressive Disorders
  
• Other behavioural and emotional disorders (such as adjustment, conduct, oppositional behaviour)
  
• Somatization disorders
  
• Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorders (OCD)
  
• Eating Disorders
  
• Autism-Spectrum-Disorders

How do I work with children and adolescents?

• in-depth case history

• thorough psychological examination
• treatment planning with parents and their children
• strong relationship

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anxiety, Asperger syndrome, Bereavement, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Identity issues, Loss, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Spirituality, Trauma, Women's issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, CBT, Cognitive, EMDR, Play therapy

Clients I work with

Adults, Children, EAP, Families, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited