Specialist Dr. Yaprak Arslan Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist

Specialist Dr. Yaprak Arslan
Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist

I was born in 1981 in the Korkuteli district of Antalya, the second child of two teachers. I completed my primary, secondary and sixth-form education in Antalya. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at Kocaeli University in 2006 and obtaining the title of ‘Doctor of Medicine’, I completed my compulsory service as a general practitioner at the Körfez Çamtepe Health Centre in Kocaeli between 2006 and 2008. Having always enjoyed interacting with people, my interest in psychiatry began whilst I was undertaking my psychiatry placement at medical school, and it was during that time that I decided to become a psychiatrist. In 2013, I completed my specialist training in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University. During my specialisation, I participated in numerous studies in the areas of mood disorders (bipolar disorder, recurrent depression, major depression), obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders. My specialist thesis was entitled ‘The Relationship Between Brain Trophic Factors in Mood Disorders and Thyroid Function, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid’. After completing my compulsory service as a Psychiatrist at Rize Kaçkar State Hospital between 2014 and 2015, I worked at Alsancak State Hospital from 2015 to 2019 and at the Psychiatry Clinic of Tınaztepe Galen Private Hospital from 2019 to 2022.

During this period;

* Turkish Psychiatric Association Supportive Psychotherapy Training (2017–2019)
* CETAD Psychotherapy Training in Sexual Dysfunctions (2017–2021)
* Institute of Behavioural Sciences EMDR Level I Training (2019)
* Supportive Psychotherapy Supervision Programme, Prof. Dr Cem Kaptanoğlu (2024–2025)
* Supportive Psychotherapy Supervision Programme, Prof. Dr Cem Kaptanoğlu (2025–2026)

I completed my training in psychotherapy, specialising in supportive psychotherapy, sex therapy and EMDR. In addition, I continue to keep my knowledge and clinical experience up to date by participating in supervision programmes in the field of supportive psychotherapy.

Since September 2022, I have been practising as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist at my own clinic in Bayraklı, Izmir.

I enjoy drawing and designing, nature and history walks, reading, cinema, animals and growing flowers.