About

I am Dr Merih Fidan

I am a versatile academic with an established experience in teaching and clinical fields. I have a great passion for empowering students, clients and colleagues and touching their lives. I have been working on psychology, research methods, language, culture, therapy and counselling since 1992.

Qualifications:
Degrees:
PhD:
Counselling & Psychotherapy, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
MRes:
Research in Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
MSc:
Health Psychology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
BA:
Psychology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

Relevant training completed:

  • Counselling skills (Person-Centred; one year, University of Birmingham).
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Training (London Stress Management).
  • Online Counselling course: ‘Talk to a counsellor’ (BACP endorsed, London).
  • Islamic Counselling. Muslim Women Helpline (Birmingham).
  • Cross-cultural Counselling/Multi-ethnic Counselling (Birmingham).
  • Coaching training. Coaching Academy.  
  • The world of Jinns/Spirits.
  • Broken spirits: The psychology of asylum.
  • Ethnicity and Cultural origins.
  • Assessment and Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  • Early recognition and management of psychosis.
  • Management of social anxiety disorders.
  • Five years of clinical psychology experience in psychiatric departments.

Supervision training:

  • Culturally and linguistically sensitive supervision. BACP.  
  • Advanced Clinical Supervision Skills (CSA Accredited). Level 3. London
  • Clinical Supervision. Assessed Academic Competence (Accredited). Level 2.   BPS Essential Supervision Skills, Level 1. British Psychological Society.

Member of Professional Body/Organisation:

  • BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
  • BPS (British Psychological Society)
  • Muslim Counsellors and Psychotherapist Network, UK
  • International Association of Islamic Psychology  Turkish Psychological Association