Association for Psychology and Psychotherapy Research

November 29, 2025

A brief religiously-adapted cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) after Kahramanmaraş earthquake in Türkiye: A case series

The recently published article provides a discussion of the religiously sensitive, brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) protocol developed to support earthquake victims in the region following the 6th of February Kahramanmaraş earthquake.  The study authored by Dr. Clinical Psychologist Taha Burak Toprak, Clinical Psychologist Hanne Nur Özçelik, and Dr. Clinical Psychologist Hatice Rumeysa Işık has been published in BMC Psychiatry, […]

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November 13, 2025

Our Study at the EACBT 2024 Congress

At the EABCT 2024 Congress, our association member Clinical Psychologist M. Furkan Cinisli and our association president Dr. Taha Burak Toprak presented the findings of an intervention study conducted for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The presentation addressed the integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with spiritual interventions in the treatment process of a client who is a survivor of sexual […]

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September 30, 2025

Our Studies Presented at the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Congress

Our association members, Zeynep Ebrar Paşa and Fikriye Bilge Bircan, participated in the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Congress held in Glasgow between 3–6 September 2025 with their poster presentation and short oral presentation studies. The Effect of Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT) Intervention on Psychological Symptoms: A Single-Case Experimental Study In this study, the TMTT […]

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August 22, 2025

“In Search of Truth?” Integrating Religious Consultation into CBT to Address Ambivalence: A Case Study

A case study conducted by Clinical Psychologist Hanne Nur Özçelik and Dr Taha Burak Toprak within our association has been published in the Clinical Case Studies journal. ‘The article, titled ‘In Search of Truth? Integrating Religious Consultation into CBT to Address Ambivalence: A Case Study’, examines the integration of religious consultation into the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) process and the […]

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August 8, 2025

“Worship is Not Merely About Form”: Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Case of Scrupulosity

A case study carried out under our association by Clinical Psychologist Yakup Işık and Dr. Taha Burak Toprak has been published in the International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The study focuses on the psychotherapy process of a client suffering from scrupulosity (religious obsessive–compulsive disorder) who had not benefited from pharmacological treatment. The client’s main symptom domains consisted of obsessional […]

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August 7, 2025

Summer Camp: Rethinking Everything

The “Rethinking Everything Summer Camp” was organised on August 4-5-6 in collaboration with Ibn Haldun University and the Association for Psychology and Psychotherapy Research. The camp, which brought together students and experts in the field of psychology, provided a platform for both theoretical discussions and experience sharing.  The camp’s first day commenced with an opening and introductory programme held at […]

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July 19, 2025

Team Q&A Session

The ‘Team Q&A Meetings’ were held on 4 and 18 July 2025, and brought together students from all levels of our association and our association president. In the course of these meetings, students were afforded the opportunity to pose questions regarding both clinical and theoretical issues, as well as to engage in discussions and evaluations. The meetings served to reinforce […]

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July 4, 2025

CBT Integrated with the 4T Psychoeducation Model for Muslim Scrupulosity: A Case Study

A case study entitled “CBT Integrated with the 4T Psychoeducation Model for Muslim Scrupulosity: A Case Study”, conducted by Clinical Psychologist Nurşin Çetiner and Dr. Clinical Psychologist Taha Burak Toprak, was published in the International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This study provides a detailed examination of the integration of the 4T Psychoeducation Model into a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) […]

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March 29, 2025

Expert Meetings – 2025

Our association’s traditional “Expert Meetings” continued this year with the participation of esteemed guests. As part of our 2025 program, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Mustafa Ulusoy, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Uysal, Prof. Dr. Medaim Yanık, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeyda Eruyar. These special gatherings once again reminded us of the value of learning, sharing, and growing together. […]

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“What kind of relationship can we establish with the current science of psychology and its knowledge?” 

“What are the responsibilities of the different relationship styles we establish?”, 

“What does Islamic Thought tell us, in many areas such as the foundations of psychology, developmental theory, cognitive science, social psychology in the context of the philosophy of science?”

 “In the Islamic tradition, can a psychotherapy model be formulated from the theoretical structures regarding human beings, and if so, how?” 

“Could new aspects be considered regarding social treatment models?”

 

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