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Öğe A curious glimpse to therapy: A qualitative research on the creativity and spontaneity of psychotherapists(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Kan Memis, Havva Nur; Soylemez, YudumThis study explores the spontaneous and creative moments experienced by psychotherapists in their practice, focusing on how these elements contribute to therapeutic processes. Unlike previous research that typically examines creativity and spontaneity separately, this qualitative study combines these concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding from the therapists' perspectives. It was aimed to understand how therapists conceptualize creativity and spontaneity, identify the specific moments during therapy sessions when they experience these qualities, and uncover the underlying factors that contribute to these experiences. 11 psychotherapists, aged 25 to 32 with 5 months to 7 years of professional experience in Turkey, participated in the study by keeping detailed online diaries and engaging in semi-structured interviews. Through thematic analysis of the collected data from 11 interviews and 41 diaries, five main themes were established: a) where creativity and spontaneity diverge, b) the allies and opponents of creativity and spontaneity, c) effects of creative and spontaneous moments, d) in the session room, and e) keeping a journal. The findings highlight the integral role of creativity and spontaneity in enhancing therapeutic relationships and outcomes, offering valuable insights for both clinical practice and future research directions.Öğe A Study of Systemic Approaches to Treating Patients with Physical Illness or Disability in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Cansever, Betul Kucukardali; Saydam, Senem Zeytinoglu; Soylemez, Yudum; Keles, Elif Cigdem; Prouty, Anne; Rajaei, AfarinMedical problems can affect a person's physical health, mental health, relationships, quality of life, and the people with whom the patient is connected. Although we presume mental health professionals in Turkey work with individuals coping with health issues, there has been no prior published research. This study sought to determine how mental health professionals in Turkey approached their patients currently coping with a physical illness or disability and to what degree they collaborated with other care providers. Results revealed limited education on how to work with patients and their families currently coping with illness or disability, low interdisciplinary collaboration, and low family involvement in mental healthcare related to medical issues. The authors discuss how mental healthcare providers can use the findings of this study to advance systemic training and improve the use of systemic approaches for patients and their families coping with illness and disability in Turkey.Öğe Consensual Non-Monogamy: Experiences and Insights from Turkiye(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Cavus, Suranur; Soylemez, Yudum; Prouty, Anne M.Consensual non-monogamous relationships (CNM) are an umbrella term that describes relationships in which partners, usually in a primary relationship, give each other consent to be sexually and/or romantically involved with other partners. Examples include open relationships, polyamory, and swinging. This study has brought this subject into focus for the first time in T & uuml;rkiye. It aims to make sense of the individual, relational, and social experiences of people who have CNM relationship experience in T & uuml;rkiye. Semi-structured interviews with six people were conducted. Four main themes emerged from the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: A Journey Towards Non-monogamy: Motivations for Engaging in CNM Relationships, The Individual and Relational Aspects of CNM Relationship Experience, Being in a CNM Relationship in T & uuml;rkiye, and Maintaining Healthy CNM Relationships. The results are discussed considering the existing literature and how they can be used in clinical practice. Limitations of the current study and recommendations for the future are mentioned.Öğe Developing the Person of the Therapist When Working with Couples(Springer, 2023) Oral, Sedef; Zeytinoglu-Saydam, Senem; Soylemez, Yudum; Akmehmet-Sekerler, Sibel; Aponte, Harry J.Whilst conducting couples therapy is a professional practice, couples' therapists (CTs) play an active role in the therapeutic process not only professionally but also personally. Despite the increase in research into the person of the therapist, few studies have examined the person of the therapist issues specific to CTs. In this study, we aimed to explore the experiences of CTs regarding the interaction of their personal and professional beliefs and experiences when working with couples. A qualitative design was used, based on constructivist grounded theory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 CTs in romantic relationships and working with couples. Three main categories were co-constructed through qualitative analysis: accessing what was brought in through the self, engaging with what the couples bring, and embracing the personal and professional selves. Awareness of the person of the therapist and learning how to use themselves to relate, assess, and intervene with clients enable CTs to create a secure therapeutic presence. The findings have useful implications for clinicians, couples therapy training program frameworks, and couples therapy supervision.Öğe Emotion regulation in emotionally focused therapists working with high-conflict couples(Wiley, 2024) Yildizhan, Cemile; Kafescioglu, Nilufer; Zeytinoglu-Saydam, Senem; Erdem, Gizem; Soylemez, Yudum; Yumbul, CigdemGuided by the Person-of-the Therapist Training (POTT) Model, the current qualitative study explores emotional experiences and emotion regulation strategies of emotionally focused trained therapists who work with high-conflict couples in Turkey. Twenty-one therapists who completed at least the externship in emotionally focused couple therapy (EFCT) and had prior or current clinical experience working with high-conflict couple(s) were recruited through various social media platforms and professional organizations' listservs. Semistructured individual interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed five main themes: (1) Different Compelling Emotional Experiences of the Therapists, (2) Sun After Storm, (3) Triggers of Therapists' Emotions, (4) Perceived Adaptive Emotion Regulation Strategies, and (5) Positive Impact of the Therapist's Regulation Strategies on the Therapy Process. Overall, the findings supported the three phases of the POTT model: namely, knowledge of self, access to self, and use of self. Our study demonstrates the need for integrating self-of-the-therapist work into the clinical practice, training, and supervision of therapists working with distressed couples.Öğe Grief Process of a Single Parent Family with a Father and Two Adolescent Daughters After the Loss of Mother: A Case Study in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Gurses, Idil Biriken; Soylemez, Yudum; Gurmen, M. Selenga; Kilic, SudeThe death of a family member is an important life event for the family and brings lots of different changes in the family members' and family's life. Every family was affected differently by the death and each family's experience about the death is unique. This research tried to understand the case of a Turkish family's interchangeable dynamics after the loss of the mother. Inductive Thematic Analysis (TA) was used to understand their dynamics. The therapy process consisted of 38 sessions. Selective coding was used, and the sessions were chosen by looking at two criteria. Firstly, all the family members presented at the sessions and then, they talked about the grief process or the deceased. Two main themes were found at the end of analysis: 1) ''The Enmeshed Relationship'' and 2) ''Processing the Difficult Emotions''. The result revealed that grief can be seen as a family process which includes both intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. The research indicated that the culture and religion were inseparable parts of grief and additional stressors affected the process. This research provided an in-depth perspective of a Turkish family's grief process during COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for clinicians working with families during grief process were discussed.Öğe Introduction to the Special Issue(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Soylemez, Yudum; Saydam, Senem Zeytinoglu[Abstract Not Available]Öğe More Alike than Different: a qualitative exploration of the relational experiences of multicultural couples in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Boratav, Hale Bolak; Dogan, Tugce Nur; Soylemez, Yudum; Saydam, Senem ZeytinogluIn this study, multicultural couples' experience of the impact of culture on their romantic relationships was explored. The sample included eight heterosexual couples cohabiting or married for at least 6 months, and who differed in ethnicity, religion, and native language. Women were from Turkey and men were from Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Chile, with ages ranging from 22 to 43. The semi-structured in-depth interviews generated data about the cultural differences participants observed about their partners and how those differences affect the romantic relationship. The thematic analysis revealed three major themes: More Alike Than Different; The Difference Is In The Cultures, Not In The Relationship, and There Is More Room For Growth. Although the couples had cultural differences regarding social and familial structures, they emphasized the similarities which kept them together, and engaged in understanding and empathic communication which helped them overcome the cultural differences. The study also provided information that might help practitioners working with multicultural couples. The findings are discussed in the context of the literature on similarity and compatibility, and limitations and suggestions for further studies are presented. Lay summary This study explored the role of culture on the relationship dynamics of eight heterosexual couples, women from Turkey, and their male partners from different countries. Interviews showed that the partners in these relationships expressed feeling more similar with each other than different, and that they engaged in empathic communication which enhanced marital satisfaction. Results have implications for practitioners working with multicultural couples.Öğe Psychometric Properties of the Brief Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Engagement Scale in a Community Sample of Turkish Adults(Wiley, 2021) Zeytinoglu-Saydam, Senem; Erdem, Gizem; Soylemez, YudumObjective The current study explored the psychometric properties of the Brief Accessibility, Responsivity, and Engagement (BARE) scale in a sample of Turkish adults in ongoing committed relationships (N = 509). Background The sense of safety that results from accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement in a romantic relationship predicts more positive expectations and affect about one's partner, as well as better emotion regulation and communication skills in a relationship. However, there are no studies investigating the measurement of these behaviors in the context of Turkish culture. Method The data for this study were collected through either social media and online listservs or three college campuses in Istanbul from November 2016 to June 2017. Participants were 27.26 (SD = 9.82) years old on average and mostly women (82.9%, n = 422), and approximately one quarter were married (23.4%, n = 121). Results Results showed that the BARE scale demonstrated good internal and test-retest reliability, as well as adequate concurrent and discriminant validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the 12-item structure of the BARE scale, but there was no support for the 2-item by six-subscale structure in the Turkish sample. Due to the high overlap between the BARE Self and Partner subscales, the scale appears to be a single-factor measure when used in the Turkish context with a community sample of adults in romantic relationships. Conclusion Further research is needed to test the BARE scale's psychometric qualities among distressed and clinical samples, using reports of both partners.Öğe Systemic Individual Therapy: Therapeutic Change from the Perspective of Clients and Therapists(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Balcioglu, Elif; Gurmen, M. Selenga; Soylemez, YudumTherapeutic change is a well-studied construct in psychotherapy process and outcome studies, providing the basis for how psychotherapy practices are effective in individuals wellbeing. The current study explores the experiences of therapists and clients regarding how therapeutic change is experienced in systemic individual therapy. 12 therapists (1 men, 11 women) and 12 clients (2 men, 10 women) were recruited as participants from two training centers. Both therapists' and clients' experiences are investigated with semi-structured interviews using thematic analysis (TA). Results revealed three main themes for clients: Sense-making the Problems Through Relational Awareness, Acceptance in Relationships, and Manifesting the Differentiated Self in Relationship. Regarding therapists' perspective, the results yielded three main themes: Going Beyond One-to-one Relationship in Therapy, Increasing Relational Awareness, Shift in Clients' Attitudes Towards Boundaries with Significant Others.. The themes were discussed in the context of the systems theory literature, limitations, strengths, future research directions, and clinical implications. [GRAPHICS] .Öğe Türkiye's responses to the 2023 earthquakes: An application of family adjustment and adaptation response model(Wiley, 2025) Soylemez, Yudum; Aydin, TubaAfter devastating earthquakes struck T & uuml;rkiye in February 2023, the country faced the challenge of addressing the psychosocial needs of the survivors. This article uses the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response (FAAR) model to conceptualize T & uuml;rkiye's responses to the earthquakes in terms of its demands (i.e., cumulative strains and current stressors), capabilities (i.e., existing resources and coping mechanisms), and meaning/belief systems (i.e., shared meaning, religion/spirituality, and positive outlook/hope). A historical context is provided to better understand the cumulative tensions and resilience of the country, seeking ways to strengthen effective crisis responses in anticipation of an even bigger earthquake in the coming years. Additionally, this article may spark a conversation among family practitioners in different countries about how to collaborate on mobilizing resources during challenging times.Öğe Zooming into Feminist Family Therapy Telesupervision: Experiences of Supervisors during the COVID-19 Pandemic(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Maier, Candice A.; Prouty, Anne M.; Soylemez, YudumThe COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way feminist clinical supervisors provide supervision to family therapist trainees. This study explored the experiences of feminist family therapy supervisors who engaged in supervision remotely or had transitioned to virtual supervision. Using thematic analysis, four themes emerged from analysis of eight supervisors' answers to an online survey: using technology as a collaborative medium, self-of-the-supervisor process, intentional supervisory relationship, and supervisor responsibilities. In telling their stories, the supervisors described how they pivoted to support therapists, attended to parallel processes, and adjusted their own supervision techniques to maintain their feminist focus. The authors discuss implications of supervision adjustments and offer suggestions and considerations for remote feminist supervision and recommendations for future research.
