Alara Kerimler

Merhaba, ben Alara. Uzman diyetisyen ve uzman psikoloğum. Lisans eğitimimi 2015-2019 yılları arasında Yeditepe Üniversitesi’nde aldım. Lisans eğitimim sürecinde Beslenme ve Diyetetik ile Psikoloji bölümlerini çift anadal kapsamında tamamladım. Bu süreçte birçok hastane (örn. Çapa Tıp Fakültesi, Florance Nightingale) ve özel klinikte diyetisyen ve psikolog olarak stajlar yaptım. Lisans eğitimim ardından, Beykent Üniversitesi Klinik Psikoloji Bölümü’nden tam burslu olarak kabul aldım. Yüksek lisans eğitimim süresince DATEM’e bağlı olarak Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi Eğitimi’ne katıldım. Fransız Lape Hastane’sinde zorunlu stajımı tamamladıktan sonra, ikinci yüksek lisansım için İngiltere’ye yerleştim. 2021-2022 öğretim döneminde University College London’da Klinik Beslenme ve Yeme Bozuklukları master programını üstün başarı ile tamamladım. Yüksek lisansım süresince, Orchards Sağlık ve Aile Merkezi’nin çocuk-ergen ve yetişkin yeme bozukluğu servislerinde gözlemci öğrenci olarak bulundum. Danışmanlık sürecimde, aktif olarak bozulmuş yeme davranışı ve yeme bozuklukları ile mücadele eden çocuk, ergen ve yetişkinler ile çalışmaktayım. European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) onaylı eğitim sunan Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapiler Derneği’ne bağlı olarak BDT eğitimlerine devam etmekteyim.


Hello, I am Alara. I am an eating disorders specialist dietitian and master’s degree clinical psychologist. I completed my undergraduate education at Yeditepe University between 2015 and 2019. During my undergraduate studies, I completed dual majors in Nutrition and Dietetics and Psychology. Throughout this period, I undertook internships as a dietitian and psychologist in various hospitals (i.e. Çapa Hospital, Florance Nightingale Hospital) and private clinics. After completing my undergraduate education, I received a full scholarship to the Clinical Psychology Department of Beykent University. During my master's studies, I participated in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training affiliated with DATEM. After completing my mandatory internship at French Lape Hospital, I moved to the UK for my second master's degree. During the 2021-2022 academic year, I completed the MSc Clinical Nutrition and Eating Disorders at University College London with a distinction degree. As a part of my education, I have been in the child-adolescent and adult eating disorder services at Orchards Health and Family Center as a placement student. In my counselling practice, I actively work with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with disordered eating behaviours and eating disorders. I continue my education in CBT through the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies Association, which is accredited by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.

Some of My Trainings:
*Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Theoretical Module (50h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Assessment, Introduction, Family
Based Treatment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for AN, BN, BED, ARFID (30h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Tolerating Uncertainty in the Framework of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (3h), Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Gastrointestinal System Disorders and Eating Disorders (8h), Sarah Elder Nutrition
*Perfectionism in the Framework of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (3h), Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
*Diagnostic Assessment for Psychiatric Disorders (16h), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Psychotherapy

*Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorders,
*Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Eating and Weight Disorders and Personality Disorders (100h), DATEM
*Cognitive-Behavioural and Psychodynamic Approach to the Treatment of Eating and Weight Disorders, UC Berkeley
*Nutrition and Eating and Weight Disorders, UC Berkeley
*Basis Approaches in Eating Disorders Management I-II, Feyza Bayraktar, PhD, CEDS
*Basis of Eating Disorders, Feyza Bayraktar, PhD, CEDS

Translated Books from English:
*Lauren Muhlheim, When Your Teen Has An Eating Disorder. Translated. Alara Kerimler. Edited. Hakan Ogutlu. (Publication: Igloo, 2023).
*Jennifer J. Thomas, Kamryn T. Eddy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Translated. Alara Kerimler, Busra Zeynep Ogutlu, Havva Baskoy, Meryem Kasak,
*Ozlem Kahraman, Sema Bozbey, Sermin Bilgen Ulgan. Edited. Hakan Ogutlu. (Publication: Apamer,
2023).