After completing her high school education at Bilfen Çamlıca College, she graduated from İstanbul Bilgi University, Department of Psychology with honors.

In 2019, she completed her specialization in Clinical Psychology at İstanbul Şehir University with a High Honors degree and received the title of Clinical Psychologist. In 2017-2018, she worked as an assistant to Dr. Fatima Tuba Yaylacı at Poem Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy Center and in 2018-2019 at Prof. Dr. Kemal Sayar’s clinic.

In the 2024-2025 academic year, she worked as a ‘part-time lecturer’ in the Introduction to child psychopathology course at Maltepe University’s English psychology department.

She currently continues her psychotherapy studies in Turkish and Spanish with children, adolescents, adults and families as a clinical psychologist at Brica Counseling Center and Vima Psychological Counseling Center, where she is a founding partner. She organizes special trainings for parents, companies and experts in the field of psychology.

ATTENDED TRAININGS

• EMDR Level I and II Training – Emre Konuk
• EMDR with Children and Adolescents – Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar.
• Play Therapy and EMDR with Children – Dr. Reyhana Seedat.
• Death and complicated grief in children and adolescents and intervention skills with EMDR-Nalan Saban
• Child-Centered Play Therapy-(Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Parent-Child Relationship Therapy (Filial)-(Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Developmental Contact-(Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Art and Puppet Therapy-(Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Working with children who have been sexually abused, Working with children who have been exposed to trauma or divorce, Play therapy with children diagnosed with ADHD, Helping the angry child (Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Sand Tray Therapy-(Reyhana Seedat, APT, Association for Play Therapy)
• Sand Play Therapy-All modules-International Society For SandPlay Therapy
• Experiential Play Therapy I. and II. Level Training - Dr. Byron Norton & Nilüfer Devecigil.
• Symbolic Meanings of Toys in Experiential Play Therapy - Dr. Byron Norton.
• Testing Trust and Commitment Stage in Experiential Play Therapy - Dr. Byron Norton.
• Somatic Expressions of Trauma in Experiential Play Therapy - Dr. Byron Norton.
• Expressive Arts in Play Therapy (Dr.Linda Homeyer, Marshall Lyles, APT, Association for Play therapy)
• Why Do Babies Cry? Why Do Children Misbehave? & How Do Children Heal? - Aletha Solter.
• The Emotional World of the Child - Isabelle Filliozat.
• Emotions, Brain and Development - Isabelle Filliozat.
• Child Assessment Tests Education (Draw a Person Test, Cattel 2A/3A Intelligence Test
• D2 Attention Test, Burdon Attention Test, Frostig Visual Perception Test
• Gessel Developmental Figures Test, AGTE-Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory, Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Perception Test, Frankfurter Attention Test, Metropolitan School Readiness Test, Benton Cognitive Functions and Visual Memory Perception
• MMPI-Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-International Psychologists Association

Specialist Psychologist Damla Gökboğa completed her psychology degree at Feyziye Schools Foundation Işık University. During her undergraduate education, she took part in academic research and social responsibility projects. During her undergraduate education, she worked as a student assistant. She conducted individual interviews with children focused on sharing emotions at the Child Protection Agency and participated in activities that supported children's communication skills. During her undergraduate education, she completed her internships at the Psychiatry Department of many hospitals. She worked as a psychologist in various counselling centers and kindergartens.

She completed her master's degree by writing her project on "The Effect of Childhood Abusive Experiences and Attachment Styles on Self Development and Their Relationship with Psychopathology" at Feyziye Schools Foundation Işık University, Department of Clinical Psychology.

Damla Gökboğa provided consultancy services to various preschool institutions. Since 2016, she has been accompanying children, adolescents and adults in their psychotherapy processes. She became an EMDR European Accredited therapist in 2022. Damla Gökboğa is a member of the Turkish Psychologists Association.

TRAININGS ATTENDED

• EMDR Level I and II training- Emre Konuk & Asena Yurtsever
• EMDR Level I and II Training for Children and Adolescents- Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar
• EMDR and Story Technique Training- Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar
• Play Therapy and EMDR in Children- Prof. Dr. Ümran Korkmazlar & Psk. Counsel. Emrah Devrim
• Working on Attachment Problems in Adults with EMDR- Asena Yurtsever & Ayşe Bombacı
• EMDR and Sand Tray Therapy Training- Marshall Lyles
• Attachment Traumas in Children and Adolescents and EMDR Workshop- Derya Altınay
• EMDR Gtep Protocol Training- Asena Yurtsever
• EMDR Pill Training- Asena Yurtsever
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training - Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar
• Content of Training: Cognitive Therapy Theory and Basic Principles, Cognitive Behavioral Personality Theory, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Social Phobia, Test Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Therapies of Somatoform Disorders
• Child-Centered Play Therapy Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist Reyhana Seedat
• Sand Tray Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist- Reyhana Seedat
• Art Therapy Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist- Reyhana Seedat
• Filial Therapy Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist- Reyhana Seedat
• Puppet Therapy Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist- Reyhana Seedat
• Story Therapy Therapist Certificate Training and Supervision Clinical Psychologist- Reyhana Seedat
• Somatic Experiencing Play Shop Training- Maggie Kline
• Self-Regulation and Release Workshop Sonia Gomes (PhD) -Somatic Experiencing® 2020
• Introduction to Somatic Experiencing Seminar- Dr. Sonia Gomes
• Evaluation of the Child's Psychological World with Prospective Tests Training- Dr. Neslihan Zabcı
• Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy in Children Training- Sultanberk Haltmatov
• Neuropedagogy Techniques Training- Dr. Sultanberk Haltmatov
• Forbrain Brain Coaching Training- Funda Demirel (PhD. Education Science)
• Applied Training of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents-Assoc. Başak Demiriz
• ADHD and Executive Functions Training- Mehmet Engin Uysal
• Moxo Attention Test- Moxo Turkey
• Turkish Prep Dyslexia Training- PASS THEORY Academy Dyslexia
• Therapy for Anxiety Problems in Children-Specialist Clinical Psychologist Mehmet Teber
• Drama-Free Discipline is Possible - Dr. Tina Bryson.
• Playful Parenting Workshops – Dr. Lawrence Cohen.
• Why Do Babies Cry? Why Do Children Misbehave? & How Do Children Heal? - Aletha Solter.
• Alpha Children- Dr. Gordon Neufeld.
• The Emotional World of the Child - Isabelle Filliozat.
• Emotions, Brain and Development - Isabelle Filliozat.
• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Mind - Dr. Daniel J. Siegel.
• Projective Evaluation of Children's Drawings Training - Wisdom Institute
• Child Evaluation Tests Training (AGTE, Peabody Picture Word Recognition Test, Drawing Tests, Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Perception Test, Beier Sentence Completion Test, Emotional State Scales) - Dr. Deniz Aktan
• Denver II Developmental Screening Test - Dr. Deniz Aktan