TEMEL AKADEMİK BİRİKİM

She graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and completed her psychiatry specialization training at Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2010.

In addition to the extensive experience she gained in various general psychiatry clinical units during her specialist training, she primarily focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and psychosocial rehabilitation processes of mental health issues related to critical life stages such as pregnancy, postpartum, menstrual cycle, and menopause in the women's inpatient ward where she worked mainly.

During her work at the Child Psychiatry Clinic of Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, she worked particularly with children diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety disorders, and their families. In this process, she observed the strong genetic transmission of ADHD and that the success of a child's treatment often depends on the treatment of parents with undiagnosed ADHD. Recognizing this multi-generational cycle within the family shifted her professional focus to the field of Adult ADHD, which is often overlooked, masked, and difficult to diagnose in adulthood. In her current clinical practice, she focuses on this neurodevelopmental area that directly affects adults' work, daily life quality, and couple and family dynamics, combining diagnosis, medical treatment, and psychotherapy processes aimed at life skills for adult ADHD patterns.

Between 2010 and 2012, she worked as a psychiatrist first at Istanbul Kartal Yavuz Selim State Hospital and then at Mardin State Hospital. From 2012 to 2018, she worked as a psychiatrist at the American Medical Center Psychiatry Clinic. She collaborated with nutrition and diet specialists in patient follow-up and research on eating disorders (obesity, bulimia nervosa, anorexia). Between 2013 and 2014, she was involved in perinatal psychiatry within the prenatal education program at the American Hospital.

In addition to the European Association for Family Therapy (EFTA-TIC) approved Couple and Family Therapy certificate program , she has completed specialist training in Gottman Couple Therapy and Schema Therapy for Couples, which hold a significant place in couple therapy with their scientific studies, and addresses deep-rooted cycles in relationships with a holistic approach structured according to international standards.

Dr. Ayça Can Uz believes that individuals' mental health issues should be evaluated not only within a biological framework but also within a psychosocial system. Regarding psychotherapy, she has received certifications and training in couples and individual therapy, including sexual therapy, Gottman therapy, schema therapy, interpersonal therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Method, widely used in physical and psychological trauma work), and hypnotherapy.