Dr. Seren Öztoprak Kılıç

As a 72-year-old retired history professor struggling with profound grief after losing my wife of 48 years, I was skeptical about therapy. Dr. Seren created a space where my academic rigidity melted into genuine emotional exploration. She didn't just listen—she incorporated my love for Byzantine history into our sessions, using historical resilience narratives as therapeutic metaphors. After six months, I'm volunteering at the museum again. Her approach at Acibadem Maslak wasn't clinical; it was human archaeology, carefully uncovering layers I'd buried for decades.

Our 8-year-old daughter Elif developed severe school refusal and night terrors following a classroom fire drill that triggered unknown trauma. Pediatricians found nothing physically wrong. Dr. Seren worked with her through play therapy using miniature animal figures—Elif built intricate zoos that revealed her perceived 'traps.' She then taught Elif 'superhero breathing' techniques. The breakthrough came when Dr. Seren suggested we get a certified therapy dog, whom Elif now trains to help other anxious children. This wasn't treatment; it was transformation through creative partnership.

I was referred urgently after developing acute psychogenic non-epileptic seizures following a near-miss traffic accident. These unpredictable episodes were destroying my career as a concert pianist. Dr. Seren's emergency intervention involved somatic experiencing therapy combined with biofeedback at Acibadem Maslak. She identified how my body was 'playing the trauma' through muscle memory. We developed a pre-performance ritual involving specific hand-temperature exercises. Within three months, my seizures ceased. She didn't just treat symptoms; she rewired my body's trauma response through neurological repatterning.

As a software engineer with high-functioning autism, I sought Dr. Seren for what I thought would be routine social skills coaching. Instead, she diagnosed my 'burnout cycles' as stemming from sensory integration issues masked by intellectual overcompensation. Her intervention involved creating a 'sensory diet' and teaching me to recognize pre-burnout physiological signals. She collaborated with my workplace to implement environmental adjustments. Now I lead a neurodiversity team. Dr. Seren's approach was like debugging a complex system—she found the root cause, not the surface-level bugs everyone else kept patching.