Miray Erbey, MSc — Psychologist, Founder of Yeniden Psikoloji

Miray Erbey completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University and spent one year of her bachelor's education at the University of Winnipeg in Canada. In addition to her undergraduate training, her internship experience at Columbia University's Social Neuroscience Laboratory in New York sparked a strong interest in academic research. After earning her master's degree in Neuroscience from Istanbul University, she moved to Germany with a doctoral scholarship. As part of her doctoral studies at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, she conducted research on topics including mind–emotion–body interactions, attention, lifespan development, emotion regulation, and aging.
Drawing on her academic background and personal life experiences, Erbey developed a strong interest in clinical psychology with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of human psychology. Her passion for the field has been shaped by her deep empathy for the human experience and her belief in people's resilience. She first became involved in individual counseling as a volunteer in non-governmental organizations during her undergraduate years and later expanded her expertise through advanced training in psychotherapy and clinical psychology. She continues to participate in professional training programs to further enhance her therapeutic skills and deepen her understanding of the clinical process.
Adopting a multidisciplinary and critical perspective on psychology, Erbey believes that understanding the human mind extends beyond the individual and is also shaped by broader social structures. This holistic perspective has guided both her academic research and clinical practice, enabling her to better understand how individual experiences are closely intertwined with social dynamics. She embraces a holistic, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approach, aiming to build a therapeutic relationship based on trust and collaboration. Through this approach, she supports her clients in developing resilience and strengthening their capacity to cope with life's challenges. She provides in-person psychotherapy and counseling services in Turkish and English in Kadıköy, Istanbul.
Publications
- Röbbig, J., Erbey, M., et al. (2022). Anger regulation choice: The role of age and habitual reappraisal. Emotion, 22(7), 1639–1652.
- Erbey, M., et al. (2020). Positivity in younger and older age: Associations with future time perspective and socioemotional functioning. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.
- Babayan, A., Erbey, M., et al. (2019). A mind-brain-body dataset of MRI, EEG, cognition, emotion, and peripheral physiology in young and old adults. Scientific Data, 6.
- Kumral, D., Erbey, M., et al. (2019). Age-dependent relationship between resting heart rate variability and functional brain connectivity. NeuroImage, 185.
- Schaare, H. L., Erbey, M., et al. (2019). Association of peripheral blood pressure with gray matter volume in young adults. Neurology, 92.
- Reinelt, J., Erbey, M., et al. (2019). Acute psychosocial stress alters thalamic network centrality. NeuroImage, 199.
- Sensoy, O., Erbey, M., et al. (2012). Psychology as labor, criticism and solidarity. Annual Review of Critical Psychology, 6.
Conference presentations
- Age-Related Differences in Positivity in Attention and in Emotion Perception: Associations with Blood Pressure and Brain Structure (2020). Reading Emotions Online Conference.
- Differences in Positivity in Attention and Emotion Perception in Younger and in Older Adults (2017). Society of Affective Neuroscience Annual Conference, Boston, United States.
- Why so positive? Differences in positivity in attention and emotion perception in younger and older adults (2016). 50. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Leipzig, Germany.
- ‘’Changes in ongoing EEG rhythms in response to dynamic visual stimuli with different emotional valence and arousal levels’’ (2014). Organizational Human Brain Mapping Conference, Hamburg, Germany.
- Neurocognitive Correlates of the Positivity Effect. Life Spring Academy 2014, University of Virginia, Virginia, United States.
- An eye tracker study on the positivity effect and its cognitive correlates (2014). Mind Brain & Body Symposium, Mind and Brain Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Translations
- Book Chapter: An Introduction to Critical Psychology. Clinical Psychology: The politics of madness (London: Sage Publications). Ayrıntı Publications, 2012, İstanbul
Clinical training
- Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology | Istanbul Rumeli University
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) | Rational Cognitive Motivational Therapy Institute, Istanbul
- Family Counseling Certificate Program | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Continuing Education Center (SEM), Istanbul
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Theoretical Training | Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies Association, Istanbul