Dr Tugce Dolen

Biography

Tuğçe Dolen is a Lecturer and Clinical Tutor in the School of Health and Social Care, primarily contributing to the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DCP) program. Tuğçe qualified as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Essex and brings over a decade of experience working across a range of mental health services within the NHS. In addition to her academic role, Tuğçe practices as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Critical Care. Her previous clinical experience spans Early Intervention for Psychosis, Specialist Therapeutic Fostering, Parent-Infant Mental Health, and various adult and child services across London and the East of England. Additionally, she is a visiting lecturer at King’s College London. Clinically, Tuğçe is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), CBT for Psychosis (CBT-P), Circle of Security (COS), Autism Assessment (ADOS-2) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She holds a foundation-level qualification in Systemic Therapy. Tuğçe is interested in qualitative research approaches, specifically Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Her work adopts a feminist perspective, and she draws on her clinical experience to amplify voices of marginalised groups. Tuğçe’s research interests include, but are not limited to; the psychological impact of the criminal justice system on families, complex grief, parent-child attachment, health psychology, and trauma informed care practices.

Qualifications

• Psychology (BSc) University of Essex, (2015)

• Mental Health Studies (MSc) King's College London, (2016)

• Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents (PGCert) King's College London, (2018)

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) University of Essex, (2022)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (PGCert) University College London, (2024)