Dr Tugce Dolen

Biography

Tugce Dolen is a Lecturer and Clinical Tutor in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Essex. She is part of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DCP) program where she contributes to various modules and co-leads placement allocation. Tugce trained as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Essex (2019-2022) and has a decade of experience working in diverse mental health settings within the NHS. Alongside her academic role, she works part time as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in a local Early Intervention in Psychosis team. Her previous roles include working within a Specialist Therapeutic Fostering Team, a Parent-Infant Team, CAMHS, and other adult and child services in London and the East of England. Additionally, she is a visiting lecturer at King’s College London. Clinically, Tugce is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), CBT for Psychosis (CBT-P), Circle of Security (COS), Autism Assessment (ADOS-2) and EMDR. She also holds a foundation-level qualification in Systemic Therapy. Tugce has a strong passion for qualitative research, particularly the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach. She adopts a feminist perspective in her work, using her clinical experience to help amplify the voices of marginalised groups through research. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, grief, attachment, and trauma.

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)