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Melike Eryol

Santa Clara,CA

Summary

A compassionate, empathetic mental health counseling graduate student with experience working with children, and their families/caregivers.

Interested in pursuing work with children and family populations. Familiar with collecting, organizing and analyzing clinical data to aid in diagnosis and treatment of diverse disorders. Trained in evidence-based practices and skilled in maintaining records.

Speaks Turkish and English

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructor

MerhabaKids
11.2021 - 03.2023
  • Managed Turkish language online classes for children, ages between 4-12,living all around the world, in adigital education/language platform.
  • Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
  • Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Promoted classroom safety, collaboration, and best practices.

Trust & Safety Associate

Accenture
07.2021 - 06.2022

Onsite at Facebook/Meta

Content Review Analyst

BCforward
11.2019 - 07.2021

Onsite at Facebook

School Counselor/Psychologist

Okyanus Private Schools
09.2015 - 04.2018
  • Managed pre-school and elementary school counseling program.
  • Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
  • Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
  • Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Developed and conducted workshops and seminars to educate students, faculty and parents on relevant topics in field.
  • Collaborated with teachers to define therapy objectives and analyze progress.
  • Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
  • Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention.

Junior Psychologist

Junior & Parents Psychiatry
10.2014 - 05.2015
  • Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports.
  • Interviewed, observed, and surveyed patients to gain necessary information for psychological diagnosis.
  • Facilitated group therapy sessions to improve their communication skills for children and adolescents with poor social skills to process experiences and learn new coping skills.
  • Conducted WISC-r test to children and adolescents whose referenced from psychiatrist. Recorded clients’ answers and prepared reports.

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA
06.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkiye
06.2014

No Degree - Early Childhood Education

University of California Santa Cruz Extension
Santa Clara, CA

Certification

  • WISC-r (Turkish Version) -Turkish Psychological Association, 2015
  • Child Mental Health Disorders and DSM-5 -Junior and Parents Psychiatry, 2015
  • Denver II (Turkish Version) - Developmental Child Neurology Association (Ankara, Turkey), 2016
  • Play Therapy - Istanbul Psychology Institute, 2016
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents - Asst. Prof. Nevin Dolek, 2017
  • The use of picture analysis and picture tests in working with children - 2023

Affiliations

  • American Counseling Association
  • Turkish Psychologists Association

Timeline

Instructor

MerhabaKids
11.2021 - 03.2023

Trust & Safety Associate

Accenture
07.2021 - 06.2022

Content Review Analyst

BCforward
11.2019 - 07.2021

School Counselor/Psychologist

Okyanus Private Schools
09.2015 - 04.2018

Junior Psychologist

Junior & Parents Psychiatry
10.2014 - 05.2015

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Palo Alto University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Bilkent University

No Degree - Early Childhood Education

University of California Santa Cruz Extension
Melike Eryol