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Dr. D. (Duygu) Yakin Haring PhD

Lecturer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Clinical Psychology
Photographer: Meral Soydas

Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
Postal address
  • Postbus 15933
    1001 NK Amsterdam
Contact details
Social media
  • Profile

    Duygu Yakın is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam. She completed her training as a clinical psychologist in Türkiye, and she also works as a schema therapist at the Academic Center for Trauma and Personality in Amsterdam. Her clinical work primarily focuses on treating personality disorders and early childhood trauma in culturally diverse populations. Her research leverages her experience as a therapist to identify the mechanisms of change in therapy. In her research and teaching, she focuses on bridging the gap between everyday practice and science.

    Expertise and research fields

    • Schema therapy
    • Schema modes 
    • Personality disorders
    • Mechanism of change
  • Research

    Research methods

    • Survey 
    • Qualitative research
    • Mixed method research 

    Research projects

    Working frequently with expats since 2017, Duygu Yakın is currently part of an international research group working on testing the cross-cultural reliability of schema modes. 

    Research grants and honours

    • 2018 - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) - International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
    • 2009 - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) - Domestic Doctoral Scholarship Program
    • 2009 - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) - Domestic Master Scholarship Program
    • Ihsan Dogramacı Excellence Award (2009) (BA) Psychology – Top ranking Student 
  • Teaching & PhD supervision
    • Master’s thesis 
    • Bachelor’s thesis 
    • Clinical Interviewing and Diagnostic Skills (BA)
    • Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Skills (BA)
  • Publications

    2023

    2020

    2019

    • Yakın, D., Gençöz, T., Steenbergen, L., & Arntz, A. (2019). An integrative perspective on the interplay between early maladaptive schemas and mental health: The role of self-compassion and emotion regulation. Journal of clinical psychology, 75(6), 1098-1113. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22755 [details]
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  • Ancillary activities
    • Academisch Centrum voor Trauma en Persoo
      Providing individual and group schema therapy & trauma treatment