Understanding the Self Amid a Crowd of Concepts: The Possibilities and Risks of Psychological Language for Muslims
Like the cosmos (ʿālam) itself, the human being is a complex whole in which numerous elements exist in relation to...
Hatice Rumeysa Işık graduated as valedictorian from Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2019. She went on to complete her Master of Science (with thesis) in 2021 and her Ph.D. in 2025, both in Clinical Psychology on full scholarship at the same institution. Since her undergraduate years, she has taken an active role in voluntary initiatives and educational activities within the field of Islam and psychology, and served on the organizing committee of the Islamic Psychology Conference held in Türkiye.
She has been conducting adult psychotherapy sessions since 2021. Her research and practice areas include psychotherapy theories, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorders, moral psychology, and religion- and spirituality-sensitive psychotherapy. She is a founding member of the Association for Psychology and Psychotherapy Research. As of 2025, she serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ibn Haldun University.
Like the cosmos (ʿālam) itself, the human being is a complex whole in which numerous elements exist in relation to...
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