Professionaland academic Credentials
Qualifications
As an ICF professional, I abide by their coaching ethics and code of conduct.
icf-certified AuDHD Coach for Expats in Europe - ENGLISH & TURKISH
my story — from masking to meaning
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been asking questions—studying people, patterns, and possibilities to make sense of the world and my place within it. It was a skill that carried me far: degrees, well-paying jobs, and the semblance of success. But beneath it all, something felt missing—and something felt like too much.
That something was me.
I felt like too much, so I hid.
Like so many diagnosed later in life, I spent years navigating the world with undiagnosed ADHD and autism, tethered to a cycle of external achievement and internal exhaustion. Shame, frustration, and maladaptive strategies kept me afloat but left me empty. Overworking to prove my worth. Perfecting every detail to avoid mistakes. Over-preparing for every interaction, spinning my wheels, and always dropping something—often the relationships that mattered most.
I desperately wanted to understand: Why am I like this?
Over the years, my work has naturally centered around emotional safety, attunement, and autonomy. Supporting highly masked and sensitive adults means navigating shame, overwhelm, identity questions, and nervous system regulation with care. Much of my day-to-day work involves nuanced written communication, consent-based pacing, and responding ethically to emotionally charged themes that I now consider the backbone of my coaching practice. why i coach
My search for answers became a turning point.
I began to see that the traits I’d once criticized — sensitivity, curiosity, divergent thinking — were actually strengths when embraced intentionally.
Through ICF-accredited coach training, I learned frameworks to channel insight into action and to support others doing the same.
Today, my work centers around helping neurodivergent adults reclaim their energy, align their values, and create sustainable ways of living and working — especially when navigating cross-cultural or expatriate life.
Learn more about my coaching approach and philosophy.
more autobiographical
I’ve been living in Leipzig, Germany since 2015, but I was born in Turkey in 1990. I’ve always been drawn to people, patterns, and stories. I went to seven different schools before high school, which probably explains both my sensitivity to structure and my lifelong intolerance for unfairness.
I studied Translation Studies at Boğaziçi University, where psychology and sociology quietly became my lifelong interests and I did a minor in Social Sciences. After translating a few books and moving to Germany for a Master’s in American Studies, I wrote my thesis on the sense of self in autobiographical trauma narratives — a topic that shaped much of how I understand identity, masking, and meaning-making today.
Before coaching, I worked as an editor, workshop facilitator, and user experience designer. Encouraged by my therapist (and many people who told me I was “basically already coaching”), I completed ICF-accredited training and finally stepped into work that felt aligned with how my mind and heart naturally function.
I live with my two cats, Jane and Grace, who bring equal parts chaos and calm into my life — and who have taught me a surprising amount about rest, regulation, and gentle pace. They’re a constant source of joy, mischief, and love.
(🎥 If you’d like a small glimpse into that, I made a short video (in Turkish, with subtitles) on my YouTube channel DEHB ve Ötesi (meaning ADHD and Beyond) about how living with them helped me embrace my neurodivergence with more compassion.)
Are you ready to discover your whole self and seek what is beyond the labels on your terms?