Tuğba Yıldırım graduated from the Psychology Department at Istanbul University. During her undergraduate studies, she completed the Pedagogical Formation Program at the same institution. She is currently in the thesis stage of her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Istanbul Medipol University.  

Following her undergraduate education, she completed training in the Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Tests at the Rorschach and Projective Tests Association and continues to administer these assessments as a certified tester. She has also completed Basic Existential Analysis Training and Advanced Case Analysis in Existential and Psychoanalytic Therapy at the Existential Academy. Additionally, she completed training in Transference-Focused Dynamic Psychotherapy under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Doğan Şahin. She actively participates in training sessions, seminars, and workshops organized by institutions such as the Istanbul Psychoanalysis Association, Psike Istanbul, the Rorschach and Projective Tests Association, and the Istanbul Psychoanalytic Psychosomatic Association.  

After earning her undergraduate degree, she worked for many years as a psychologist in a public institution, providing individual and group therapy for adults and adolescents involved in the criminal justice system. During her undergraduate studies, she completed internships at Istanbul University’s Cerrahpaşa and Çapa Medical Faculty Hospitals. As part of her Clinical Psychology Master’s program, she completed her internship at Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, where she worked with clients under the supervision of psychodynamically oriented supervisors.  

She currently practices face-to-face and online psychotherapy at Navia Psychology in Istanbul (Nişantaşı), using psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and existential approaches. Additionally, she is a member of the Turkish Psychological Association’s Istanbul Branch, where she volunteers in the Trauma, Disaster, and Crisis Unit.