Lebenslauf

Education

09.2019–04.2024 Master of Advanced Studies in Person-Centered Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

11.2023 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) basic course, Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Switzerland

10.2018–09.2022 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

09.2020–04.2022 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

09.2016–07.2018 Master of Science in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

09.2013–07.2016 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

 

Employment history

Since 05.2026 Early postdoc, Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland

Since 09.2023 Psychotherapist, Praxis Evia, Basel, Switzerland

05.2024–04.2026 Early postdoc, Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Sweden

09.2022–04.2024 Early postdoc, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University of Basel, Switzerland

01.2023– 08.2023 Psychotherapist, WST Praxis (Practice for Psychotherapy), Basel, Switzerland

09.2021–02.2023 Psychotherapist, Qurateam AG (Practice for Psychotherapy and Psychiatry), Basel, Switzerland

10.2018–09.2022 PhD student, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University of Basel, Switzerland

02.2020–02.2022 Psychotherapist, Center for Psychotherapy, University Psychological Service, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

09.2020–08.2021 Research associate, Department of Personality and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland

Forschungsprojekte

Research Projects

In September 2022, Süheyla Seker completed her PhD at the University Psychiatric Clinical in Basel, Switzerland, with a focus on the prevalence and development of mental disorders among out-of-home placed individuals, using longitudinal and meta-analytic approaches. In collaboration with specialists in e-learning programs and experts on clinical psychology and child welfare, she codeveloped an online learning platform for Swiss socio-pedagogical workers. In addition, she coordinated a pilot study on care alumni parents at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Basel, examining their psychosocial outcomes and their children's development using a comprehensive test battery. 

From October 2022 to April 2024, Süheyla Seker worked as an early postdoctoral researcher at the University Psychiatric Clinics in Basel. She led a project to validate a parent-reported German attachment relationship questionnaire for pre-school aged children in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She also works on the development of psychoeducational videos on attachment for parents. In addition, she contributed to various studies investigating adult outcomes among children and adolescents with out-of-home care experiences. 

From May 2024 to April 2026, Süheyla Seker was an early postdoc at the Department of Social Work of Stockholm University (SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowship), working on long-term trajectories of psychopathology, criminal convictions, and risk and protective factors among out-of-home placed individuals. Her work, using a sibling design, has additionally focused on gender differences across the lifespan at the intersection of child welfare and developmental psychopathology. 

Since May 2026, Süheyla Seker is an early postdoctoral researcher (SNSF Return CH Postdoc.Mobility grant, 2026–2027) at the Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology at the University of Bern. In her research, she explores experiences and the effectiveness of mental health interventions among out-of-home placed young people.

Forschungsinteressen

The overall objective of Süheyla Seker’s research is to advance scientific knowledge on the trajectories and potential risk and protective factors of psychopathology among out-of-home placed young people as well as to examine effective treatments for this vulnerable population. At the intersection of child welfare and intervention research, her projects adopt a life-course and participatory perspective.