Esra Nihan Bridge

Esra Nihan Bridge
  • Master of Family Therapy
  • Thomas Jefferson University

Owner of Bridge Relationship Therapy | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate

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Introduction
Hello! I am an owner of Bridge Relationship Therapy, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and an AAMFT approved supervisor candidate. I provide individual and couples therapy. I am licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia and am an out-of-state telehealth provider for Florida. For more information: https://www.bridgerelationshiptherapy.com/
Current institution
Thomas Jefferson University
Additional affiliations
September 2020 - December 2020
Justice Academy of Turkey
Position
  • Medical Professional
Education
August 2015 - May 2017
Thomas Jefferson University
Field of study
  • Couple and Family Therapy

Publications

Publications (18)
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The major purpose of this paper is to illustrate the theory, practice, and outcome of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) has greatly influenced the world of marital therapy. It was developed by Susan Johnson and Leslie Greenberg in the early 1980s. This article involves emphasizing the formulation of EFT theory an...
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The major purpose of this paper is to illustrate the theory, practice, and outcome of Bowen's Family Systems Theory. Murray Bowen is a founder of the family systems theory and one of the pioneers in family therapy. Bowen defined the term "differentiation of self" as a capacity to gain a balance between emotional and intellectual functioning without...
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Partner violence in Muslim marriages is one of the most challenging subjects in the therapy setting for both therapists and Muslim clients. Due to the lack of studies and the negative reputation of Muslim families’ in Western culture, many therapists may carry stereotypes about partner violence in Muslim societies. Moreover, as a result of these sa...
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Although there are several genetic, social, cultural, and evolutionary explanations for violence, this article will only be based on a psychological aspect with a special focus on trauma theory. Traumatic events in childhood including witnessing family violence and experiencing abuse, neglect, loss and abandonment can cause long term emotional pain...
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The main purpose of this research is to investigate the concept of the skin ego and the skin ego structures of drug users by employing the Rorschach Inkblot Test. For this purpose, the concept of skin ego was explored first. Skin-ego (moi-peau) was first expressed in 1974 by Didier Anzieu, a psychoanalyst who worked with dermatological patients and...
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Görgü tanığı beyanları yargılama faaliyetleri açısından çok kıymetli olsa da, tanık ifadelerinin değerlendirilmesi çoğu zaman kolay olmamaktadır. Tanıkların ifadelerini etkileyen birçok faktörün varlığı göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, bu ifadelerin geçerliliği ve güvenilirliği sık sık tartışmalara konu olmaktadır. Hukukta tanık psikolojisi ile ilgili...
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İlişkilerde Mahşerin Dört Atlısı ABD’de çok tanınmış bir araştırmacı ve psikoterapist olan John Gottman, kurduğu klinikte çiftlerin aralarındaki ilişki dinamiklerini ve tartışmalarını incelemiştir. Gottman, mutlu evliliklerde de problemler ve tartışmalar olduğunu, öfke, kızgınlık ve kırgınlık gibi duyguların evliliğin bitmesine neden olan esas sor...
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Although there are several genetic, social, cultural, and evolutionary explanations for violence, this article will only be based on a psychological aspect with a special focus on trauma theory. Traumatic events in childhood including witnessing family violence and experiencing abuse, neglect, loss and abandonment can cause long term emotional pain...
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Son yıllarda eşe yönelik şiddet olayları sadece psikolojinin değil hukukun çalışmalarını da yakından ilgilendirmektedir. Şiddet olayları adli mercilere yansıdığında, mağdurda fiziksel yara izleri mevcut ise bu somut bulgular adli mercideki kişilere olayı anlamlandırmada ve karar vermede kolaylık sağlamaktadır. Ancak şiddetin psikolojik/ duygusal ol...
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Cyberbullying, a new growing phenomenon due to society's heavy reliance on advanced technologies is an intricate and ever-evolving form of bullying. Little is known about how cyberbullying is perpetrated at the middle and high school levels. The current study aims to investigate the prevalence, impact, and differential experience of cyberbullying v...
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Siber zorbalık günümüzde özellikle ergen yaş gruplarında dikkat çeken bir olgudur. Bu nedenle son yıllarda literatürde siber zorbalığı ele alan çalışmalar sıklıkla karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Ülkemizde de bu konu başat bir çalışma alanı haline gelmekle birlikte siber zorbalığa duyarlılığı büyük bir çalışma grubu ile inceleyen çok az araştırma yapılmıştı...
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ÖZ: Partner ilişkilerinde fiziksel ve psikolojik saldırganlığa başvurma oranları ortalama olarak %30-40 ile %70-80 arasında değişmektedir. Fiziksel ve psikolojik saldırganlığa yönelik tutumlar, partner şiddetini önleyici ve iyileştirici türdeki programlarda üzerinde en çok durulan değişkenlerdir. Bu araştırma üniversite öğrencilerinin partner ilişk...
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Therapeutic use of fairy tales in child sexual abuse
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Siber mağduriyeti geniş ve çeşitli bir örneklemle kapsamlı bir şekilde inceleyen çok az araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ortaokul ve lise öğrencileri arasında siber zorbalık mağduriyetinin yaygınlığını, etkisini ve farklılıklarını kapsamlı olarak incelemektedir. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını İs-tanbul'un en büyük ilçelerinden olan Kadıköy...
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Partner violence in Muslim marriages is one of the most challenging subjects in the therapy setting for both therapists and Muslim clients. Due to the lack of studies and the negative reputation of Muslim families’ in Western culture, many therapists may carry stereotypes about partner violence in Muslim societies. Moreover, as a result of these sa...
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Pedophilia, derived from Greek words philia of pedeiktos meaning erotic love of children (Seto, 2002) includes using children as a sexual excitement object to reach gratification. In most cultures children are not deemed as mature enough to make decisions about sexual intercourse. In this regard, child sexual abuse is not only intolerable, but is a...
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Pedophilia, derived from Greek words philia of pedeiktos meaning erotic love of children (Seto, 2002) includes using children as a sexual excitement object to reach gratification. In most cultures children are not deemed as mature enough to make decisions about sexual intercourse. In this regard, child sexual abuse is not only intolerable, but is a...

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