Zeynep Guney, MA
PhD Student Extern

Zeynep Guney, MA
PhD Student Extern
Zeynep Guney, M.A., is a psychology extern at Spectrum Services, where she provides comprehensive psychological assessments, executive functioning (EF) coaching, and therapy for adults. Her work centers on the intersections of trauma, oppression, and psychoanalysis.
Zeynep brings over a decade of clinical experience in therapy and assessment, both in the U.S. and internationally. Her work is grounded in a deep respect for each individual’s developmental story, cultural and political context, and lived experience. She enjoys engaging clients in a collaborative process of meaning-making that highlights their strengths and fosters self-advocacy. Her background includes psychotherapy, teaching, and program coordination across diverse clinical and academic settings. She has worked with autistic and ADHD individuals in a variety of roles and contexts—and finds this work very meaningful.
Originally trained and licensed abroad, Zeynep is now completing the final stages of her doctoral training at The New School. She is currently an intern and a psychoanalytic candidate at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR). She remains actively engaged in research, with particular interests in identity, neurodiversity, and trauma.
She is fluent in Turkish and offers services in both English and Turkish.
EXPERTISE
Autism and ADHD (including late-diagnosed and high-masking individuals)
Neurodivergent adults
Trauma and complex/developmental trauma
Identity development and self-advocacy
Neuropsychological assessments and projective testing
THERAPY APPROACHES
Relational psychoanalytic therapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Trauma-informed care
Neurodiversity-affirming and culturally responsive practice
Executive functioning (EF) coaching
Diagnostic coaching to support meaning-making around assessments and diagnostic formulations
Autism
- Ron Kurtz
Trauma
- Peter Levine
OCD
ADHD
- Jonathan Mooney