Simel PARLAK is an    Associate Professor in the İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Guidance and Psychological Counseling Science Department. Her research focuses on planning psycho-educational works and nation-wide programs to prevent intimate partner violence targeting conflict resolution skills, communication skills, anger management, healthy romantic relationships, and gender equality with involvement of several bodies such as family, school, non-governmental organisations, and social media. She has publications in National and international journals and book chapters. She is working in the field of individual and group therapy. She is interested in psychodrama, narrative therapy, supportive therapy, EMDR, trauma and violence.