Kadir Ozdel, got his MD in psychiatry from Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (Ankara, Turkey) in 2009. He is a diplomate member & trainer and consultant of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He also is secretary general and trainer of The Association of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychotherapies (Turkey) which is a member of the European Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Therapies. He is currently employed as a professor of psychiatry in the University of Health Science, Diskapi YB Teaching and Research Hospital (Ankara, Turkey). His research interests mainly focus on cognitive behavioral therapies, mood disorders, psychiatric assessment and psychopathology. He also an author of the two self-help books named ''Sosyal Fobiden Hayata Yolculuk- The journey to life from social phobia” and “ Bu Takıntılı düşüncelerle ne yapacağım?- What do I do with these obsessive thoughts?”.