Sibel Erenel

Sibel Erenel
LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor - Turkey

Sibel Erenel (Usluer) is a California licensed marriage & family therapist, and AAMFT approved supervisor. She is the founding director and trainer of Satir Insan Gelisimi ve Aile Terapisi Enstitusu (Satir Human Growth & Family Therapy Institute) in Istanbul, Turkey. She is also clinical supervisor at 2 university Couple’s & Family Therapy Master’s programs.

Sibel Erenel is also a founding board member of Turkish Association of Couple’s and Family Therapy (CATED) and has served as an executive board member of International Family Therapy Association-IFTA. Sibel is the president of YÖRET Foundation which aims to work on child rights and ending violence against children; promoting psychological wellness and resilience in children, youth, parents, mental health specialists, also promoting peaceful environments in schools and in the community.

Sibel was a student of Kaye Bishop LMFT-a first generation Satir trainer, for 5 years where she learned the Satir Model. She has worked with children with developmental disabilities and their families; at-risk youth, victims of violence, high conflict families and couples.

In 2006 Sibel Erenel developed a 3-year Satir model-based family therapy program providing training to counselors and therapists in Istanbul. She collaborated with the Satir İnstitute of the Pacific to enhance the training program as subsequently approved by Satir İnstitute of the Pacific (SIP) Director of Training John Banmen. In 2011 she received the “Satir Model Satir Transformational Systemic Family Therapy Leadership Award” which was awarded to 14 people in the world. She received the “Unsung Hero Award” in 2013 for her training program and being a pioneer of the Satir Model in Turkey, by SIP.

Sibel currently works with individuals, couples and families in her practice. In all her professional and volunteer work, she works to create “peace within” individuals, “peace between” couples, peers, and “peace among” family members, children and among community members to create peace.