Ozan BAHCIVAN, BSc, MSc. Ph.D.
Clinical and Health Psychologist
Dr Ozan Bahcivan is the Founding Director and a Clinical and Health Psychologist at OZ Psychological Consultancy (Oz Psikolojik Danışmanlık). With an Australian–Turkish background, he has lived, worked, and studied in Australia, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, and Spain. His international perspective and experience enable him to deliver culturally sensitive, language-aware psychological and psycho-oncological interventions.
Dr Bahcivan has pioneered various scientific initiatives through national congresses, symposiums and training programs, and has contributed to the adaptation and validation of several psycho-oncological assessment tools for Turkish culture, including the Cancer Coping Questionnaire (CCQ), Emotion Thermometer (ET), and the Mini Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. He co-authored the “Psycho-Social Palliative Care” chapter in the first original Turkish health psychology textbook.
He currently leads and coordinates national and international projects in cancer care and actively collaborates with fellow professionals to advance psycho-oncology.
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Health Psychology
- Psycho-oncology
- Cultural adaptation and validation of psychological tools
- Cancer coping and palliative psychosocial care
- Patient-centred care and culturally competent practice
- Training and supervision for mental health professionals
- National and international psycho-oncology project coordination
- Health psychology advocacy and leadership
Education
- PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology, Barcelona University, Spain
- Master of Science in Health Psychology, University of the West of England (UWE), United Kingdom (BPS - Accredited)
- Bachelor of Psychology - Western Sydney University, Australia
Professional Achievements
- Elected Board Director for Europe – International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS): , 2023–2025, 2025–2027
- Elected Board Member for Early Career Director– International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS): 2017–2019
- One of the Founder and Pioneer of the World Psycho-Oncology Day (2025)
- Finalist – 2025 British Council Science and Sustainability Award
- Finalist – 2019 Professional Achievement Award
- Winner – 2021 Best Student Abstract Award, IPOS Congress Japan
Leadership & Community Involvement
- Founder, Turkish Psycho-Oncological Association (Psiko-Onkologlar Derneği)
- Founder & Coordinator, Division of Health Psychology, Turkish Psychological Association (Türk Psikologlar Derneği)