Hi, I’m Ekin Güven and I’m from Istanbul, Turkey. I’m almost done with my research master’s in Clinical and Health Psychology at Leiden University. After I graduate, I hope to gain more clinical experience.

I first came to the Netherlands in 2015 for a MUN (Model United Nations) conference in Haarlem and I just loved the city and all the people I met. From then on, I knew I was coming back! 2 years later, I moved to Leiden to do my bachelor’s and after that I lived in The Hague for a short period of time and finally moved to Amsterdam in 2020.

Having moved from Turkey to the Netherlands at the age of 19 and then a couple of times within the country, I became knowledgeable in relocation services. I was already providing unprofessional guidance to newcomers, therefore hearing about The Ned|Lon got me very excited as they were able to target an important need of services. I’m very happy to be joining this lovely team and looking forward to the work we’ll be doing together!