Gizem Öztürk was born in Izmir in 1997 and graduated from Bahçeşehir University, Department of Psychology in 2020. During her undergraduate education, she worked as a volunteer at Lösev and Kaçuv. In the first semester of her undergraduate education, she did an internship at Neşem Kindergarten. In 2020, she completed the Child Tests Training given by Naisa Psychology.
In 2020, she completed the Interviewing with Children and Introduction to Specific Learning Trainings from Naisa Psychology. In 2023, she completed her master's degree program in Clinical Psychology at Okan University. During her graduate education, she worked as a psychologist at Aden Special Education Center. In 2023, she completed Child Centered Play Therapy and Filial Therapy Trainings under the instructor of Reyhana Seedat. In 2024, she completed Level 1 Experiential Play Therapy training with Nilüfer Devecigil.