Ayşe Gülşah Yüksel Kırımlı was born in İzmit. After she graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1998, she completed her doctorate in Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Yüksel Kırımlı still continues her formation education in İstanbul Psychanalysis Foundation and she works as Assistant Professor in Üsküdar University Department of Psychology.