Addiction Psychologists in Istanbul

Addiction covers alcohol, other drugs, and behaviours such as gambling. Psychological treatment is only one part of addiction care.

For drug use disorders, the WHO and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime list treatments that work, including cognitive-behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, contingency management and family therapy ¹.

Guidelines recommend a range of treatments for opioid dependence ². Those include maintenance treatment with methadone or buprenorphine, alongside psychosocial treatment and support.

Detoxification on its own does not treat a drug use disorder. Ask a practitioner what they treat, and where they refer.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Yeşilay Danışmanlık Merkezi (YEDAM) - Istanbul centres. Phone 115. YEDAM says its counselling and addiction treatment services are free. People affected by addiction and their families can call for an appointment. YEDAM runs several centres in Istanbul.

The title you will see is Klinik Psikolog (Clinical Psychologist).

In Turkey the plain title psychologist carries no state licence and no government register; only clinical psychology has a statutory recognition.

See the Turkey page.