If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in Türkiye
- ALO 183, the ministry's 24-hour support line: Tel: 183 (within Türkiye) | Tel: +90 312 253 92 00 (the number the ministry publishes for citizens abroad) | SMS: 183
- The emergency number, and what it covers: Tel: 112
- ALO 191, the drug counselling and support line: Tel: 191
- YEDAM 115, addiction counselling by Yeşilay: Tel: 115
- All crisis lines in Türkiye
This page lists Trauma Psychotherapists in Istanbul. 3 in all.
What trauma therapy treats
Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR are the recommended treatments 12.
World Health Organization guidance recommends both for post-traumatic stress disorder 3. Cognitive therapy and narrative exposure therapy are also used.
Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.
Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 4.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Trauma and the professional title psychotherapist.
Fees, insurance and lower-cost options
Do affordable options exist in Istanbul?
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 Istanbul page answers more questions about therapy there.
Who registers therapists in Turkey?
Our records name no register for the title psychotherapist in Turkey. See the Turkey page for the professions that do carry a register there.
Nearby places and related listings
- Trauma Psychologists in Istanbul
- Anxiety Psychotherapists in Istanbul
- Depression Psychotherapists in Istanbul
- Male Psychologists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychologists list
- Female Psychotherapists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychotherapists list
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References
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