Trauma and PTSD therapists in Ankara, Turkey
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Ankara, Turkey who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Nilgun Turkcan Ataoglu, BCT, RDT
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed & Registered Creative Arts Therapist
Trauma is not defined only by what happened to us, but also by what remains within us afterward. Even when an experience belongs to the past, the brain and body may continue to respond as though danger, helplessness, or loss could return at any moment.
Traumatic experiences are not always processed or remembered as a clear verbal story. They may remain connected to sensations, images, emotions, bodily reactions, fragments of memory, and automatic responses—forms of experience that involve brain systems beyond those we rely on for language and rational understanding.
This is one reason Creative Arts Therapy can be particularly valuable in trauma work. While talking engages our capacity to understand and make meaning, imagery, movement, metaphor, role, art, and other embodied creative processes can provide additional pathways into experiences that words alone may not easily reach. In this way, therapy can support greater integration between emotional, sensory, embodied, and verbal ways of processing experience.
The work is always paced carefully, with attention to safety, emotional regulation, and readiness. The aim is not to force you to relive what happened, but to help experiences that still feel present become integrated into your story.
Ultimately, the goal is to help the past become the past—so that it no longer has to organize the way you experience yourself, your relationships, and your life today.
25 Years Experience
In-Person in Ankara, Turkey
Online in Ankara, Turkey
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Damla Yildirim, PhD
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist
If unresolved or overwhelming memories impact your wellbeing, I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process these experiences and support emotional integration and healing.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ankara, Turkey (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Esra Nihan Bridge
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Individuals experiencing trauma benefit from working with a therapist, or undergoing therapy that is trauma-focused. I offer Brainspotting to process traumatic memories and alleviating symptoms of emotional distress.
19 Years Experience
Online in Ankara, Turkey (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Ankara, Turkey Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Ankara, Turkey average 16 years of experience. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (67%), Relational Psychotherapy (67%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (33%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Gender ID
| 100% |
Female |
|
Session Type
| 67% |
Online Only |
|
| 33% |
In Person and Online |
|
Top Treatment Approaches
| 67% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 67% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 33% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Art Therapy |
| 33% | Biopsychosocial Therapy |
| 33% | Brainspotting |
| 33% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 100% | Senior |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 33% | Children |
| 33% | Teen |
Client Focus
| 33% | Asian |
| 33% | Buddhist |
| 33% | Christian |
| 33% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 33% | Men |