Start on your own first
Relationship counselling also works with one person. You take the first sessions alone and move to a joint session once your partner is ready. Nobody calls them, and nobody tries to talk them into it.
Online couples therapy in Turkish — to break out of the same loop
The same sentences, the same silence, the same door — you are both right and you are both tired. You choose your psychologist together, talk in Turkish, and join one session from two separate screens.
- No payment, no card details
- If your partner isn’t ready, you can start on your own
- Encrypted and confidential · nobody around you finds out
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Sessions in Turkish — and they stay inside your home
Sessions in Turkish — and they stay inside your homeDoes this sound familiar?
The problem isn’t one of you — it’s the circle the argument runs in
It isn’t about the dishes and it isn’t about money. One sentence sets it off somewhere, and the rest runs from memory: one of you raises their voice, the other goes quiet and leaves the room, and the next morning you both get up tired. Maybe you said, “Let’s wait until the children are older.” Maybe you did go somewhere once, and half of what you wanted to say got lost on its way into a foreign language. Maybe you never started because “nobody in my family would understand this.” Staying exactly where you are for another year often looks like the easiest option.
The usual route
- Waiting months for a couples therapy slot
- Someone is assigned to you
- Explaining what hurts in a foreign language
- Having to be in the same room at the same time
- The fear of running into someone in the waiting room
- Committing to a booking and a payment before you know anyone
With
- You write your first message today
- The two of you choose your psychologist together
- Sessions in Turkish; you don’t have to explain your culture
- From two screens, from two cities, in the same session
- No waiting room; the session stays inside your home
- Write for free first, decide afterwards
The sentence we hear most often
“My partner would never go for this” — couples therapy can start with one person
In most couples, one person takes the first step. For the other to come along, two things usually help: knowing in advance what will happen, and seeing that the decision stays theirs. Both are possible at Terapi Avrupa.
A page you can actually show them
Who the psychologist is, where they studied, how long they have practised and what a session costs is all in their profile. You are not handing over an abstract suggestion, but something they can look at.
One session is not a decision
A single session commits you to nothing: no subscription, no package. If you don’t continue, nobody calls and nobody insists.
Send a free message
Free and no obligation. Write first, talk when you feel ready.
Short answer
What is couples therapy?
Couples therapy is psychological counselling in which a trained psychologist works with a couple on communication problems, broken trust and recurring conflicts; it is also called marriage counselling. The aim is not to decide who is right, but to help the couple see their own argument loop and hear each other again. In online couples therapy sessions are held by video; partners can join together or from two different places.
What couples therapy is not
- It is not a hearing. The psychologist does not decide who is right and does not take sides.
- It pushes neither towards separation nor towards staying together. The decision always belongs to the couple.
- It is not medical treatment. Terapi Avrupa offers psychological counselling; we do not diagnose and we do not prescribe medication.
- It is not a one-off fix. How long it takes is something you decide again at the end of every session.
What does the research say?
Does couples therapy actually work?
A comprehensive meta-analysis of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT), one of the most thoroughly researched approaches in the field, brought together 20 separate studies covering 332 couples. Around 70% of the participating couples no longer showed signs of relationship distress at the end of treatment, and the gains held for up to two years.
Source: Spengler et al., Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice (APA), 2022
This is the result of one specific method under research conditions, not a guarantee for your own process. The psychologists at Terapi Avrupa work with different methods — which one is stated in their profile.
70%of couples showed no signs of relationship distress by the end of treatment
Who is this service for?
Who is couples therapy for?
- Couples who keep having the same argument in different words
- People who live in the same home yet feel like strangers, or have grown emotionally distant
- Couples who cannot decide whether to continue after broken trust or an affair
- Couples struggling with family pressure, tension with in-laws or the weight of “what will people say”
- Parents raising children between two cultures who cannot agree on the basics
- Partners living in different cities or countries who haven’t talked properly in a long time
- Couples who want to talk, before the wedding, about what has never been said
- Couples who have decided to separate but want to handle it well — especially for the children
Why couples therapy in Turkish?
Feelings are told in the language they were learned in
English or Dutch is enough for a bill, a work meeting, a parents’ evening. But the sentence “you don’t see me any more” is built in your mother tongue. Couples therapy in a foreign language leaves you both hunting for words at the most critical moment — and while you hunt, the feeling cools and the subject closes again.
You don’t have to explain your culture first
The relationship with your mother-in-law, the pressure of “what will people say”, children growing up between two cultures, the sense of duty towards family back in Turkey — your psychologist already knows all of it. Half the session doesn’t go on context.
Two screens, one session
One of you can be at work and the other at home; one in Germany and the other in the Netherlands or in Turkey. You join the same session separately — nobody has to travel.
You choose the psychologist together
In couples therapy what matters most is that you can both say, “this person isn’t taking sides.” You read the profiles together and start with the psychologist you have both approved.
If it doesn’t fit, you switch
If you didn’t feel comfortable in the first session, you can move to another psychologist. You don’t owe anyone a reason for staying.
The choice is yours, both of you
Look through the psychologists who work with couples — together
Look at their specialisms, their experience and their session fees. Continue with the person you both feel comfortable with; the profiles are kept up to date in the portal.
Every psychologist’s diploma and qualification certificates are verified one by one.
The first session
In the first session nobody is put on trial
The biggest fear most couples have is that a stranger will decide “who is right”. Couples therapy does not work that way.
- 1
Each of you gets to finish your own sentence
The psychologist listens to you both separately. They are not a referee; they make sure neither of you is left mid-sentence.
- 2
The loop is discussed, not the topic
Which sentence starts it, who withdraws, where it ends. Once the loop becomes visible, what you were arguing about usually moves into second place.
- 3
The aim is to leave with something concrete
Not general advice: one single thing that fits your loop and that you can try out this week.
- 4
You decide whether to continue
Continue, pause, or leave it at one session. All three are yours to choose; none of them is expected of you.
In a 2022 study of nearly 1,500 people, participants receiving treatment for anxiety or depression reported similar levels of benefit whether they received it online or face-to-face.
SourceHarvard University
Studies directly comparing psychotherapy delivered via video with face-to-face psychotherapy showed almost no difference in outcomes.
SourceUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered virtually or over the internet (eCBT) has emerged as an effective alternative to traditional face-to-face CBT for a range of mental health issues, including anxiety and depression.
SourceBiomedcentral
The greatest advantage of psychotherapy delivered via video is that it can also help people who would normally not be able to access therapy.
SourceSpringer Nature
What Does Science Say?
“Online Therapy Is as Effective as Face-to-Face Sessions”
Scientific research has repeatedly shown that online therapy is just as effective as face-to-face therapy in the process of emotional recovery. Online sessions allow people to express themselves more openly in their own space — feeling safe and comfortable in their own home.
At Terapi Avrupa, we offer this powerful method to the Turkish community in Europe in a safe, confidential and accessible way.
Book Your Appointment NowTestimonials
The sentence we hear most often: “I wish I had written sooner”
The reviews below come from Terapi Avrupa clients across different areas of support.
“A space where I could express myself”
“I started online therapy during a difficult period and it really helped me. I found a space where I could express myself and regained my self-confidence.”
“Far more helpful than I expected”
“It was far more helpful than I expected. My psychologist gave me practical guidance on how to cope with my problems.”
“I was skeptical — a few sessions were enough”
“At first I was a bit skeptical, but after a few sessions I was genuinely pleased with the process. Thank you.”
Transparency
The price is clear from the start, with no surprise invoice
Sessions last 50 minutes. The fee depends on the psychologist you choose and starts at 60 €. No subscription, no membership fee, no package — you only pay for the session you take. You can cancel or reschedule free of charge up to 24 hours beforehand.
Terapi Avrupa is a private counselling service; the fees are not covered by health insurance.
Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions about couples therapy
Yes. In most couples one person takes the first step. You can take the first sessions on your own and move to a joint session once your partner is ready. Nobody calls them and nobody tries to persuade them — the decision is entirely theirs.
No. Couples therapy is a deliberate step towards talking before the problems grow. Many couples come not to end their relationship, but to stop having the same argument over and over.
In couples therapy the psychologist is not a referee and does not decide who is right. Their job is to make sure neither of you is left mid-sentence and that the loop of the argument becomes visible. That is why we recommend choosing the psychologist together.
Yes. Because the sessions are held by video, you can both join the same session from two different places — including when one of you is at home and the other is at work. Among couples living in Europe this is one of the most common arrangements.
You first open a free account in the portal and choose your psychologist from the profiles. At the time of your appointment you click the link sent to you and join the video session. You can sit in front of one screen together or connect from two devices. A session lasts 50 minutes; you don’t need to install anything extra.
In practice they describe the same work. “Marriage counselling” is usually used for married couples, while couples therapy also covers unmarried, engaged or long-term partners. At Terapi Avrupa you receive the same service in either case.
Your sessions are encrypted and processed in line with the GDPR. There is no waiting room, you won’t run into anyone, and what you say is not shared with third parties.
The number of sessions depends on the couple and the subject; naming a figure in advance would not be honest. At Terapi Avrupa there are no packages and no commitment — you decide before each session and pay only for the session you take.
You don’t have to have decided that you will carry on. Most couples arrive without knowing the answer to that question. The process opens a place where you can talk about it without shouting and without blame; the decision still remains yours.
Sessions are held in Turkish. Some of the psychologists also work in other languages; which ones is stated in their profile. You can ask in your free message whether a suitable match is available.
Not quite what you were looking for?
Sometimes the issue isn’t the couple itself but what surrounds it. These pages are Turkish-language and online too:
- Family therapyChildren, in-laws, siblings — when the conflict is bigger than the couple.
- Individual counselingIf you want to start with yourself, or if your partner isn’t ready.
- Parent counselingIf you can’t agree on how to raise your children.
- All areas of supportAnxiety, anger, grief, panic attacks and other subjects.
You don’t have to have the same argument one more time this week
Write your psychologist a free message and describe what happened in your own words. You can decide about the appointment, the fee and everything else later.
- Free and with no obligation — no card details
- The two of you choose your psychologist together
- If your partner isn’t ready, you can start on your own
- Sessions in Turkish, possible from two separate screens
If you are in an emergency, or you are having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, please call the emergency number in the country you are in (across Europe: 112).