He works with anxiety, post-traumatic stress, phobias and depression — in individual sessions and with couples. Wherever in Europe you live, the sessions are held in Turkish, so you never have to translate what you want to say.
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Ali Bekirci is a psychologist based in İzmir who has practised for twelve years. He studied psychology at Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi and holds a further degree in clinical psychology from Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi. His training includes EMDR, cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy. Through Terapi Avrupa he works online with Turkish-speaking clients living in Europe.
“I am a psychotherapist specialising in anxiety disorders, stress management, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, depression, and individual and couple therapy, working from a holistic understanding of mental health.”
The areas below are the ones Ali Bekirci states himself. You do not need to know which of them fits you; tapping a title shows how Turkish-speaking online support works in that area.
Being constantly on alert, not being able to fall asleep, tightness in the chest, the sense that something is about to happen. Anxiety disorders include generalised anxiety, panic attacks and social anxiety. Sessions look at when the anxiety rises and how it shows up in the body.
Anxiety disordersImages that come back, nightmares and being easily startled after an accident, a loss, violence or a hard experience during migration. Ali Bekirci is trained in EMDR, one of the most widely used methods for processing traumatic memories.
Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)Planes, lifts, needles, dogs, closed spaces — intense fears that visibly narrow daily life. The work usually means understanding how the fear was learned and reducing avoidance step by step; cognitive behavioural therapy is often used here.
PhobiasNo drive, not being able to get up in the morning, nothing tasting of anything, feeling worthless. Sessions look at when this state began, what keeps it going and which small part of the day is possible again. Living alone abroad can make the picture heavier.
DepressionWork, shift patterns, residence and language matters, family far away — for many people in Europe the load is not one thing but several at once. These sessions work on ways to reduce the load and on habits that protect your capacity to carry it.
Stress managementAn hour with yourself, without looking for a diagnosis. Feeling lost, being unable to decide, anger, guilt or loneliness belong here. You set the topic; the psychologist gives the process its structure.
Individual counsellingThe same argument ending in the same place, long silences, lost trust. Couple sessions are held by video, so the two of you can join the same session from two different places — the most common arrangement for couples living in different European cities.
Couple therapyTension between parents and children, conflict between generations, expectations a family keeps sending from far away. Ali Bekirci completed his training in family therapy and counselling in 2022; sessions can be held alone or with the family members concerned.
Relationships within the familyWrite for free first or book a session straight away. Both lead to the same place: a 60-minute conversation in Turkish.
Ali Bekirci describes himself as a holistic psychotherapist: rather than staying with one school, he picks the method that fits the topic. The table shows which method he uses for what, and when and where he trained in it.
| Method | Usually used for | Training |
|---|---|---|
| EMDR | Traumatic memories, PTSD, after an accident or a loss | 2024 · İzmir Psikoloji Enstitüsü |
| Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) | Anxiety, panic, phobias, depression | 2018 · DATEM |
| Solution-focused brief therapy | Making quick progress on one clearly defined issue | 2018 |
| Family therapy and counselling | Conflict within the family, communication, generations | 2022 · İzmir Psikoloji Enstitüsü |
| Crisis and grief therapy | Loss, sudden crisis, the time after a death | 2024 |
| Holistic psychotherapy | Situations where several themes are tangled together | 2025 · Mudanya Üniversitesi |
| Play therapy | Sessions with children | 2025 · Mudanya Üniversitesi |
| Psychological tests (MMPI, assessment tools) | When a more detailed picture is needed | 2018–2019 · Bilgelik Enstitüsü and others |
Which method is used is decided together in the first sessions. The choice depends on the question, on your history and on what you are comfortable with; no method is the best one for every topic and every person.
The list below is compiled from the documents Ali Bekirci submitted to Terapi Avrupa. University degrees and later training courses are deliberately kept apart: they are not the same thing, and the difference matters when you are assessing a professional.
The diplomas of every psychologist working with Terapi Avrupa are checked one by one before they join.
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You describe what is going on in your own words. After reading his reply you decide whether to continue.
When you feel ready you choose the day and time yourself — evenings and weekends included. You pay only for the session you book.
At the appointed time you click the link you were sent. The session lasts 60 minutes; you do not need to install any software.
Sessions last 60 minutes. You can book a single session or choose a package covering several; the current price for both is shown in the booking window above. There is no membership fee — you pay only for the session or package you choose. You can cancel or reschedule free of charge up to 24 hours in advance. Your first message is free in any case.
Terapi Avrupa is a private counselling service; the fees are not covered by health insurance.
Before you can send your message you need to open a free account — that is exactly what the form below is for. It takes a few seconds, no card details are asked for, and it commits you to nothing. Once your account is ready, you write your first message for free.
Writing does not commit you to a session. If it does not feel right, you can switch to another psychologist or leave it there.
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Write Ali Bekirci a free message and describe in your own words what is going on. You decide about the session, the fee and everything else afterwards.
If you are in an emergency or have thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, please call the emergency number in the country you are in (across Europe: 112).
