She lives in Germany herself: you do not have to explain what migration brings with it, how settling in goes or what it is like to stand between two countries. She works in Turkish on anxiety, depression, grief, anger and questions of parenting.
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Damla Yanıkkol İşler is a clinical psychologist who lives in Ravensburg in Germany and has practised for twelve years. She graduated top of her year in psychology from Ankara Üniversitesi in 2012 and completed her master’s in clinical psychology at the same university in 2018. She holds online sessions in Turkish on migration and settling in, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, and parenting.
“I have been living in Germany for some time and offer online counselling in areas such as migration-related difficulties, problems of adjustment, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, stress, anger control, boundary and communication problems within the family, childbirth (difficulties before birth and in the postnatal period) and relationship problems. I also work with parents on the difficulties of parenting and develop solutions together with them.”
The areas below are the ones Damla Yanıkkol İşler states herself. You do not need to know which of them fits you; tapping a title shows how Turkish-speaking online support works in that area.
Starting from scratch in a new country, language, residence and work matters, what was left behind and the feeling of belonging “neither here nor there”. Damla Yanıkkol İşler has been living in Germany herself for some time; these one-to-one sessions do not begin with you explaining that.
Migration and settling inBeing constantly on alert, not being able to fall asleep, tightness in the chest, the sense that something is about to happen. Sessions look at the situations in which the anxiety rises and how it shows up in the body; living alone abroad often makes the picture heavier.
AnxietyNo 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.
DepressionLosing someone while far away, missing the funeral, not being able to say goodbye. For many people in Europe grief therefore also carries something unfinished. Sessions work on how that gap can become something you are able to speak about.
Loss and griefWork, 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 managementArguments that grow faster than expected, the regret that stays afterwards, guilt towards the children or towards a partner. Sessions look step by step at the point where the anger surges and at what happens immediately before it.
Anger controlConflict between generations, expectations a family keeps sending from far away, the question of who draws a line where. Sessions can be held alone or with the family members concerned.
Boundaries and communication in the familyThe everyday questions of raising a child between two languages and two cultures, together with difficulties before birth and in the postnatal period. Sessions are held with the parents; the child does not have to go into therapy.
Parent counsellingWrite for free first or book a session straight away. Both lead to the same place: a 60-minute conversation in Turkish.
Damla Yanıkkol İşler says that rather than staying with a single school she chooses the method that suits the person and the topic. The table shows which method she uses for what, and when and where she trained in it.
| Method | Usually used for | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Schema therapy | Recurring relationship patterns, early schemas | 2025 · ISST-approved, Prof. Dr. Gonca Soygüt Pekak |
| Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) | Anxiety, depression, stress and anger | 2015 · DABATEM |
| Family and marital therapy | Relationship problems, boundaries and communication in the family | 2014 · ODTÜ Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi |
| Filial therapy | Strengthening the parent–child relationship through play | 2021 · Balat Psikoloji |
| Child assessment tests | When a detailed picture of a child’s development is needed | 2019 · Türk Psikologlar Derneği |
| Pre-marital and family education programmes | Moving in together, preparing for parenthood | 2018–2019 · Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı |
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 Damla Yanıkkol İşler 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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