She works in couple and family counselling as well as with trauma, anxiety, obsessions and panic attacks. 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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Nazan Kahraman Sirel is a therapist based in Ankara who has practised since 1994. She graduated in psychological counselling and guidance from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi and has been counselling for 31 years. Alongside couple and family counselling she works with trauma, anxiety, obsessions and panic attacks. Through Terapi Avrupa she meets Turkish-speaking clients living in Europe online.
“I work in couple and family counselling as well as with trauma, anxiety and panic attacks. I live in Ankara and continue my professional training. I graduated in psychological counselling and guidance from ODTÜ in 1994 and have been practising ever since.”
The areas below are the ones Nazan Kahraman Sirel 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.
The 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 and relationship counsellingTension between parents and children, conflict between generations, expectations a family keeps sending from far away, and the difficulty of setting boundaries within a family. By her own description, couple and family counselling is at the centre of her work.
Family counsellingImages that come back, nightmares and being easily startled after an accident, a loss, violence or a hard experience during migration. Sessions look at when and how what happened returns, what it sets off in the body and where it narrows daily life.
Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)Being constantly on alert, not being able to fall asleep, tightness in the chest, the sense that something is about to happen. Sessions look at when the anxiety rises and how it shows up in the body; living alone abroad often makes the picture heavier.
AnxietyA racing heart, the feeling of suffocating, minutes that feel like dying — and afterwards the fear that it will happen again. The work usually means understanding how the attack builds and loosening, step by step, the ring of avoidance that narrows life.
Panic attacksThoughts that arrive by themselves and do not leave, repeated checking, cleaning or counting. Sessions look at which anxiety the compulsion is trying to calm and how much of the day the repetition takes up.
Obsessions (OCD)No 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.
DepressionChildren and young people growing up between two cultures: language at school, expectations at home, belonging among friends. Sessions can be held directly with the child or the teenager; parents are involved through separate appointments.
Child and adolescent therapyWrite for free first or book a session straight away. Both lead to the same place: a 60-minute conversation in Turkish.
Nazan Kahraman Sirel describes her work in two headings. Which one you go with is decided together in the first sessions; the choice depends on your question, your history and what you are comfortable with.
A structured method that works with eye movements and is used to process traumatic experiences. It does not erase the memory; it aims to reduce the load the memory puts on the body and the emotions. It is often used after accidents, losses and violence.
An approach that works with questions of meaning before symptom lists: responsibility, choice, loneliness and the feeling of “am I really living this life?”. A frame often turned to after breaking points such as migration, a change of work or a loss.
These two headings rest on Nazan Kahraman Sirel’s own account. Once the corresponding training certificates reach Terapi Avrupa, they will be shown here with the year and the institution.
The entry below rests on the document Nazan Kahraman Sirel submitted to Terapi Avrupa. By her own account she continues her professional training; as the certificates for those courses reach us, this list will grow.
The diplomas of every psychologist working with Terapi Avrupa are checked one by one before they join.
Four steps. The first two are free, and card details are never asked for at any stage.
With your email address, in a few seconds. Opening an account is free and commits you to nothing.
You describe what is going on in your own words. After reading her 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 Nazan Kahraman Sirel 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).
