Family Therapy in Antalya — for the Whole System
Systemic, evidence-based family therapy for international, bilingual and multigenerational families. Parenting strain, parent-teen conflict, relocation, separation — worked through together, in English or bilingually, in person or online.
Write or call to arrange a first appointment — we usually reply within 24 hours.
5.0
Google rating
49 on Google · 200 published
3,000+
sessions of experience
adults · couples · children
Panel
matching by clinical board
not an algorithm — a case review
BPS
Berk Mete — GMBPsS
Birkbeck, Univ. of London · #763717
Which area do you need?
BPS
Berk Mete — Graduate Member
GMBPsS #763717
Experience
3,000+ sessions
Adults · couples · children
Rating
5.0 on Google
49 reviews · 200 published
Response
Within 24 hours
First appointment
Training and Credentials
Both founding clinical psychologists work with international families in English. Which psychologist you see is decided after the first assessment — matched by our clinical board to your family's situation, not by an algorithm.
Clinical Psychologist
MSc Health and Clinical Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London. BPS Graduate Member #763717.
Family therapy approach:Bowen's intergenerational model combined with systemic work — reading the family's history as a whole to untangle present-day dynamics, including patterns that travel across countries and generations.
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Clinical Psychologist
MSc Clinical Psychology with honours, Beykoz University; BA Psychology, FMV Işık University. 66 hours of CBT training with Prof. Dr. Hakan Türkçapar.
Family therapy approach:Systemic family therapy drawing on Bowen and Minuchin's structural model — mapping roles, alliances and boundaries — enriched by a child-centred therapy certificate and parent-child work.
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“I don't want to go home” — when someone says this, the family is calling.
“We each have our own room, but nobody talks. We are one family living five separate lives.”
Over the past year we have walked alongside 40+ families in systemic processes in Antalya. Many started with the same sentence: “Individual therapy wasn't enough — the problem lives inside the family.”
One member's symptom — a teenager's low mood, a child's outbursts, a partner's complaint — is usually the family system speaking out loud. Fixing one member is not enough; the system has to be worked with. For international families, relocation, distance from grandparents and life between two cultures add extra load.
Our role: to help you see the family dynamic from the outside, clarify the map of roles and alliances, and build a more balanced way of communicating — together.
40+
Families, past year
12-25
Average sessions
5.0★
Google rating
The 5 Family Therapy Approaches We Use
Evidence-based models that look at the family system from different angles — combined according to what your family brings, not applied by default.
🌳 Bowen — Intergenerational
Bowen Family Systems
How patterns pass from one generation to the next. Genogram analysis, differentiation and triangulation — especially revealing for families with roots in several countries.
🏛️ Minuchin — Structural
Structural Family Therapy
Boundaries, alliances and hierarchy within the family. Strengthening the parental team and clarifying the parent-child boundary.
🇮🇹 Milan — Systemic
Systemic Family Therapy
Family myths, circular questioning and paradox techniques. Transforming the unspoken rules of communication.
💞 EFT-Family
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
Attachment ruptures within the family, with EFT principles adapted to the family system.
🗣️ CBT-Family
Cognitive-Behavioural Family Intervention
Working together on what family members believe about each other and how they behave day to day.
Our Family Therapy Practice in Antalya
In-person family sessions take place at our Şirinyalı (Muratpaşa) practice — a central location that is easy to reach from Lara, Konyaaltı and the wider Antalya area. Fully online family sessions are also available.
- Address:
- Şirinyalı Mah. İsmet Gökçen Sok. No:17, Kat:3, Daire:3, Muratpaşa/Antalya
- Phone:
- +90 507 336 80 45
- Hours:
- Monday-Sunday, 09:00-22:00 (7 days a week)
- Online:
- Across Turkey and worldwide, in English or bilingually
Family Therapy — What Families Ask Us
When should a family consider family therapy?
Family therapy is worth considering when the same argument keeps repeating, when one family member's distress ripples through everyone else, after major transitions such as relocation, divorce or bereavement, or when communication between parents and teenagers has broken down. For international families, the strain of living between cultures often adds a layer that individual therapy alone cannot address.
Which approaches do you use?
We work eclectically with evidence-based family models: Bowen's intergenerational approach, Minuchin's structural family therapy, systemic (Milan school) techniques, emotionally focused family work and CBT-informed family interventions. The combination is chosen to fit the family, not the other way round.
How long does family therapy take?
Sessions last 60-75 minutes and are held once a week. A focused adjustment issue may settle within 8-12 sessions; long-standing patterns typically need 12-25. Progress is reviewed openly with the family at regular intervals.
Does the whole family have to attend every session?
No. At the first assessment your psychologist maps the family system and agrees who should attend which sessions. Some sessions involve everyone, others only the parents, or one parent and a child. With teenagers, an agreed confidentiality frame protects their individual space within the process.
What is the difference between family therapy and family counselling?
Family counselling is educational and preventive — guidance on communication skills, boundaries and child development. Family therapy is a clinical, systemic treatment process conducted by a clinical psychologist. At Mete Psikoloji both are available, and the first assessment clarifies which format fits your situation.
How do we arrange a first appointment?
Message us on WhatsApp or call +90 507 336 80 45 and tell us briefly what is happening at home. We usually reply within 24 hours and can offer appointments seven days a week, 09:00-22:00 — in person in Şirinyalı, Antalya or online.
Can sessions be held in English and Turkish at the same time?
Yes. We regularly work with mixed-nationality families where one parent is more comfortable in Turkish and the other in English, and children switch between both. Sessions can be run fully in English or bilingually, so nobody has to argue in their second language.
We are separating — is family therapy still relevant?
Yes. Family therapy during separation is not about saving the marriage; it is about managing the transition well — reducing conflict, building a workable co-parenting arrangement and protecting children from the most damaging effects of the split. This matters even more when relocation or dual-country custody questions are involved.
Our child is the one struggling — should we bring the child or the whole family?
A child's symptom is very often a signal of tension somewhere in the family system. At Mete Psikoloji, child sessions run alongside parent guidance, and where the pattern clearly involves the wider family, family therapy is added. The first assessment — held with the parents — determines the right combination.
Ready to Invest in Your Family?
Tell us briefly what is happening at home. After a first assessment, our clinical board matches your family with the right psychologist and format — in Antalya or online, 7 days a week.
Related Services & Guides
Couples Therapy in Antalya
When the couple relationship needs its own dedicated space.
Child & Adolescent Therapy
Individual support for the youngest members of the system.
Individual Therapy
One-to-one work that often runs alongside family sessions.
Play Therapy
Ages 4-12 — children speak in play, and we listen.
Online Therapy Across Turkey
Secure video sessions when distance or schedules get in the way.
Mısra İlksen Önder, MSc
Systemic family work and child-centred therapy.