Helin Tektaş, Clinical Psychologist

Helin Tektaş is a clinical psychologist working in the Psychiatry & Psychology unit at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul. Her work centers on the psychological assessment of adults and on structured, talk-based therapy for common mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, as well as counseling for stress, relationships, sleep and life transitions.

She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Maltepe University between 2012 and 2016. She then continued her training at Uskudar University, where she studied Clinical Psychology, and in 2019 she completed her postgraduate qualification as a Clinical Psychologist at Uskudar University Institute of Social Sciences. Since 2016 she has worked within Acibadem Healthcare Group, where her clinical practice has developed alongside her specialist training.

Clinical focus

Her areas of expertise include anxiety disorders, depression assessment and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a core therapeutic approach, which involves identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and working with the patient on practical, structured strategies to change them. Psychological testing and personality assessment are also part of her practice; these tools can help clarify a patient’s difficulties, support a broader clinical picture and inform decisions about further care. Assessment findings are considered together with the patient’s history rather than in isolation.

Beyond diagnostic assessment, Helin Tektaş offers stress management counseling, relationship and family counseling, and adjustment and grief counseling for people coping with change, loss or ongoing strain. She also works with patients experiencing sleep difficulties, where psychological factors such as worry or unhelpful habits around sleep may play a role. Because psychological care often sits alongside medical treatment, she works within the Psychiatry & Psychology unit, where psychiatric and psychological perspectives can be considered together when this is appropriate for the individual patient. The suitability of any particular approach is determined during assessment and may be adjusted over the course of care.

How Helin Tektaş works with international patients

International patients are supported by the Acibadem international patient team, which coordinates the collection of prior reports, including earlier psychological or psychiatric assessments, laboratory results and discharge summaries where these exist, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of previous treatments and any existing reports, a clinical assessment and a discussion of possible next steps, which may include further psychological testing or a course of therapy. Interpreters can be arranged for patients who need language support during consultations.