ELVIN AYDiN KELES
It is important that you find a therapist who is a good fit for you.
If you often feel overwhelmed by responsibilities, stuck in familiar relationship patterns, pulled between cultural or family expectations and your own needs, or silently exhausted despite appearing successful, therapy can be a place to slow down and reconnect with yourself.
Elvin works with multicultural, high-achieving individuals, couples, and families who want more than symptom relief — they want deeper understanding, meaningful change, and a stronger sense of direction in their lives.
Her approach helps you make sense of emotional reactions, relational patterns, and internal conflicts with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment.
Many of her clients are professionals, parents, and couples navigating demanding careers, family responsibilities, and the pace of busy Houston lives.
Elvin provides therapy to adults, couples, and families.
What therapy feels like with Elvin
Sessions are thoughtful, collaborative, and emotionally attuned. Together, you will slow things down, explore what is happening beneath the surface, and connect insight with practical, real-life shifts. The goal is for you to leave each session feeling clearer, steadier, and more confident in how you relate to yourself and others.
Clients often report that through this process they:
Feel less reactive in relationships
Set boundaries with less guilt
Reduce overthinking and self-criticism
Feel more grounded and connected to their own needs
Become more secure in their sense of self.
Originally from Turkey and trained internationally, Dr. Elvin brings a lived understanding of how culture, migration, family expectations, and identity shape emotional life. You will not have to explain or defend your background — it will be welcomed as an essential part of the work. Her practice is inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals and is rooted in multicultural, anti-racist values.
She customizes therapy based on your goals, whether you are:
A high-functioning professional feeling emotionally exhausted or burned out
Navigating anxiety, depression, or a major life transition
Part of a couple wanting to break repetitive conflict cycles and feel close again
A family working through complex changes
Seeking support for chronic health-related emotional challenges
Elvin integrates evidence-based and relational approaches and is deeply committed to helping clients experience insights that translate into meaningful change in everyday life.
You might resonate with Elvin’s work if:
You are a high performing individual or couple but feel emotionally drained because of what life brings
You struggle with overthinking or harsh self-criticism
You feel caught between different cultural identities or expectations
You want depth and insight, not just coping strategies
You are seeking a therapy space where you can truly be yourself
Training & Education
Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – University of Houston–Victoria
PhD in Depth Psychology – University of Essex, UK
MA in Depth Psychology – University of Essex, UK
Psychotherapy Training, Metanoia Institute, London, UK
Couples Therapy Training – PCFINE, Psychodynamic Couple and Family Institute of New England, Massachusetts
On a personal note…
Elvin has been married for over twenty years and is raising two teenagers alongside a beloved fur baby. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and has come to deeply appreciate the warmth and community of Bellaire. The people and relationships in her life quietly inform the grounded, authentic presence she brings to her work.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Elvin, please contact Wilson Counseling today.