About
Discover Mintea
Tailored support for your well-being journey, Mintea is with you every step of the way.
Offerings
Digital mental health platform
Provides personalized, user-friendly access to both extensive self-guided support and expert licensed therapists and counsellors via messaging or video consultation anytime, anywhere.
Comprehensive Therapeutic Approaches
Incorporates tools from a wide variety of therapeutic approaches for a spectrum of psychological issues for both teens and adults.
Secure and Accessible
Prioritizes safety, privacy, and affordability in order to destigmatize and simplify access to mental health care.
Grounded in Science
Committed to integrating best practice in mental health into educational material, tools, and exercises in order to provide the most effective, comprehensive support possible.
Get the best treatment for your mental health with Mintea – taking care of your mental health in every step.
Benefits
Accessibility
Mintea is a private and secure resource for those who struggle to access resource because of cost and stigma.
Engagement
Users can set their own daily reminders and notifications to help them stay on course with their goals. They can also track their mood, habits, meals and sleep patterns to see change.
Anonymity
Allows users to find information and access support in a way that is private and secure.
Convenience
Mintea is available anytime and anywhere making it a great option for people with a busy work schedule, small children at home or living in places where mental health support is not widely available.
Mintea’s Mission
To normalize Mental Health Care as an essential part of General Healthcare. To provide the continuum of care and evidence based psychological guidance from maintaining wellness to coping with more difficult mental health challenges.
Our Team
Designed by experts. Run by experts.
Leadership
Emine Yilmaz Butun
Founder / Chief Executive Officer
Emine has extensive experience in finance, strategy, and stakeholder management in both multinational and domestic companies. She holds a Master’s degree in Auditing and Finance from Istanbul University and she is currently pursuing further education in Innovating in Healthcare through Harvard University’s online program on EdX.
Alina Vasilache
Founder / Network Development lead
Alina is a Clinical Psychologist with a degree in Psychology from the University of Malaga, Spain and Masters in Clinical Neuroscience degree from King’s College University, UK. Alina has more than 13 years of clinical experience in individual psychotherapy for adults, psychological assessments as well as psychotherapy for children and family therapy, working with clients from different countries and cultural backgrounds.
Michele Haus Karahan
Founder / Content Development Lead
Michele’s career in mental health spans 30 years as a social worker and psychotherapist focusing on well-being, trauma, and refugee mental health. She holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from SUNY Stony Brook and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Houston. In 2016 she completed the Harvard Program for Refugee Trauma.
Nail Murat Yalcin
Founder Chief Technology Officer
MD.PhD, BmE.MSc | Nail Murat has extensive solutions development experience as an expert information systems architect in digital healthcare platforms and management information systems. He holds a Medical Doctor degree from Ege University and Masters in Biomedical Engineering degree from Bosphorus University.
Advisory Board
Sarper Tanli
Founder
MD. PhD, MHA | Sarper brings over 30 years of experience in medical and healthcare management, planning, development and operations. He holds a Medical Doctor and Masters in Healthcare Administration degree from Istanbul University as well as PhD degree in Healthcare Management from Marmara University.
Pamela Durant
Advisor
Sophie Smith
Advisor
Yasser Quraish
Advisor
Yasser has extensive experience in digital health and information technology coupled with years of operations management, and a deep understanding of business systems. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from University of Aleppo in addition to multiple technology certificates and accomplishments.