diff --git a/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/__init__.py b/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/__init__.py
index 20fa819..7040c89 100644
--- a/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from .plugin import register_fixtures
+from .utils import create_async_client, create_db_session
 
 __all__ = [
+    "create_async_client",
+    "create_db_session",
     "register_fixtures",
 ]
diff --git a/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/utils.py b/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c327738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fastapi_toolsets/pytest/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+"""Pytest helper utilities for FastAPI testing."""
+
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from typing import Any
+
+from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+
+from ..db import create_db_context
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def create_async_client(
+    app: Any,
+    base_url: str = "http://test",
+) -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncClient, None]:
+    """Create an async httpx client for testing FastAPI applications.
+
+    Args:
+        app: FastAPI application instance.
+        base_url: Base URL for requests. Defaults to "http://test".
+
+    Yields:
+        An AsyncClient configured for the app.
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        from fastapi import FastAPI
+        from fastapi_toolsets.pytest import create_async_client
+
+        app = FastAPI()
+
+        @pytest.fixture
+        async def client():
+            async with create_async_client(app) as c:
+                yield c
+
+        async def test_endpoint(client: AsyncClient):
+            response = await client.get("/health")
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+        ```
+    """
+    transport = ASGITransport(app=app)
+    async with AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url=base_url) as client:
+        yield client
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def create_db_session(
+    database_url: str,
+    base: type[DeclarativeBase],
+    *,
+    echo: bool = False,
+    expire_on_commit: bool = False,
+    drop_tables: bool = True,
+) -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
+    """Create a database session for testing.
+
+    Creates tables before yielding the session and optionally drops them after.
+    Each call creates a fresh engine and session for test isolation.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: Database connection URL (e.g., "postgresql+asyncpg://...").
+        base: SQLAlchemy DeclarativeBase class containing model metadata.
+        echo: Enable SQLAlchemy query logging. Defaults to False.
+        expire_on_commit: Expire objects after commit. Defaults to False.
+        drop_tables: Drop tables after test. Defaults to True.
+
+    Yields:
+        An AsyncSession ready for database operations.
+
+    Example:
+        ```python
+        from fastapi_toolsets.pytest import create_db_session
+        from app.models import Base
+
+        DATABASE_URL = "postgresql+asyncpg://user:pass@localhost/test_db"
+
+        @pytest.fixture
+        async def db_session():
+            async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base) as session:
+                yield session
+
+        async def test_create_user(db_session: AsyncSession):
+            user = User(name="test")
+            db_session.add(user)
+            await db_session.commit()
+        ```
+    """
+    engine = create_async_engine(database_url, echo=echo)
+
+    try:
+        # Create tables
+        async with engine.begin() as conn:
+            await conn.run_sync(base.metadata.create_all)
+
+        # Create session using existing db context utility
+        session_maker = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=expire_on_commit)
+        get_session = create_db_context(session_maker)
+
+        async with get_session() as session:
+            yield session
+
+        if drop_tables:
+            async with engine.begin() as conn:
+                await conn.run_sync(base.metadata.drop_all)
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
diff --git a/tests/test_pytest_plugin.py b/tests/test_pytest.py
similarity index 56%
rename from tests/test_pytest_plugin.py
rename to tests/test_pytest.py
index d88095e..ef903bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_pytest_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_pytest.py
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-"""Tests for fastapi_toolsets.pytest_plugin module."""
+"""Tests for fastapi_toolsets.pytest module."""
 
 import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from httpx import AsyncClient
+from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
 
 from fastapi_toolsets.fixtures import Context, FixtureRegistry
-from fastapi_toolsets.pytest import register_fixtures
+from fastapi_toolsets.pytest import (
+    create_async_client,
+    create_db_session,
+    register_fixtures,
+)
 
-from .conftest import Role, RoleCrud, User, UserCrud
+from .conftest import DATABASE_URL, Base, Role, RoleCrud, User, UserCrud
 
 test_registry = FixtureRegistry()
 
@@ -159,3 +166,102 @@ class TestGeneratedFixtures:
 
         assert len(roles) == 2
         assert len(users) == 2
+
+
+class TestCreateAsyncClient:
+    """Tests for create_async_client helper."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_creates_working_client(self):
+        """Client can make requests to the app."""
+        app = FastAPI()
+
+        @app.get("/health")
+        async def health():
+            return {"status": "ok"}
+
+        async with create_async_client(app) as client:
+            assert isinstance(client, AsyncClient)
+            response = await client.get("/health")
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            assert response.json() == {"status": "ok"}
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_custom_base_url(self):
+        """Client uses custom base URL."""
+        app = FastAPI()
+
+        @app.get("/test")
+        async def test_endpoint():
+            return {"url": "test"}
+
+        async with create_async_client(app, base_url="http://custom") as client:
+            assert str(client.base_url) == "http://custom"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_client_closes_properly(self):
+        """Client is properly closed after context exit."""
+        app = FastAPI()
+
+        async with create_async_client(app) as client:
+            client_ref = client
+
+        assert client_ref.is_closed
+
+
+class TestCreateDbSession:
+    """Tests for create_db_session helper."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_creates_working_session(self):
+        """Session can perform database operations."""
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base) as session:
+            assert isinstance(session, AsyncSession)
+
+            role = Role(id=9001, name="test_helper_role")
+            session.add(role)
+            await session.commit()
+
+            result = await session.execute(select(Role).where(Role.id == 9001))
+            fetched = result.scalar_one()
+            assert fetched.name == "test_helper_role"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_tables_created_before_session(self):
+        """Tables exist when session is yielded."""
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base) as session:
+            # Should not raise - tables exist
+            result = await session.execute(select(Role))
+            assert result.all() == []
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_tables_dropped_after_session(self):
+        """Tables are dropped after session closes when drop_tables=True."""
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base, drop_tables=True) as session:
+            role = Role(id=9002, name="will_be_dropped")
+            session.add(role)
+            await session.commit()
+
+        # Verify tables were dropped by creating new session
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base) as session:
+            result = await session.execute(select(Role))
+            assert result.all() == []
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_tables_preserved_when_drop_disabled(self):
+        """Tables are preserved when drop_tables=False."""
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base, drop_tables=False) as session:
+            role = Role(id=9003, name="preserved_role")
+            session.add(role)
+            await session.commit()
+
+        # Create another session without dropping
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base, drop_tables=False) as session:
+            result = await session.execute(select(Role).where(Role.id == 9003))
+            fetched = result.scalar_one_or_none()
+            assert fetched is not None
+            assert fetched.name == "preserved_role"
+
+        # Cleanup: drop tables manually
+        async with create_db_session(DATABASE_URL, Base, drop_tables=True) as _:
+            pass