Counsellor profile
Seyma Gungor, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
About Seyma
Counsellor and psychotherapist, BACP, with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. Seyma Gungor offers help for stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma, grief and related issues. She works in English and Turkish and accepts international clients.
Seyma trained in psychology and holds an MSc in Mental Health Counselling. She has practised in London after moving from the US and brings experience from individual and group work, and community settings. Her background includes work with people facing depression, bipolar issues, addiction and complex co-morbidity.
Her approach draws on Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred principles and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on clear steps and practical strategies alongside exploring relationship patterns and emotional responses. She also uses Emotionally-Focused and existential ideas when they fit the situation.
In practice she has offered longer-term psychotherapeutic work and shorter-term counselling. Her experience includes helping people recover from substance use, manage anxiety and post-traumatic stress, and cope with life changes such as separation or bereavement. She has worked with adults and young people in a range of settings.
Seyma describes her work as directed yet respectful of each person’s pace. Sessions typically look at current difficulties, patterns that repeat in relationships, and small changes that can make daily life easier. People are invited to discuss what they want from therapy and how to measure progress.
To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book an initial session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and close relationships affect current patterns. It looks at how people connect and keep repeating relationship behaviours, which can help with intimacy and attachment issues.Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's perspective at the centre. The counsellor listens without directing and helps the client make sense of their feelings and choices, useful for low self-esteem, grief and major life changes.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It offers practical steps to test and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of early work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and together they will decide which methods to try. Therapy is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to continue work when travel is difficult. It can suit quieter check-ins, shorter sessions or regular weekly meetings depending on needs. The biography lists online and telephone counselling alongside face-to-face work, but confirm available formats when you book. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Turkish
Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does she help with most?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, addictions, trauma, grief and related issues including sleep and career problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural approaches, with Emotionally-Focused and existential ideas added when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of practice experience, including individual and group work and community settings.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, shown as BACP.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography mentions online counselling, telephone counselling and face-to-face work; confirm current session options before booking.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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