Ilkay Alici, BACP

Ilkay Alici is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing relationship strain, jealousy, anxiety and stress. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, parenting challenges, addiction and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem. Sessions are offered in English and Turkish and Ilkay accepts international clients.

Ilkay works in a straightforward, compassionate way. She creates a non-judgemental space for people to talk through what is worrying them. Conversations focus on what matters now and on small, practical steps that can help day to day.

Her background includes a Master of Science in Psychology and 14 years of practice supporting people through life changes and emotional pain. Ilkay is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and draws on that professional framework in her work.

In sessions she uses Client-Centred methods to follow each person’s lead, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful patterns, and mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and build calm. These approaches are blended to suit each person’s needs rather than applied in a fixed way.

People who come to Ilkay often want clearer communication, less anxiety, or help recovering from loss or abuse. She supports practical problem solving alongside emotional processing, and she works collaboratively to set realistic goals and track progress over time.

How Ilkay blends therapy approaches for online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s pace, helping people feel heard and understood. It suits relationship worries, grief and times of big change where talking things through matters most.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, anger and stress where concrete strategies are useful.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches noticing moment-to-moment experience without judgement, and can reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm. It is a helpful complement when someone wants tools to manage strong emotions or recurring worry.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adapt as needs change. This collaborative process helps find what feels most useful for each person.

Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use these benefits to help people maintain consistency with therapy while balancing everyday demands.