Atakan Karakas , NCPS

Atakan Karakas is a counsellor who draws on relational and evidence-informed approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life transitions. She works with clients on day-to-day struggles like sleep and eating problems, as well as deeper issues such as trauma, attachment difficulties and questions about identity. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, with an emphasis on what a person wants to change and how to get there.

With seven years of experience, Atakan uses a mix of practical skills and reflective conversation. She blends cognitive behavioural techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Attachment-based work helps uncover how early relationships shape current problems and relationships.

Atakan also draws on client-centred and dialectical approaches to hold hard feelings and build steady coping. She supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, bipolar and depression, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Other areas she addresses include parenting stress, career concerns, ADHD, and LGBTQ matters.

Sessions are offered in English and Turkish and she works with people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. Her credential NCPS is used as a professional identifier. She encourages a gentle first step and aims to make the initial contact simple and clear.

People who start with her can expect clear aims, practical tools to try between sessions, and a focus on small, achievable changes. She invites clients to be curious about what helps them feel more settled and capable.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising new skills to change them, which often helps with stress, sleep and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns, and helps people try different ways of relating to others and themselves.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals and preferences, and recommend methods to try together. You can give feedback and adjust the focus as you go, so the work fits what you need in practice.

Online therapy offers a range of session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls make it easy to have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the same therapeutic approaches available.