About me
I am an integrative psychotherapist with extensive experience supporting people through stress, transitions, identity questions, and the emotional challenges of demanding careers. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in creating a space where you can feel safe enough to explore what is happening in your life with honesty and curiosity.
I work with clients from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and have a particular interest in intercultural therapy—supporting individuals who are navigating more than one culture, living between worlds, or working through the complexities of belonging. As a native speaker, I also offer therapy in Turkish.
Before becoming a psychotherapist, I spent many years practicing as a lawyer. This gives me a close understanding of the realities of corporate life—its pressures, expectations, and the emotional toll it can take. Many of the people I work with today are professionals who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves in the midst of high-pressure environments.
My work is fully collaborative: we co-create the therapeutic process together and decide on a direction that best serves your needs and pace. I bring openness, respect, and a non-judgmental attitude to our sessions, with the hope that it helps you feel understood and able to speak freely.
I do not offer formal diagnoses, but I am available to explore what a diagnosis might mean for you, how it affects your sense of self, and how it fits into your wider emotional experience.
I offer short term (a minimum of 12 weeks) and long term (open ended) therapy. Once you decide to start psychotherapy, we will have an initial 30-minute session (that requires no commitment or payment) during which you can tell me about yourself and what you would like to achieve in therapy. It also gives me an opportunity to tell you more about myself and how I work. You can ask any questions you may have on psychotherapy in the initial session.
If you decide to move forward with therapy, we will agree on a regular day and time each week for our sessions for 50 minutes.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a registered member member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I abide by their respective professional code of ethics and practice.
Qualifications
- M.A. in psychotherapy and counselling – Regent’s University London;
- Postgraduate diploma in psychotherapy and counselling – Regent’s University London;
- Certificate of foundation in psychotherapy and counselling – Regent’s University London;
- Certificate in executive and leadership coaching – Columbia University, Teacher’s College;
- B.A. in international studies – the Johns Hopkins University;
- Juris Doctor - American University’s Washington College of Law;
- Certified administrator of the Suite of Whole Brain Creativity Assessments (NBI).
- United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) - accredited member
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) – registered member.
- Member of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£150.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please contact me to find out about fees. I offer a limited number of spaces for low-fee and pro bono work.
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