Esra Kuscu

Esra Kuscu is a counsellor with a background in counselling psychology and six years of experience in mental health work. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and speaks English and Turkish. Esra aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, loss, stress or life changes, and she encourages practical steps alongside compassionate listening.

Esra uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to guide her practice. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, learning new coping skills and practising ways to respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Esra offers straightforward tools and homework when helpful, and she adapts pace to each person’s needs. She also works with people facing trauma and uses EMDR as one of the methods she may bring into therapy.

Clients can expect a clear first session where background, goals and a practical plan are discussed. Esra describes therapy length as flexible, ranging from a few sessions for short-term concerns to longer work for deeper issues, with progress reviewed together.

She has experience in healthcare settings and brings that practical knowledge into sessions. If you are looking for a therapist who combines evidence-informed methods with a warm, practical approach, Esra may be a good match. Confirm current session options before booking.

How Esra’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on committing to value-driven actions. It is often used for anxiety, stress and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to reduce the intensity of distress linked to traumatic memories by working through those memories in a structured way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. Before booking, confirm which session formats the therapist is offering at the moment. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to deliver the same types of conversational, skills-based and trauma-focused work they do in person, while adapting exercises and homework so they work in a home or workday routine.