Ilkay Alici

Ilkay Alici is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stresses, addiction and anxiety. She also supports clients dealing with self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, anger, career pressures and life changes. Ilkay holds MSc Psych and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Ilkay aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. Conversations are practical and paced to a client’s needs, with attention to emotions and everyday challenges.

Her approach blends client-centred listening with evidence-informed techniques. Cognitive behavioural ideas help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. Mindfulness-based work supports grounding and present-moment awareness.

Across 14 years of practice she has worked with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, compassion fatigue, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family difficulties, chronic health challenges, and intimacy-related problems. She also addresses mood conditions such as bipolar and depression, and specific concerns like codependency and commitment worries.

Ilkay offers sessions in English and Turkish and accepts clients in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. The style is collaborative: the client’s goals shape the pace and choice of methods, and practical steps are taken between sessions when helpful.

How Ilkay’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s unique experience through empathic listening and reflection. It helps people feel heard and clearer about their own goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours to identify patterns and try small, practical changes that can reduce distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that support being more present and less overwhelmed.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Ilkay will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then suggest ways of working together. That plan can be adjusted over time as needs change, so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Please confirm the current session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a person's schedule. It also makes it possible for people in different locations to meet with registered or accredited professionals and to try methods such as CBT exercises and mindfulness practices without needing to be physically present.