Seyma Gungor, BACP

Seyma Gungor is a psychotherapist who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits to help people feel steadier in daily life. She works with adults and young people on issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain and coping with life changes. Seyma speaks English and Turkish and practises in the United Kingdom. Seyma trained at Niagara University in New York where she gained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and later completed an MSc in Mental Health Counselling. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). Over five years she has worked in individual and group settings and in community-based services. Her sessions tend to draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred approaches to look at unhelpful thinking and everyday routines. She also uses attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused methods when relationships or early patterns are important. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used where brief, practical steps are helpful. In practice she has supported people facing trauma, bereavement, addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. She has experience with clients managing chronic illness, caregiver stress and complex mood difficulties. Seyma aims to help people break patterns that get in the way of day-to-day functioning. People who come to her can expect a collaborative process. Sessions typically focus on noticing thought patterns, trying small changes in daily habits, and improving communication where relationships are affected. For international enquiries she accepts clients from abroad and can work in English or Turkish.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice repeated ways of relating. This approach is useful when relationship fears, abandonment worries or attachment issues affect everyday thinking and behaviour.

Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without judgement and supports the client to find their own solutions, which can help with self-esteem, decision making and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in daily habits. It is practical for anxiety, mood problems, sleeping issues and many everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. This collaborative planning helps match techniques to what feels manageable and useful for the client.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins when needed. Since formats vary, confirm the available session types before booking to see what suits your routine. Registered or accredited professionals including this counsellor often combine talking, brief exercises and between-session tasks to help apply changes in day-to-day life.