Canse Karatas (MBACP)

Canse Karatas (BACP) introduces herself with a clear focus on helping people process difficult experiences and make lasting changes. She asks plain questions about overwhelm, numbness and feeling stuck, and offers a steady space to break problems down into manageable steps. Canse invites people who want to move forward to talk through fears and work towards clearer goals.

Canse trained in psychology and completed a postgraduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and carries professional insurance and an Enhanced DBS. Over 12 years she has worked across community mental health services, inpatient settings and crisis intervention, and spent time in a therapeutic community supporting women with complex presentations.

Her work is integrative and relational, drawing on psychodynamic ideas alongside client-centred and creative ways of working. She also uses mindfulness and trauma-focused approaches when they fit the client’s needs. Sessions aim to explore how past experiences shape present behaviour and relationships, while finding practical ways to reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Canse notes particular experience with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, anger and relationship or intimacy issues among other concerns. She also lists focus areas such as attachment difficulties, dissociation, eating and food-related issues, and multicultural concerns.

Her style is compassionate and direct; she emphasises honesty and steady progress. People can expect a thoughtful conversation about what they want to change and a collaborative plan to get there.

How her approaches translate to online work

Canse draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape present reactions and patterns. This approach helps when people notice repeated difficulties in relationships or feel stuck in painful cycles and want to understand their roots.

She also uses client-centred methods that focus on listening, empathy and the person's own goals. This style supports people who need a calm, accepting space to talk through confusing or overwhelming feelings and decide next steps at their own pace.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Canse approaches therapy collaboratively, discussing which approaches fit your needs and adjusting the plan as you go. She will help you try techniques and reflect on what feels most useful for your situation.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow steady contact from different locations. They also allow practical choices such as shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that better suits concentration, bandwidth or convenience.