Ilkay Alici

Ilkay Alici is a counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people facing relationship strain, anger, anxiety and stress. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, parenting pressures and addictive behaviours. Ilkay greets new clients with direct, calm language and aims to make first steps feel manageable.

With 14 years of practice, Ilkay draws on approaches that keep conversation focused and practical. She listens without judgement and helps people spot patterns that keep problems running. Sessions mix gentle curiosity with straightforward tools to try between meetings.

Ilkay is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She holds an MSc in Psychology and brings that clinical training into the work while keeping language plain and accessible. She offers therapy in English and Turkish and accepts international clients.

Her approach includes client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. These methods are used to tackle unhelpful thinking, manage strong emotions and build steadier responses to stressors. Ilkay helps people practise new ways of thinking and behaving so small changes can add up.

People who choose Ilkay often want a gentle but practical style. Appointments are arranged through the site's booking flow, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients complete a short questionnaire to match with her and then schedule according to availability.

How these approaches are used in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says so they feel heard and understood; it suits people who need space to sort through feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical experiments and homework; it can be useful for anxiety, depression and patterns that fuel anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods alongside the client to see what fits best. Choices are made together, and approaches can be adapted as needs and preferences change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make attention-based practices and CBT homework easier to attach to everyday routines, helping new skills transfer into daily life.