Esra Kuscu, BACP, NCPS

Esra Kuscu is a counselling psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. She works in English and Turkish and brings six years of clinical experience to her work. Esra uses a practical, down-to-earth style aimed at helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and life transitions. Esra creates time to listen and to build a plan together. Sessions focus on what is worrying the person now and on practical steps they can try between meetings. She offers tools drawn from cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness to tackle unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills. Her background includes work in health settings, and she has experience supporting people with grief, depression, caregiver stress and chronic illness. This background shapes how she helps clients break problems into manageable parts and set realistic goals. Esra also works with concerns such as relationship difficulties, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and self-esteem. She pays attention to attachment, abandonment and transitions related to adoption and foster care, and supports people facing cancer or long-term health challenges. Her approach can include emotionally focused methods and EMDR where appropriate. Esra explains options, offers exercises between sessions, and reviews progress so plans can change as needs shift.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps that match what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and introduces practical experiments to test new ways of coping. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional intensity through a structured, step-by-step protocol. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esra will discuss options and try methods that match a person's goals, needs and preferences. The choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses. Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Many people find online sessions helpful because they fit more easily around work and caregiving, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online meetings can also make it easier to continue therapy when life is busy or when someone is managing long-term health issues. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can explain which methods translate best to remote work and make practical adjustments for each person.