Esra Kuscu, BACP, NCPS

Esra Kuscu is a counsellor with six years' professional experience. She works from the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English and Turkish. Esra uses a blend of practical approaches to help people manage anxiety, stress, trauma and grief. Esra aims for clear, straightforward sessions where people feel heard. She focuses on helping clients cope with life changes, work pressures, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain, low self-esteem and relationship tensions. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption and attachment concerns, and ADHD. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside EMDR and client-centred work. Sessions are used to build skills, shift unhelpful patterns, and process difficult memories when needed. Tasks and exercises between meetings are offered by agreement to reinforce progress. Esra has experience in varied mental health settings. That background informs a pragmatic style aimed at useful outcomes rather than jargon. She can work with issues such as anger, codependency, body image and career dilemmas. Online and remote formats are available, including video, phone, live chat and text messaging. International clients may be seen. Esra explains the process at the start, explores goals with each person, and reviews progress as therapy continues.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters most and on small, practical steps that match a person's values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses straightforward tools to test unhelpful thinking patterns and to build new coping strategies for stress, sleep problems, depression and worry.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact. When appropriate, it can be helpful for trauma and abuse related difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what each method involves and make decisions collaboratively based on a person's goals and preferences. Sessions are shaped to suit the individual's needs and reviewed as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be used for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are available for people who prefer written contact or need flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and everyday life.