Filiz Yilmaz, BACP

Filiz Yilmaz is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of clinical experience and a background of living in different countries, which shapes her sensitive and culturally aware approach. Filiz works in English, Turkish and French and offers support for a wide range of life stresses and transitions.

Filiz draws on several therapeutic directions to tailor sessions to each person. She uses attachment ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to help uncover repeated emotional themes and client-centred methods to keep conversations grounded in the client's experience.

Mindfulness practices are used to help people manage stress and build emotional resilience. Filiz pays attention to how emotions can show up in the body and helps clients link feelings with physical symptoms like fatigue or pain. This makes it easier to find practical ways to reduce daily strain.

She supports people through issues such as anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and immigration-related challenges.

Sessions are offered through online formats and are tailored to each person’s needs. Filiz aims to create a space where clients can talk through their feelings, gain clearer self-understanding, and work towards manageable changes.

How Filiz’s approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people focus on what matters most to them and take small steps towards those values, even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety and difficulties with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current responses and helps people change repeated interaction styles that cause strain.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Filiz will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest a mix of methods that fit their needs. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who find it easier to write. These options make therapy more accessible for people balancing work, family or other commitments.