About Atakan
Atakan Karakas is a counsellor who uses a person-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She works with clients on grief, depression, relationship struggles and issues such as addiction or ADHD. Atakan speaks English and Turkish and practices from the United Kingdom.
Atakan believes clients are the experts in their own lives and starts from that view. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioural tools to help with thought patterns, and uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and practical next steps. Attachment-based work features where relationship patterns are important. That approach helps when people want to understand how past connections affect current bonds and intimacy.
Dialectical behaviour techniques may be used to teach emotion regulation and coping skills in the moment. Her stated credential is NCPS and she brings seven years of work experience. Atakan aims to create a calm space where people can talk through painful events, rehearse new ways of relating, and try out different coping strategies.
She also supports practical issues like career decisions, sleep problems and caregiving stress. Taking the first step to start therapy can feel difficult. Atakan encourages small steps and clear goals so progress is visible.
Prospective clients are invited to use the site process to match and schedule sessions.
What Atakan works with
Everything Atakan lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Atakan is listed here; the rest shows what else Atakan works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Atakan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people focus on what matters most to them and take small, value-driven steps. It is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, insomnia and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current patterns and can help when intimacy, trust or recurring relationship problems are central concerns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative plan can be adjusted as therapy unfolds so the approach fits the person and their day-to-day life. Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or caregiving, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also support continuity when people move between locations or are working across time zones. Many registered or accredited professionals use a mix of conversation, worksheets and skills practice that translate well to remote sessions, and Atakan can discuss practical arrangements during the matching and scheduling steps.Questions people ask about Atakan
What concerns does Atakan commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction and ADHD among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is Atakan's therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and person-focused, using CBT, ACT and attachment ideas to help people set goals and practise new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has seven years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and practical difficulties.
What credential does Atakan hold and where is she based?
Her listed credential is NCPS and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients as noted in her profile.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Atakan?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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