About Meltem
Meltem Hussein is a counsellor who aims to make therapy practical and understandable. She speaks plainly and listens first to what each person wants to change. Sessions are presented as a space to talk, draw or write depending on what feels most helpful.
Meltem's practice is informed by five years of work with people facing hard life issues. She explains therapy as a chance to look at what is getting in the way of how life is wanted to be lived.
Background and approach
Meltem uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs, rather than applying a single model. This can include looking at attachment patterns, practical thinking tools, or exploring meaning and personal symbols. Meltem holds a diploma in counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She continues learning through specialised courses and brings experience from independent practice and bereavement services. Common concerns Meltem has helped with include anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, trauma and addiction. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, parenting strain, LGBT-related issues, ADHD and coping with life changes.
In sessions she aims to be warm, genuine and respectful. The focus is on helping people find manageable steps forward and to rebuild confidence in their own capacity to heal and grow. Drawing and writing are offered as additional ways to work when these methods suit the person.
What Meltem works with
Everything Meltem lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Meltem is listed here; the rest shows what else Meltem works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Meltem lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 Meltem's approaches translate to online counselling
Meltem draws on attachment-based ideas which look at how relationships shape feelings and patterns, helping people understand why they connect and react the way they do. She also uses client-centred ways of working that prioritise the person's own pace and choices, offering a supportive listening stance and collaborative goal-setting. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try practical ways of testing different responses to anxiety and low mood.Finding the right way of working is part of the therapy process. Meltem will help you decide which combination of approaches fits your situation, goals and preferences. She aims to make that choice together with each person, checking in and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing which methods to use and how to structure sessions happens collaboratively so appointments can be shaped to suit practical needs and therapeutic aims.
Questions people ask about Meltem
What kinds of concerns can be brought to therapy here?
Meltem supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions and trauma among other issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
She works in an integrative way drawing on attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas to suit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in independent practice and within a bereavement service.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a counselling diploma and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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