Canse Karatas (MBACP)

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Mindfulness practice

About Canse

Canse Karatas (MBACP) helps people address stress, anxiety, trauma and related problems using talking therapy and psychotherapy. She works with clients on issues such as low mood, relationship difficulties, grief, addictions and questions about life purpose. Canse is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has 12 years of experience.

Canse uses a blend of approaches and keeps sessions practical and straightforward. She aims to help people process painful experiences so those memories stop shaping daily life in unhelpful ways. Conversations include noticing patterns, working with emotions, and trying different ways of responding in relationships and at work.

Her background includes work across community mental health services, inpatient settings and crisis intervention. She has experience in a therapeutic community setting that used dialectical behaviour principles with people given personality-related diagnoses. That work exposed her to complex presentations and long-term therapeutic work.

Canse trained in psychology with a BA (Hons) specialising in clinical work and completed a postgraduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy. She is insured and holds an Enhanced DBS check. Her practice draws on psychodynamic and relational ideas alongside attachment-informed and mindfulness approaches.

She also writes and runs awareness events, and describes her practice as influenced by creative and humanistic ways of working. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients use the site’s matching process to schedule a first meeting and discuss goals with her.

How Can Therapeutic Approaches Work Online

Canse commonly draws on attachment-based work and trauma-focused therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections; it helps when someone struggles with trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing painful or frightening experiences, helping people reduce the ways those memories shape mood, behaviour and relationships.

She also uses client-centred ideas, which focus on listening carefully and responding to what matters to the person in front of her. Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work; she will discuss options with each client and agree an approach that fits their goals and preferences.

Check the site to confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people attend from different locations, which can help those living abroad or who find in-person meetings difficult to arrange. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to support ongoing work and continuity of care.

Topics Canse lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coaching
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Canse

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and she uses practical conversation and mindfulness to manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She combines psychodynamic, attachment-based and client-centred ideas with mindfulness and trauma-focused work.

How long has she practised?

She has 12 years of professional experience working in community services, inpatient units and crisis intervention settings.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How are sessions arranged and paid?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.