Seyma Gungor

• Anxiety
• Relationships
• Addictions

About Seyma

Seyma Gungor works on anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, addiction, trauma and other life stresses using a mix of person-centred and cognitive approaches. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has five years' clinical experience in the UK and internationally.

Seyma trained with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counselling and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Niagara University, New York. She moved to the UK after practising in the United States and has provided psychotherapy in London settings since then. Her registration with the BACP is noted in her qualifications.

Her practice focuses on talking therapies that draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred approaches. She also uses Emotionally-Focused methods, attachment-based ideas and existential perspectives where they fit the client's needs. She adapts the work to present concerns such as grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Seyma has experience helping people with addictions, bipolar features, trauma and complex presentations that include co-morbidity. She has worked with people individually, in groups, and in community integration activities, and has experience with parenting and blended-family issues.

Sessions are offered in English and Turkish. Seyma has worked with adults, children and young people and in some group and family settings, while delivering both short-term and longer-term work depending on what the client needs.

How her therapeutic approaches work for online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current ways of relating. It focuses on feelings in close relationships and can help when there are attachment or intimacy-related issues. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s own perspective at the centre of the work and involves open, non-directive talking so clients can explore feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps people spot patterns of unhelpful thinking and try practical changes in behaviour to reduce symptoms such as anxiety or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the early work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and then agree a way of working together. This is a collaborative process and the approach can be adjusted as the work progresses.

Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel or fitting a session into a short work break. The biography indicates she has provided online and telephone counselling in addition to face-to-face work, but confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to continue talking therapies when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.

Topics Seyma lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Sexual dysfunction
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Seyma

Does she help with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She works with anxiety, depression and related concerns such as sleep problems and low self-esteem.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), plus attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches.

What experience does she have?

She has five years' clinical experience and has practised in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?

She is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

Can I have sessions in Turkish?

Sessions are offered in English and Turkish.

What session formats does she use?

Her practice has included face-to-face, online and telephone counselling; confirm the current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I start with a first session?

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