About Alev
Alev Butun brings eight years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety and the impacts of trauma. Her approach aims to make the first session feel straightforward and practical so clients can begin to feel more grounded quickly.
She uses a person-centred style that places the client’s perspective at the centre of each session. Conversations are plain and respectful, and Alev adapts the pace to match how someone prefers to work.
Background and approach
Sessions include listening, gentle reflection, and collaborative planning to identify next steps. Mindfulness techniques are woven into her work to help manage overwhelming thoughts and strong emotions. These tools are taught in short, usable ways so they can be practised between sessions.
Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at patterns that keep repeating and to understand how past experiences shape present reactions. Alev supports people with many life stresses including relationship strain, parenting pressures, career uncertainty and grief. She also works with issues such as codependency, low self-worth, guilt, and feelings of emptiness.
The tone in sessions is non-judgemental and focused on practical ways to cope and grow. Practical details are kept simple. Sessions are offered in English and provided online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
The therapy subscription can be cancelled at any time and appointments are scheduled after a short matching questionnaire.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Alev uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's experience first. In practice this means conversations are led by what the client brings, and the therapist reflects and helps clarify what matters most. This is useful for people facing anxiety or life changes who want to be heard and understood.Mindfulness therapy is taught in short, practical ways to reduce overwhelming thoughts and manage stress. Online sessions can include guided breathing or grounding exercises that a client can try during or between sessions to gain more control over strong feelings.
Psychodynamic work looks at repeating patterns and links from past experiences to present difficulties. In video or phone sessions this can help someone see habitual reactions to relationships, work or family life and make different choices going forward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls provide face-to-face contact, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or suit lower bandwidth, and text, live chat or messaging allow regular touchpoints without needing to be on camera. These options help people fit therapy around work, study or family life while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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