About Esra
Esra Kuscu is a counsellor and psychotherapist who brings six years of practice to her work in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and meets people in English and Turkish. Esra aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief or change.
Esra offers a calm, listening approach where the client sets the pace. Sessions begin with gathering background, discussing reasons for therapy and planning next steps together.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas and EMDR when appropriate to the work. Her experience includes work in clinical mental health environments, which informs a practical way of handling everyday challenges. She supports people coping with trauma, low mood, sleep or eating issues, parenting strain, relationship worries and workplace stress.
Esra also addresses concerns related to ADHD, attachment and long-term health conditions. Between sessions she suggests tasks and exercises when both agree these will help progress. The length of therapy varies; some people use a few sessions while others continue longer and review progress along the way.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or messaging to match different needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions through the platform. Esra accepts international clients and works with subscription-based sessions that can be cancelled at any time.
How Esra's approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action. It helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose small steps that match what matters to them, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and experiments to reduce worry, improve sleep and change patterns that keep problems going.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that can reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories. It is commonly used for trauma and abuse-related symptoms and can be offered when the client and therapist agree it is suitable.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Esra will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then try methods together to see what helps. Work is reviewed regularly so the plan can be adapted to progress and life changes.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are helpful when face-to-face conversation matters, while phone sessions can be easier with limited bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional recovery.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Turkish
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