Hi, I’m Alev, a BACP-registered psychotherapist and counsellor with a postgraduate diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling. With over 20 years of experience in various therapeutic, wellbeing, and educational settings, I have worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including children, young people and adults, families, women affected by domestic violence and abuse, and individuals with learning difficulties.

I offer an integrative approach to support your unique experiences and whole self, helping with areas such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, abuse, boundary difficulties, burnout, loneliness, isolation, life transitions, self-esteem, inner growth, self-empowerment, and more, depending on your journey.

Your challenges may be connected to earlier parts of your story as well as to your current life context. Together, we can explore these layers with care and curiosity. It might feel like there’s no time or room to turn towards yourself. You might be longing for a space where all parts of who you are feel safe and seen.

My intention is to offer an empathic, accepting space where you can express yourself, understand unconscious patterns, reconnect with your authentic self, and move forward with power and purpose.

I support you in accessing your body’s wisdom by tuning into how emotions and life experiences may be held in your body and nervous system. I use embodied somatic work, mindfulness, and other body-based techniques alongside approaches that focus on exploring your thoughts, feelings, and patterns, and help you connect with your inner strenghts. My approach honours all parts of you; physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Having worked with individuals from all walks of life, I deeply value creating a space where differences are acknowledged and a sense of belonging and safety can emerge. Awareness of my own journey has shaped how I hold space with sensitivity.

I work in person at Spiral on Tuesdays and offer online sessions on other days.