Esra Kuscu , BACP, NCPS

Esra Kuscu is a counselling psychotherapist who combines empathy with practical therapeutic skills to help people navigate anxiety, trauma, loss, and life transitions. With six years of clinical experience, she works with adults facing a range of difficulties including stress, depression, relationship and family problems, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She draws on established approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR alongside client-centered principles to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Esra explains her professional standing through recognised credentials - BACP and NCPS - which indicate membership of established counselling and psychotherapy bodies and a commitment to professional standards. She adopts a collaborative style, giving clients practical tools and agreed between-session exercises to build lasting skills and resilience. Assessments and individualized plans guide the pace and focus of therapy so work can be short-term or extended depending on goals.

Fluent in English and Turkish, Esra is experienced in supporting people from diverse backgrounds and accepts international clients. Her practice emphasizes a respectful, warm environment where people can explore difficulties, develop coping strategies, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online treatment options

Esra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress. She also integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to support processing of traumatic memories and intense emotional reactions when appropriate. Alongside these methods she applies client-centered principles that prioritize empathic listening and working at the client’s pace, which is especially helpful for relationship issues, grief, and self-esteem work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Esra works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she reviews progress together to adjust the focus as required.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter or ongoing contact can be maintained through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, support people who live far from services, and allow continuity of care across locations while maintaining the therapeutic relationship with licensed professionals.