Esra Kuscu, BACP, NCPS

Esra Kuscu is a counsellor and psychotherapist with a background in several therapeutic approaches. She presents a calm, practical style and aims to help people take clear steps toward change. Esra speaks English and Turkish and works from the United Kingdom. Esra draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) among other approaches to address problems such as anxiety, trauma, depression and stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges around self-esteem and anger. Her practice includes helping clients with longer-term issues like attachment struggles, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and neurodiversity matters including autism and Asperger syndrome. She also works with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, career strain and compassion fatigue. In an initial meeting Esra aims to gather background, discuss reasons for seeking therapy and outline how to work together. She offers tasks and exercises between sessions when helpful, chosen together with the client to build practical coping skills. Esra has professional registrations including BACP and NCPS and brings six years of clinical experience to her practice. She has previously worked in NHS GP settings and mental health hospitals, which informs her practical approach to assessment and support. People who prefer clear structure and a collaborative pace may find her style helpful. She works with each person to review progress and adjust session length and frequency as life and needs change.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and focus on actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep and anger management.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, EMDR, aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by working with how the brain processes those memories. It is used for trauma and related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then decide collaboratively which methods to try. That process may change as progress is reviewed.

If you want online therapy, please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as this profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, making scheduling simpler around work or childcare, or allowing shorter check-ins when time is limited. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals adapt exercises and homework so the work can continue between sessions.