Atakan Karakas, NCPS

Atakan Karakas is a counsellor who centres work on thoughts and everyday habits to help people move forward. She welcomes direct, practical conversations and aims to make therapy feel like a steady, useful part of life. She offers sessions in English and Turkish and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.

She begins by listening to each person’s story and spotting the patterns that keep problems repeating. That can mean looking at thoughts, daily routines, relationships and reactions to stress. She uses clear, down-to-earth language and helps people practise small changes between sessions.

Her background includes seven years of experience and the NCPS credential. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and attachment-based perspectives when relationship patterns matter.

Sessions often focus on realistic goals like improving sleep, managing anxiety, tackling grief or changing habits that get in the way of daily life. She also supports people dealing with career shifts, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue and issues around identity and intimacy.

Working with her is presented as a collaborative process. People are invited to try practical exercises, reflect on what’s useful, and adjust the plan as they go. The aim is steady progress you can use between appointments.

To begin, follow the site Start Therapy steps and complete the matching questionnaire so scheduling can be arranged according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape remote sessions

Atakan uses cognitive behavioural ideas and acceptance and commitment thinking to structure work you can use between sessions. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which helps with anxiety, low mood and daily routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people to identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns and early connections affect current struggles. That approach looks at how past bonds influence present reactions and helps people try different ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This means trying out techniques, reviewing what helps, and adapting the plan as work progresses.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow steady follow-up between meetings. It can also make short check-ins simpler when a quick review of practice or homework is needed.