Dilek Nakiboglu, BACP

Dilek Nakiboglu helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low or stuck in relationships. She works with concerns like depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD and career or life changes. Her approach is warm and non-judgemental, centred on helping people notice patterns in their thoughts and everyday habits and take small steps forward.

Dilek invites clients to talk about their life story in a straightforward way. In the first session she asks about family, childhood, work and important relationships to build a picture of current strengths and difficulties. This helps decide whether shorter, focused counselling or a longer, deeper process is more useful.

She practices in a humanistic, client-centred way and uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape present habits. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas and mindfulness are woven into sessions when they suit a person’s goals. Dilek aims to help people become more aware of automatic thoughts and everyday routines that keep problems going.

Dilek holds an MSc in Psychology from the University of East London and a BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Sessions are offered in English and she sees international clients as noted in her profile. People new to therapy are invited to decide how often they meet, with a suggestion of once per week for ongoing work.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and boundaries. It helps when someone wants to change repeating patterns in close relationships and feel more secure in how they relate to others.

Client-centred work means the counsellor follows the person’s pace and priorities, offering empathy and acceptance so people can explore what matters most to them. This approach suits many concerns from low self-esteem to grief.

Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits, and to try small, practical experiments to change them. Mindfulness practices can be added to help ground attention and reduce reactivity to stress.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. This is a collaborative exploration rather than a fixed prescription.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking because the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into daily life, allowing shorter check-ins, sessions during a lunch break, or not needing travel time. It also makes it possible to connect across different locations when that helps with continuity of support.