About Alev
Alev Butun is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people face stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and supports those struggling with self-esteem, motivation and confidence. Her approach is warm and respectful, aimed at making it easier to speak about difficult things.
She uses client-centred ways of working, which means conversations follow the client’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to help people manage overwhelming feelings and stay present.
How Alev works
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and behaviour. Alev adapts her style to each person. Some people want practical steps to cope day-to-day, while others prefer to understand deeper emotional patterns.
She listens without judgement and helps shape a plan that fits the person sitting in front of her or logged in online. She has particular experience with relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief and issues linked to identity including LGBT concerns. Additional interests include codependency, communication problems, immigration-related stress and compassion fatigue.
Alev also supports people dealing with anger, emptiness, addiction and finding purpose. Sessions can be a mix of reflective conversation and hands-on coping strategies. She encourages small experiments between appointments so progress can be noticed in everyday life.
The aim is clearer thinking, steadier moods and better ways of moving forward.
Alev lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Alev works with
The areas below are the ones Alev selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. In online sessions this means the counsellor reflects what is said, offers empathy and helps the person find their own answers. It is useful for stress, low mood and building confidence.Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and body sensations without getting swept away by them. Practising simple breathing or grounding exercises during video or phone sessions can help reduce anxiety and improve concentration in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Alev will work with each person to decide whether a listening-led, mindfulness-based or insight-focused path suits their goals. That choice can change over time and she supports people to try different methods and see what helps.
Online sessions offer real flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for short check-ins, while live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing or want brief ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments and to keep continuity between appointments.
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