About Atakan
Atakan Karakas is a counsellor who uses practical, hands-on approaches to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She frames therapy around what each person wants to change and works alongside them to set clear, manageable goals. Short conversations and simple tools are mixed with space to reflect so progress feels real and noticeable.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide sessions.
How Atakan works
That means clients learn to notice difficult thoughts, test unhelpful patterns, and reconnect with what matters to them. Sessions often include practical exercises for handling anxiety, low mood, grief and stress. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family stress, addiction and compulsive behaviours, eating and sleeping problems, and work or career worries.
She also supports people facing long-term illness, caregiver strain, and identity concerns such as LGBT matters. With seven years of experience and NCPS credentials she aims to keep things straightforward and compassionate. Atakan offers sessions in English and Turkish and is able to work with people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
People can expect a calm, direct style that balances empathy with practical steps. Therapy can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions that fit their routine.
Her approach suits people who want clear tools, steady support through life changes, and a collaborative process for building better coping skills.
Atakan lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Atakan works with
The areas below are the ones Atakan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English, Turkish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them, then take actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns, which can help with mood, worry and sleeping problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current ways of relating and can help with intimacy, communication and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match your goals, preferences and day-to-day needs. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as you learn what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, while chat or messaging supports brief check-ins and ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and to continue care if circumstances change.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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