About Seyma
Seyma Gungor offers practical, person-focused psychotherapy that starts with listening. She uses a mix of evidence-based approaches to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain or life changes. Seyma is introduced here by name and by the clear aim of helping clients make manageable changes to daily life.
Seyma holds a BACP credential from the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. She trained in psychology and gained an MSc in Mental Health Counselling.
How Seyma works
Over five years of practice, she has worked in London and previously in the United States, providing one-to-one and group support in different settings. Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused. Seyma draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking.
She uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation grounded in each person’s priorities and feelings. She also works with attachment-based ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and emotionally-focussed approaches to address intimacy and communication concerns. Practical tools, mindfulness and motivational strategies are used alongside therapy conversations when they suit the client's goals.
Seyma’s areas of focus include mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting pressures and career-related stress. She also offers support around ADHD, body image, chronic illness and caregiver strain. Sessions are offered in English and Turkish and can be delivered by video call, telephone, live chat or text messaging.
People start by completing a short questionnaire and then schedule appointments to match their needs.
Seyma lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Seyma works with
The areas below are the ones Seyma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Turkish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches used online and how they help
Seyma commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-based ideas to guide online work. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that make problems worse and practising new responses, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleeping problems and mood shifts. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early experiences affect current connections, helping people with intimacy, communication problems and feelings of abandonment.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Seyma works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That means sessions can shift over time as needs change, and she will explain why a particular technique might be helpful for a given issue.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow conversational depth similar to face-to-face work. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or not being on camera is preferable. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or clients who find typing allows clearer expression. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while maintaining a consistent course of support.
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