About Tugba
Tugba Cagdas helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns and depression. She also supports people dealing with loneliness, questions about life purpose, multicultural issues, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, social anxiety, women's issues, workplace stress and challenges common to young adults. Tugba provides a calm, steady presence and listens without judgment.
Tugba is an AASW social worker with five years' experience in the therapeutic setting. She combines practical problem solving with a focus on each person's strengths.
How Tugba works
Sessions are aimed at finding small, doable steps that make an immediate difference. Her style is warm and collaborative. Tugba encourages clients to name what matters to them, then tries short experiments to test what helps.
She explains options plainly and keeps the work focused on the client’s goals. Tugba draws on client-centred ideas that place the person’s experience at the centre of therapy. She also uses narrative techniques to help people reframe difficult stories, and solution-focused strategies to set concrete goals and track progress.
These methods suit people wanting clear, practical change alongside reflective listening. People who choose Tugba can expect a straightforward approach. Sessions emphasise useful tools, clearer thinking and steady emotional support.
She works at a pace chosen by the client and revisits goals as progress is made.
Tugba lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Tugba works with
The areas below are the ones Tugba selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Turkish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Tugba's Approaches Work Online
Tugba uses client-centred therapy to focus on the person in front of her, listening closely and following the client's priorities. This approach helps when someone needs to be heard and guided at their own pace.She also uses narrative therapy to help people examine and reframe the stories they tell about themselves. That can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, multicultural concerns or life transitions where a fresh perspective helps. Solution-focused therapy is a practical complement that looks for small, achievable steps and builds on what already works for the client, which suits people wanting quick, actionable change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tugba will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt methods to match what the client wants. This collaborative process aims to balance reflective listening with concrete strategies.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer typing. These formats increase flexibility and make regular contact more achievable for many people.
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