Esra Kuscu, BACP, NCPS

Esra Kuscu is a counselling psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who brings a warm, professional approach to supporting people through difficult moments in life. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which reflect her standing with recognised counselling bodies and indicate formal training and registration in the profession. With six years of clinical experience, Esra works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career challenges, and ADHD among other issues.

Esra integrates evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to tailor work to each person’s needs. She offers therapy in English and Turkish and is open to working with international clients, adapting pace and techniques to cultural and personal preferences. Initial sessions focus on gathering history, exploring reasons for seeking help, and developing a collaborative plan so that goals and expectations are clear from the start.

Session length and total number of meetings vary by individual need; some people find short-term work of around 6 to 12 sessions helpful, while others prefer longer-term support. Between sessions Esra may offer agreed-upon exercises and resources to help build practical coping skills and maintain progress between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Esra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is offered for people who are processing trauma and distressing memories; it focuses on reducing the intensity of traumatic reactions and supporting emotional processing. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages clients to clarify their values and build psychological flexibility, which can be useful for coping with life changes, avoidance, and chronic worry.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Esra works with each person to explore which methods feel most helpful given their history, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different time zones. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, allow people to access a registered professional from their own location, and make it possible to continue consistent work when in-person appointments are impractical.