Selim Guzel, BACP

Selim Guzel is an integrative, creative psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom with BACP accreditation. With three years of clinical experience, he works from a humanistic, person-centred foundation that is informed by existential, Gestalt and psychodynamic themes. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, low self-esteem and related concerns such as loneliness, life purpose and multicultural challenges.

Selim offers a warm, genuine and non-directive style that emphasises respect for individual autonomy and self-agency. He has a particular sensitivity to cross-cultural matters informed by his own multicultural background and recognises how issues of identity and belonging can shape emotional experience. He aims to avoid one-size-fits-all approaches and the traditional expert versus client dynamic, preferring instead a collaborative therapeutic alliance where goals and pace are set together.

Creative methods are available as optional tools to deepen expression when words are not enough. Clients may choose to explore emotions through music and lyrics, storytelling and writing, drawing or painting, embodiment and movement, or poetry and spoken-word. These techniques are offered to enhance feeling and insight rather than for artistic outcome. Selim accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English, supporting those seeking greater self-understanding, relief from difficult experiences or ongoing empathic support on their personal journey.

Client-Centered and Creative Support Delivered Online

Client-centered therapy places the client at the heart of the process, emphasising empathy, active listening and respect for each person’s autonomy. This approach helps people explore feelings, clarify values and work through difficulties such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain and struggles with identity.

Creative therapeutic methods can be offered alongside core talk therapy to help access emotion in different ways. Techniques such as music and lyric work, storytelling and expressive writing, or drawing and movement provide alternative routes to process grief, explore family or cultural issues, and express things that may be hard to name with words. These options are always optional and tailored to the client’s comfort and goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative part of the therapeutic relationship. Selim will work with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting over time as those needs evolve.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility and accessibility. It makes registered professionals and therapists available to people in different locations and time zones, supports varied communication styles and can fit into busy or changing schedules while maintaining a consistent therapeutic alliance.