Dilek Nakiboglu, BACP

Dilek Nakiboglu is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist with nine years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strains, anger, and related life changes. Her practice also covers areas such as attachment difficulties, codependency, communication problems, and separation issues.

She begins by looking at how a person's relationships shape their sense of self. In early sessions she asks about family, childhood, work and key life events to map patterns that keep causing the same problems. This practical review helps identify where boundaries, expectations or unspoken habits are getting in the way.

Dilek combines humanistic, attachment-based and cognitive approaches. She uses client-centred conversation to listen to what matters most, and cognitive-behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thought and action cycles. Mindfulness and existential perspectives are brought in when people want to explore meaning, values or how to cope with uncertainty.

Sessions usually start with a short assessment to set goals and consider whether a focused short-term plan or longer-term work would suit best. She recommends weekly meetings to build momentum, but people can choose shorter or longer arrangements depending on what they want to achieve.

Her background includes an MSc in Psychology from the University of East London and vocational counselling diplomas. She welcomes people who are ready to engage in therapy and prefers an equal, respectful working relationship to help individuals notice patterns and try different ways of responding.

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