Bilkan Kilicer, BACP

Bilkan Kilicer is an integrative psychodynamic counsellor who helps people explore both current life challenges and how earlier experiences continue to influence the present. She blends attention to immediate problems with gentle exploration of past patterns to help clients understand how history and circumstance interact to shape thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Bilkan holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her training and professional standards.

She understands that reaching out for counselling can feel intimidating, especially after painful or traumatic events. Bilkan brings warmth, empathy, and patience to each session, creating a supportive space where clients can move at a pace that feels manageable. She has a particular interest in working with people who have experienced trauma and aims to offer steadiness and care as they process difficult material.

Bilkan frames therapy as a process of connection and curiosity, helping people learn more about themselves, identify the patterns that may be keeping them stuck, and discover practical paths forward. Her role is to walk alongside clients - offering reflection, support, and nonjudgmental listening - as they explore what healing and change might look like for them. She welcomes people seeking thoughtful, compassionate counselling and is glad to work with those who want to be understood and supported.

Integrative Approaches for Online Therapy and Support

Bilkan draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor therapy to each person she works with. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then taking committed action toward a life that reflects personal values - it can help with anxiety, stress, and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships influence current patterns, helping people repair relational difficulties and build more secure connections. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers genuine understanding and support so clients can explore their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Bilkan works collaboratively with clients to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time so therapy can evolve as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy or changing lives. These options allow people to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care when schedules or circumstances shift.