Bilkan Kilicer, BACP

Bilkan Kilicer is an integrative psychodynamic counsellor who helps people explore both what is happening in their lives now and how past experiences may continue to shape their thoughts and relationships. She combines attention to present-day challenges with an understanding of earlier patterns, supporting clients to notice links between past and present and to find more helpful ways of relating to themselves and others.

Bilkan understands that reaching out for counselling can feel daunting, particularly after difficult or painful experiences. She has a particular interest in working with people who have experienced trauma and approaches therapy with warmth, empathy, and patience. Her style aims to create a space where clients can move at a pace that feels manageable rather than overwhelming.

For Bilkan, therapy is rooted in connection and curiosity - a collaborative process of getting to know oneself more deeply, identifying patterns that may be keeping someone stuck, and exploring new options for change. She describes her role as walking alongside clients, offering support and reflection as they consider what healing and growth might look like for them. Bilkan is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

If someone is seeking a nonjudgmental listener who takes time to understand each person, Bilkan is available to work in that supportive, exploratory way.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, notice unhelpful thinking patterns, and take steps toward meaningful action even when difficult emotions are present. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and difficulties coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships influence current emotional responses and patterns with others. This approach can be especially useful for people working on relationship issues, intimacy-related concerns, and attachment difficulties.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and creating a supportive therapeutic alliance. It aims to help people feel understood and to build self-awareness and self-acceptance, which can support growth across a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Bilkan works collaboratively with clients to identify what methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies as therapy progresses so that the work remains relevant and responsive.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, allowing clients to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, to access support from different locations, and to continue work with a registered professional even when in-person meetings are not possible.