I am licensed in the UK with 5 years of professional work experience. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Coaching, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS2102871
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Atakan Karakas. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She is amazing, exactly the person I needed in my time of need
Written on Dec 06, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Atakan is personable, gentle, a wonderful listener and encouraging. She has helped me tremendously on my journey, and I highly recommend her.
Written on Nov 03, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Atakan is absolutely fantastic, so kind and supportive and so knowledgeable. Has helped me so much in many ways such as learning to better understand myself and methods I can use to help myself during bad times.
Written on Oct 14, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Atakan Karakas had been of great help to me. Really good as a listener, and helped me with good advice and energy to tackle anything I’m struggling with.
Written on Aug 28, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 3 months on issues concerning grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Atakan is my first therapist I ever have, and it has been a delightful journey! She is very attentive and helpful in my process of better understanding myself, my childhood experience and my current patterns.
After every session, I always have something to discover and reflect on about myself, which makes me feel the progression I made in this journey.
Written on Jul 01, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 4 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
With Atakan I feel very safe and understood. She has a lot of knowledge and asks me the right questions. Ive never thought that online therapy would work so well. Thanks Atakan, for your guidance in my processes.
Written on Jun 17, 2024 after therapy with Atakan for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes