Ilkay Alici, BACP
Ilkay Alici is a counsellor and psychotherapist with 14 years of experience.
About Ilkay
Ilkay Alici is a counsellor and psychotherapist with 14 years of experience. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and offers help for a wide range of concerns. People commonly come to her for anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strains and stress.
Ilkay uses clear, straightforward language in sessions. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what matters to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding the feelings behind difficult patterns. Her practice draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. Client-Centred Therapy helps people feel heard and understood.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy examines unhelpful thinking and behaviour and then tests small changes. Mindfulness Therapy supports people to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Ilkay has supported people with a wide range of life issues, including addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, bipolar and compassion fatigue.
She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment and communication problems, chronic illness and body image struggles. Sessions are offered in English and Turkish and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Ilkay explains options clearly so people can choose phone, video, live chat or text-based messaging that suits their day-to-day life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 397134 | March 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ilkay lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Ilkay names
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How Ilkay uses therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping the person feel understood. Online sessions using this approach give time to reflect and to build a trusting conversation that prioritises the person’s own goals and pace.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. In an online setting this often means setting small, practical tasks between sessions and reviewing what worked in follow-ups, which can help with anxiety, mood or stress-related problems.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills to stay present and notice physical and emotional signals. These practices translate well to brief guided exercises over video or audio and can support people managing reactivity or chronic stress.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt sessions as needed. People often blend elements from different methods to match their situation.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and work well for a shorter check-in, live chat suits people who prefer typing, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Ilkay commonly help with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges and stress, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and direct, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and practical steps to try between sessions.
What background does she bring to therapy sessions?
Ilkay has 14 years of clinical experience and uses a mix of client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches in her work.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Turkish, and she can work with international clients.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Ilkay?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.