Canse Karatas (MBACP)

Canse Karatas (BACP) trained in psychology and counselling and has spent over a decade working in mental health services. She offers a calm, compassionate presence for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or empty. Her work aims to help clients process painful chapters, break down problems into manageable steps, and move towards practical change.

Canse draws on her background in clinical psychology and a postgraduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy. She has experience across community services, inpatient units and crisis intervention, and has also worked in therapeutic community settings that focused on dialectical approaches. That breadth of experience informs a flexible, holistic style rather than a purely clinical tone.

In sessions she uses relationship-focused ways of working to help people understand patterns from the past. She also brings mindfulness and trauma-focused ideas to help with overwhelming feelings and memories. The room is described as non-judgemental and aimed at helping clients make sense of painful experiences at their own pace.

Canse pays attention to cultural diversity and often explores how identity and background shape current struggles. She has run mental health awareness events and written about wellbeing for wider audiences, showing a commitment to public mental health as well as one-to-one work.

People who want a therapist who combines depth, empathy and practical goals tend to find this approach useful. If loneliness or isolation is part of the picture, she includes that alongside other concerns while helping clients find clearer next steps.

How different approaches work in online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practise new ways of relating to self and others, which can ease loneliness and repeated hurt.

Client-centred therapy focuses on being listened to without judgement. In remote sessions this approach helps people feel heard and accepted as they talk through painful chapters and decide on next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person's goals, needs and preferences. That may mean trying a few ways of working before settling on what feels most helpful.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family life and can reduce time spent travelling. It also allows for shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video when bandwidth or comfort suggests it. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and trauma-focused techniques to the online setting to support steady progress.