Bilkan Kilicer, BACP

Bilkan Kilicer is a counsellor with six years' experience who combines different therapeutic ideas to support people facing difficult life situations. She introduces herself warmly and aims to make the first steps of counselling less daunting. Bilkan focuses on building a calm space where people can be heard without judgement.

She uses a mix of approaches so sessions can look different depending on what each person needs. Bilkan pays attention to both current problems and how earlier experiences may still affect daily life. That means sessions can include talking through patterns, feelings and relationships, and finding small, practical ways to change what isn’t working.

Bilkan often works with people who have experienced trauma and related issues. She brings patience and a steady presence so difficult topics can be approached at a manageable pace. The emphasis is on connection and curiosity rather than hurry.

In practice she aims to help people understand repeating patterns and to try new ways of handling stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship struggles. She also supports those dealing with grief, parenting strains, workplace stress and identity questions. Bilkan uses straightforward language and gentle reflection to help people notice what matters to them.

If someone wants a counsellor who listens closely and helps them explore change step by step, Bilkan offers that kind of collaborative support. Prospective clients are encouraged to think about their goals and bring those to the first meeting.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Bilkan uses approaches that help people understand feelings and try new ways of living. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take steps towards what matters to them, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help when trust, closeness or repeating relationship problems are a concern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes, which often helps with anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. Bilkan will discuss goals and preferences and will suggest which approaches to try together. That means clients and therapist decide collaboratively what feels most useful as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits, or remove the need to be on camera if someone prefers audio only. Registered or accredited professionals often use this flexibility to help therapy fit into everyday life without changing the core therapeutic work.