Bilkan Kilicer

Bilkan Kilicer is a BACP counsellor who combines psychodynamic ideas with other approaches to help people make sense of their lives. She aims to create a gentle space where clients can feel heard and not rushed. Bilkan notes a particular interest in supporting people who have experienced trauma and painful life events.

She works by looking at what is happening now and how past experiences might still affect feelings and choices. Sessions focus on understanding repeating patterns and finding practical ways to change them. Bilkan uses a warm, patient manner and encourages people to set the pace that feels right for them.

Her approach draws on several methods including acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and cognitive techniques to address thoughts and behaviour. Dialectical skills and client-centred listening are also part of how she supports people through distress. These methods are used together to match each person’s needs rather than following a single script.

Bilkan has six years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, and stress. She also helps with parenting strain, career worries, chronic health challenges and neurodiverse concerns like ADHD.

Sessions are conducted in English and Bilkan sees clients in the United Kingdom while also accepting international clients. To start, a short questionnaire helps match people to her practice and to schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice their thoughts and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and getting unblocked by difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how earlier relationships shape current patterns and helps people build different ways of relating and feeling safer in relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and lift mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bilkan aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will talk through options and adjust the mix as therapy progresses so the plan reflects what is actually helpful.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or making it simpler to meet when feeling low. It also allows continuity for people who live abroad or travel, while preserving the focus on practical skills and reflective conversation that Bilkan uses in her face-to-face work.