Busra Arikan
Counselling Psychologist for Adults, Children and Families
Individual Therapy, Parent Support, Play Therapy and EMDR
Works with All Ages
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Busra Arikan offers appointments for individuals, couples and families at our Harley Street location.
Philosophy
As a Counselling Psychologist, I provide psychological therapy for adults, children, adolescents, parents and families. My work includes individual therapy, parent support, play therapy and EMDR, as well as broader psychological therapy for emotional, relational and developmental difficulties.
I work with people facing a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, low mood, trauma, relationship difficulties, family strain, grief, life transitions, low self-esteem, behavioural concerns and the longer-term effects of difficult earlier experiences.
Therapy offers a place to understand what is happening more clearly, identify patterns that may be keeping difficulties in place, and develop more stable and effective ways forward.
Approach
My approach is thoughtful, active and carefully adapted to each client. I pay close attention to how earlier experiences, relationships and trauma may be affecting present difficulties, while keeping therapy focused on what is happening now and what needs to change.
With adults, I provide individual psychological therapy for a broad range of emotional and relational difficulties. This may include work around anxiety, mood, self-esteem, trauma, relationship patterns, family experiences, loss, stress and life transitions. Where appropriate, I also offer EMDR for trauma-related difficulties.
With children, I use play and creative methods where these help a child communicate and process experiences that are difficult to put into words. With parents and caregivers, I offer focused parent support to help them understand a child’s emotional and behavioural needs and respond with greater confidence.
Across my work, therapy is approached as a serious and collaborative process. The aim is not only to reduce distress, but to help clients understand themselves and their relationships more clearly, and to support change that can be sustained beyond therapy.
Motivation
People often come to therapy when something has become difficult to manage alone. This may be anxiety that has intensified, a relationship that feels strained, a child’s behaviour that is causing concern, or earlier experiences that continue to affect present life.
My work focuses on helping clients move beyond simply coping with symptoms. Therapy can help people think more clearly about what is happening, understand the emotional and relational patterns involved, and develop more effective ways of responding to themselves and others.
About Me
I trained and practised in both Turkey and the UK before establishing my clinical work in London. This has shaped a culturally sensitive approach to therapy, while keeping the work grounded in the realities of clients’ lives here, whether they have always lived in the UK or bring experiences from more than one culture, country or language.
Alongside my core training as a Counselling Psychologist, I have undertaken further specialist training in EMDR Therapy, Child-Centred Play Therapy, Triple P Positive Parenting, Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
I offer therapy in both English and Turkish.
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