Alev Butun, BACP

Alev Butun is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years of professional experience. She sees people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also works with concerns around relationships, parenting, grief, addictions and compassion fatigue, and offers support with issues like codependency and communication problems.

Alev focuses on straightforward conversation. She listens to how day-to-day patterns are affecting work, relationships and self-worth. Sessions aim to identify what keeps someone stuck and to practise different ways of responding. She uses a client-centred approach so the person’s priorities guide each session.

Her work also draws on mindfulness methods to help with anxiety, grounding, and noticing unhelpful reactions. Psychodynamic ideas are used at times to look at longstanding patterns and where they may have come from. Together these approaches help people notice repeated habits and try small changes.

Alev explains what she is doing as therapy progresses and checks in about what is helpful. She uses clear language and practical steps rather than jargon. People who find themselves constantly putting others first, struggling to say no, or feeling drained by relationships may find the sessions directly relevant.

To begin, a short questionnaire and an initial session are used to match goals and plan next steps. Payment is organised through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and session cost varies with location. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.

How her approaches translate to online therapy