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Filiz Yilmaz, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Turkish
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem

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Filiz Yilmaz is a BACP-registered counsellor with three years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and offers short and longer-term therapy for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship difficulties. Filiz brings a calm, curious presence to sessions and focuses on practical ways to reduce distress.

Filiz uses an integrative approach that draws on attachment ideas and psychodynamic thinking. She also values client-centred methods and mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns and build new coping skills.

Background and approach

Her aim is to help people understand how early relationships shape current reactions and how that shows up in everyday life. She pays attention to the link between mind and body. Filiz will talk with clients about how stress or unresolved feelings can show up physically, such as through pain, fatigue or tension.

Conversations look at small, doable steps to ease those physical symptoms alongside emotional work. Filiz has a particular interest in neurodiversity and supports people through assessment pathways and life after diagnosis. She also helps with transitions such as IVF, pregnancy, miscarriage, the postpartum period, and perimenopause and menopause, attending to the emotional impact of these changes.

Sessions are offered in English, Turkish and French. Filiz aims to create a respectful space where people can explore feelings, increase self-awareness and work towards clearer choices in their lives.

Approaches that suit online therapy and everyday life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, invites people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on values and small committed actions, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current reactions. It helps people understand why they respond in certain ways to others and can reduce repeated relational pain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work and is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most relevant and may blend ACT, attachment ideas and client-centred listening to match the client’s needs and goals. That collaborative planning means therapy can change as progress is made or new challenges appear.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, people who prefer typing, or those who want to reflect between sessions. Together these options make it easier to book regular sessions, keep momentum between meetings, and fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments.

What concerns does Filiz specialise in?

She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and LGBT-related concerns. Family-related issues such as communication problems and family of origin difficulties are also areas of focus.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Filiz uses an integrative, client-centred style that combines exploration of early relationship patterns with mindfulness and practical strategies. Sessions tend to be calm, reflective and focused on workable steps forward.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of experience working as a counsellor supporting a range of concerns including attachment issues, trauma, and body-image difficulties.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Turkish and French, with the note that nuances may vary slightly when working in French.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English, French, Turkish

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Filiz Yilmaz, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that suit online therapy and everyday life

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety